THE WRITER’S STUDIO
to convey the sound of the soul
- Marguerite Duras
Advanced Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry and Prose
Teacher: Elaine Walters McFerron, MFA
A mixed genre workshop of nonfiction and poetry, we will concentrate this season on the art of revision. While there will be time for new work, we will do close readings and examine the slow, methodical process of revision. It is time to question your motives. Text: Jack Gilbert, The Dance Most of All.
Eight Sessions: $300. 6:30pm-8:30pm Every other Tuesday beginning January 26, 2010.
Writing for the “Readers Write” section of The Sun Magazine and On Keeping a Journal
Teacher: Elaine Walters McFerron, MFA
We will write on assigned topics provided by The Sun, revise and send in for possible publication. This ongoing workshop is also designed to encourage using the journal as point of discovery and witness to a life. Limited number of participants. Six Sessions: $195.6:30-8:00 Every other Tuesday beginning February 2, 2010
Creative Writing: A Place to Start and On Keeping A Journal
Teacher: Elaine Walters McFerron
Do you have a desire to write? Have you been writing for a while and are now looking for direction? Is it time to share your work with others and have a place where you can talk about writing? Do you want to discuss how your reading influences your writing? This ongoing workshop is also designed to encourage using the journal as point of discovery and witness to a life. Limited number of participants. Text: Letters to a Young Poet, Rilke. Four Sessions: $125.6:30-8:00 Every other Wednesday beginning Feb. 10, 2010.
Contact : Elaine Walters McFerron- 757-650-8735
The Writer’s Studio located at
2940 N. Lynnhaven Road
Suite 130
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
757-486-6515