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Calendar of Upcoming Writers’ Workshops, Literary Events, Etc.
Updated: 02/02/20
Upcoming single-day workshops at Writers & Books, Rochester, NY:
Telling Secrets - February 8 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Healing Power of Personal Writing - February 15 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Hidden Figures: How Inanimate Objects Help Us See Ourselves - February 22 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Writing the Future - February 29 @ 11:00am - 12:30pm
NEXT STEPS LITERARY SERIES - A Sense of Place in Narrative Nonfiction
Michael J. McGandy (Senior Acquisitions Editor and Director of Three Hills at Cornell University Press).
Saturday, February 22, 10 am – 12:30 pm
$65 Members | $75 General Public | Scholarships Available
Deadline to register: February 14, 11:59 pm
For more classes or additional information, visit their website: www.wab.org
Just Buffalo Literary Center Events and Workshops:
Upcoming Writers’ Workshops -
TAROT WRITING WITH SHERRY ROBBINS - Tues., February 4, 2020 (3 sessions),
HOW TO START YOUR NOVEL WITH JANET MCNALLY – Mon., February 17, 2020 (3 sessions), MASTER’S CLASS IN MEMOIR WITH BRIAN CASTNER – Sat., February 29, 2020 (1 session), OLD STORY, NEW STORY: SHORT FICTION WITH GABRIEL BUMP – Wed., April 15, 2020 (4 sessions), HERITAGE WALK: EMANCIPATING MEMORY ON BUFFALO’S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD -Sat., April 25, 2020(1 session), GOING OFF THE PAGE: STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES WITH TIM WENDEL - Sunday,April 26, 2020 (1 session). All workshops take place at Just Buffalo Writing Center, 468 Washington Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo. Preregistration is required.
BABEL 2018-2019 Author Series at Kleinhans Symphony Hall. This season’s remaining authors: MARILYNNE ROBINSON - Wednesday, March 18, 2020; COLSON WHITEHEAD - Thursday, April 16, 2020.
For more information, or to register, visit their website: http://www.justbuffalo.org
Upcoming Local and Regional Conferences:
MEDAILLE COLLEGE WRITE THING READING SERIES 2019-2020 - Medaille College Main Building, Fourth Floor.
Medaille’s Speaker Series, which invites national authors to visit Buffalo and discuss their books.
Bianca McGraw - Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 7:00pm
Brandon Williamson - Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 7:00pm
Prelude Open Mic - Thursday, April 30, 2020 - 7:00pm
For more information, visit their website: https://www.medaille.edu/calendar/speaker-series
SCBWI Shop Talk - Friday, February 28th at 6:30 at Daemen College in Amherst, NY. The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators is an international professional organization for writers and illustrators of books for children and young adults. The Buffalo/Rochester region is growing and looking for passionate authors and illustrators to network in this international resource. During our meeting we’ll share publishing resources and learn more about promoting your work on social media. Members of SCBWI will be there to answer any questions you may have! Contact Julia Garstecki at [email protected] or Jonathan Schnapp at [email protected] to learn more!
Creative Thinking Tools Workshop: Fri., April 3, 2020 – Buffalo State College, Chase Hall, Rm. 215, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo - International Center for Studies in Creativity. We invite you to a one-day introduction and immersion into creativity training. During a packed workshop day, participants will be introduced to their creative thinking style; they will learn the basic principles of creative problem-solving; and will acquire specific tools that they could immediately apply in their work and own life. For more information, visit their website: http://creativity.buffalostate.edu/
Writing It Down: The Gift of Memoir and Family Stories - February 4, 2020, 9:30 am through
March 17, 2020, 11:30 am. Location: Roycroft Campus, 31 S. Grove St., East Aurora, NY. A seven-session workshop designed to help beginning and experienced writers plan, develop and write their memoirs or family story or both. Admission starting at: $130. For more information, or to register, visit their website:
https://www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com/index.php/education/upcoming-classes/product/461-writing-it-down-feb-4th
2020 ASJA Annual Conference - Sunday, April 19th and Monday, April 20th 2020, New York Marriott Downtown, 85 West Street at Albany Street, NYC. Registration will open in Fall 2019. The American Society of Journalists and Authors is the nation's largest professional organization of independent nonfiction writers.
For more information, visit their website: https://asja.org/For-Writers/ASJA-Events
Colgate Writers Conference - June 21-27, 2020 - The CWC nourishes writers at every level, from novice to advanced, with a week of workshops, craft lectures, shop talks, and readings. Colgate’s own creative writing faculty and a slate of special guests lead daily workshops in poetry, fiction, nonfiction. With its reputation for being one of the friendliest conferences around, the CWC welcomes people looking to jump-start a project they’ve been dreaming about as well as writers who’ve finished an entire manuscript. The schedule leaves ample time for solitude and socializing in the gorgeous environs of the Chenango Valley. Questions? Write to us at [email protected]
