Words that Sing I: A Week with Mary Nilsen October 31, 2014 By Event Details Date(s): Tuesday, Aug 11th, 2015-Monday, Aug 17th, 2015 Venue: Collegeville Institute Categories: Writing Workshop Tags: Mary Nilsen, pastors, writing In this advanced writing workshop, Mary Nilsen will challenge participants to learn new skills and practice them in daily exercises. Metaphor will be probed, braided, extended and treasured. Those assembled will encourage and challenge each other, pressing for greater individual excellence. The Collegeville Institute will cover travel expenses to and from the workshop, all workshop fees, and room and board. Those who join the workshop will be expected to reside at the Collegeville Institute throughout the entire week. Participants may share apartment space, though each person will be assigned a private bedroom. The program is limited to 12 participants. Leading the workshop is Mary Ylvisaker Nilsen (M.A.W., The University of Iowa; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School). Mary has taught creative writing courses since 1982, first at The University of Iowa and then in the Iowa Summer Writing Festival. She also teaches prose style and metaphor classes in Des Moines, where she lives and owns a small publishing company. Her complete publishing resume can be found on her website: www.zionpublishing.org. Mary’s teaching style worked very well for me. She was challenging, thoughtful, and skilled in working with the subject matter. She is an excellent teacher. I learned many valuable writing tools and techniques from Mary, and I appreciated her use of hands-on exercises to get her points across. –participant in “Words that Sing,” Summer 2013 Application Process: NOTE: There may be advance preparation for this workshop. The application deadline for this workshop has passed. Complete applications include three pieces: Application form Current resume or c.v. Writing sample (1,000 words or less)
