2023 Writing Programs 2023 Writing Workshops Regenerate Your Spirit, Generate New Writing January 28, 2023 Camano Island, Washington A one-day yoga and writing workshop on Camano Island, Washington. Registration is now closed as all spots have been filled. Embodied Writing: Moving and Creating in Community February 4, 2023 Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Harrisville Room A one day writing workshop to unlock and explore our bodies as writers. Registration is now closed as all spots have been filled. Exploring Identity and (Dis)belonging through the Personal Essay A week of creative nonfiction for women writers with Enuma Okoro April 16 – April 22, 2023 General Theological Seminary In this workshop, we will explore issues of identity, home, and belonging through engaging the visual arts and the genre of the personal essay. Though we write from our own lives, there is always a way to open our work so that readers can locate themselves within a shared human experience. Applications for this jointly sponsored General Theological Seminary/Collegeville Institute workshop are due Sunday, December 4, 2022. Writing Toward God: The Sacred for the Perplexed A six-week online writing workshop series led by Mary Lane Potter Tuesdays from April 18 – May 23, 2023 Virtual Workshop Feeling stuck, perplexed, timid, or fearful about writing about God/The Sacred directly? You’re not alone. While 19th-century theologians challenged the view of God as a supernatural Person, that view still dominates popular Western imaginations (fundamentalist, atheist, and liberal). To re-envision God/The Sacred for our time, we need to follow visionary poets and storytellers. Inspired by modern and contemporary writers who approach God/The Sacred in unexpected ways, we’ll explore writing not about but toward God/The Sacred. Registration is now closed as all spots have been filled. About Me, About You An interfaith writing workshop by and for women of color June 19 – June 25, 2023 Collegeville Institute This generative week-long workshop aims to build an interfaith writing community by and for women of color who seek to write creative prose (fiction, nonfiction and hybrid forms) that is inspired by personal experience. Guided writing exercises and discussions will focus on generating new work rooted in participants’ experiences as women of color from different faith backgrounds living and writing in America. In so doing, the workshop seeks to expand existing and limiting narratives about women of color both within their faith traditions and in the larger culture. Applications for this workshop are due Sunday, January 15, 2023. Writing Our Way Into Recovery: Trauma, Addictions and Healing A seven-week online writing workshop series led by Rev. John Hudson Thursdays from October 5 – November 16, 2023 Virtual Workshop In the class we’ll use the craft of writing and the spiritual lens of the Twelve Steps to reflect upon our experience as humans in recovery. Recovery from addictions and also from personal and communal trauma (like life in COVID), recovery from broken relationships and recovery from faith lost. Registration is now open until spots fill. Emerging Writers Mentorship Program 2022-23 Work with writing mentor Michael N. McGregor or Patrice Gopo to hone and deepen your writing skills. This program includes a writing workshop on Monday, September 19 – Thursday, September 22, 2022. The application deadline has now passed. Learn more »
