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Apart, and Yet a Part: A Week with Michael N. McGregor

August 13, 2019 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

Apart, and Yet a Part, led by writing coach Michael N. McGregor, was the final 2019 writing workshop at the Collegeville Institute this summer.

Writing Beyond the Academy: A Week with Professor and Writer Michael N. McGregor

July 31, 2019 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

On July 24-30, the Collegeville Institute hosted Writing Beyond the Academy: A Week with Professor and Writer Michael N. McGregor.

In the Thick of It: Explorations of Advanced Topics in Prose Writing

July 25, 2019 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

In July, a group of writers spent 10 days at the Collegeville Institute in an advanced writing workshop led by Lauren Winner.
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From Journaling to Memoir: Making Sense of Your Inner World

June 28, 2019 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

On June 17-23, a group of women writers gathered for a new summer writing workshop on journaling and memoir led by Renita Weems and Kathryn Stanley.

Exploring Identity and (Dis)belonging through the Personal Essay

June 14, 2019 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

On June 2-11, a group of women writers gathered for a workshop titled Exploring Identity and (Dis)belonging through the Personal Essay led by Enuma Okoro.

Summer 2018 Writing Workshops: At a Glance

August 29, 2018 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

We had 59 participants in writing workshops this summer; these visualizations tell you what religious denominations these participants claim, their home states, gender, age, and ethnicity.

Apart, and Yet a Part: A Week with Michael N. McGregor

August 10, 2018 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

The final 2018 summer writing workshop, Apart, and Yet a Part: A Week with Michael N. McGregor, recently wrapped up at the Collegeville Institute.
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Writing Beyond the Academy: A Week with Professor and Writer Michael N. McGregor

August 1, 2018 By Collegeville Institute 2 Comments

During the last week in July, the Collegeville Institute hosted Writing Beyond the Academy: A Week with Professor and Writer Michael N. McGregor.
Identity and (Dis)belonging 2018

Exploring Identity and (Dis)belonging through the Personal Essay

June 22, 2018 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

In mid-June, a group of writers gathered at the Collegeville Institute for a new workshop on identity and the personal essay led by Enuma Okoro.

Summer 2017 Writing Workshops: At a Glance

August 24, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

These visualizations share what regions our 2017 summer writing workshop participants came from, their religious denominations, age, ethnicity, and gender.
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