Literary Laureates 2014 FREE
Locations: Page-Walker Arts & History Center and The Cary Sunday, September 14, 2014 All Workshops start at 3 p.m. at Page-Walker Arts & History Center Panel Discussion and Reading at The Cary at 6 p.m.
Enjoy a unique “Meet and Learn” opportunity. Four free writing workshops will be offered by Piedmont Laureates: Jaki Shelton-Green, Ian Finley, Scott Huler and Carrie Knowles. Topics include: poetry, playwriting, non-fiction and fiction. After the workshops, there will be a panel discussion and reading by the Laureates, followed by a reception. There will also be a pop-up bookstore during the event and Laureates will be available to sign books.
“Climbing Down the Ladder of Writing Head First…”: Poetry Workshop with Jaki Shelton Green, 2009 Piedmont Laureate Poems often get stuck inside our stories, fiction, nonfiction, and our folklore. How do we reclaim voice and revision? How do sensory, detail, metaphor, and imagery serve as bridges between the story of the poem and the unleashing of the poem? Participants will play around with their own narrative memories/ cerebral lore and create poems in this excavation. Prior to class, email your poems to: wildwoman46@hotmail.com.
79801 Sun Sep 14 3-5 p.m.
“How to Tell a True Story in a True Way”: Non-Fiction Workshop with Scott Huler, 2011 Piedmont Laureate Do we live in a golden age of nonfiction, with radio enterprises like StoryCorps making the telling of true stories a legitimate art form? Or do we live in the nonfiction End Times, with “reality” TV and a tide of faked memoirs? We live in both. Learn how to tell the difference — and how to tell a true story in a true way.
79803 Sun Sep 14 3-5 p.m.
“How to Begin”: Theatre / Playwriting Workshop with Ian Finley, 2012 Piedmont Laureate An introduction to dramatic structure and the tools to prevent writers block and the fear of the blank page.
79804 Sun Sep 14 3-5 p.m.
“No Problem, No Story”: Short Fiction Workshop with Carrie Knowles, 2014 Piedmont Laureate You need a main character and a problem…when you’ve got those two things, you can begin to build a story. Designed to get your main character knee deep in a plot that’s ready to unfold, this workshop will help you develop a believable main character, find the problem, let the character make decisions both good and bad, and talk.
79805 Sun Sep 14 3-5 p.m.
Piedmont Laureate Panel Discussion and Reading Sunday, September 14 | 6 p.m.
The Cary
Spend a thought provoking evening with Piedmont Laureates Jaki Shelton Green, Scott Huler, Ian Finley and Carrie Knowles. The Laureates will be reading from their latest works and answering your questions about writing and the writing life. Reception with light refreshments after the program. No registration necessary
