Calendar
Northern
California
Northern
California Workshops &
Classes
updated
January 29, 2010
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SAN
FRANCISCO
San Francisco Center for the Book
presents bookbinding, letterpress
printing, and printmaking workshops. These
courses range from Western and Eastern
traditions to contemporary approaches.
After you take a class that involves the
Center’s binding and cutting
equipment, you’ll be qualified to
rent studio time for personal work.
Upcoming workshops include: Decorative
Water Sketchbook with Judith Serebrin on
January 30, and Production: The
Sophisticated Chapbook with Aaron Cohick
on February 13. For complete descriptions
and registration, visit: www.sfcb.org.
Intergenerational Writers
Lab with workshops for emerging
writers led by established writers Ben
Fong-Torres, Genny Lim, Lorna Dee
Cervantes, and Leticia Hernandez,
sponsored by Kearny Street Workshop,
Intersection for the Arts, and AMATE:
Women Painting Stories. Physical
application must be received by 5:00,
February 19. Not a postmark deadline.
Workshop runs April 3–May 22, 2010.
Twelve students will be selected to
participate in the literary program which
will involve a series of workshops, a
public reading at Intersection in early
July, and an online anthology publication.
Visit kearnystreet.org or
theintersection.org to download the
application.
Transformative Writing
Workshops with Jen Cross. Monday
evening workshop for survivors of sexual
trauma. Erotic/sexuality writing workshops
for mixed gender and for women. Winter
session is now open for registration.
Eight-week workshops based in SF, $200;
weekend-day intensives are scheduled
around the Bay Area. See
www.writingourselveswhole.org.
Ripe Fruit Writing
presents workshops and courses. Art of
Languaging: Finding and Expanding Your
Voice is a course in perception,
imagination, compassion, and commitment.
Art of Languaging meets Wednesday
evenings, 7:00–10:00, February 3–April
7, $395. The Writing Faith: a one-day
session, February 6, 9:30 a.m.–5:30,
$95. Soulfood Memoir Writing &
Personal Essays is a course focused on the
dynamic process of creative expression.
Soulfood meets Thursday evenings, 7:00–10:00,
April 22–June 10, $395. Soulfood
One-Day Session: February 20, 9:30 a.m.–5:30,
$95. To register, visit
www.ripefruitwriting.com/registration.html.
All other Ripe Fruit courses require
completion of an Art of Languaging course
or writing experience. To see a complete
listing of courses, visit:
www.ripefruitwriting.com. For information,
call (415) 337-4369.
The Writing Salon is a
school of creative writing for adults,
with classes held in Berkeley and San
Francisco. Current offerings include:
Self-Publishing Your Book with Lisa
Alpine, February 20, 10:00 a.m.–4:00,
$110/$95 members. Memoir Writing with
Kathleen McClung, Saturdays, February 27–April
3, 10:30 a.m.–1:00, $215/$185
members. Introduction to Personal Essays
with Jenny Pritchett, Saturdays, February
27–March 27, 2:00–4:30,
$215/$185 members. The Persistent Poet
with Julie Bruck, Sundays, February 7–June
20, 2:30–5:00, $365/$335 members.
For course listings and to register for
classes, visit: www.writingsalons.com.
Poet and prose writer Michelle
Tea guides writers through the
process of generating, creating, and
performing work inspired by real life in
her Performing Your Life Workshop.
Workshop open to writers and performers of
all skill levels. January 25–February
15, 6:00–9:00, Intersection for the
Arts, 446 Valencia Street, San Francisco.
$180/$170 Intersection members. Register
online at www.theintersection.org. For
more information, e-mail: rebeka @
theintersection.org or call (415)
626-2787x108.
The Grotto, a collective
workspace community for writers,
filmmakers and other narrative artists in
San Francisco, offers one-day, weekly, and
weekend writing classes. To register,
e-mail the instructor at the address that
appears in each class listing. The
instructor will contact you and ask for a
deposit to reserve a space. One-Day
Workshops: February 6, 10:00 a.m.–1:00:
Grotto Café, A Shot of Espresso for
the Writer’s Brain with Janis Cooke
Newman (j-newman @ comcast.net), $75.
Weekly Workshops: Mondays, February 22–April
12, 6:30–9:00: Poetry Workshop with
Matthew Zapruder (matthew @
matthewzapruder.com), $455. Wednesdays,
February 3–March 10, 6:30–9:00:
Fiction Focus, Six Weeks to Writing
Stronger Fiction with Natalie Baszile
(nbaszile @ gmail.com) and Kathryn Ma
(kathryn @ kathrynma.com), $400, contact
both instructors to register. Thursdays,
February 18–March 11, 6:30–9:00:
Creative Writing Jumpstart with Janis
Cooke Newman (j-newman @ comcast.net),
$250. Weekend Workshops: March 13–14,
10:00 a.m.–4:00, Travel Writing with
Laura Fraser (laura @ laurafraser.com) and
Janis Cooke Newman (j-newman @
comcast.net), $275. For class
descriptions, visit: www.sfgrotto.org. San
Francisco Writer’s Grotto, 420 2nd
Street, Second Floor, SF.
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BERKELEY
& ALBANY
UC Berkeley Extension
offers writing courses in poetry, fiction,
memoir, and journalism. Classes are
tailored to different levels of
experience, from beginning to advanced.
For information, visit
www.unex.berkeley.edu/writing.
Drop-in Poetry Writing
Workshops at the Albany Library,
every second Wednesday monthly, 7:00–9:00,
led by Alison Seevak. Free, all ages
welcome. Albany Library, 1247 Marin
Avenue, Albany, (510) 526-3720.
Bookshop West Portal
presents Mind-Body Health
Writing, a writing workshop for people
with chronic illnesses or health
conditions. Dr. Abby Caplin guides a
process of reflection, writing and
optional sharing. Five Sundays, February
7, 21, 28, March 7 and 14, 7:00–8:30,
$145. To register, contact Dr. Caplin,
(415) 255-9981, or abby @
abbycaplinmd.com.
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OAKLAND
& ALAMEDA
Workshops with
Clive Matson include
Novel Workshops for writers with novels in
progress, every other Monday in both
Berkeley and Oakland, limited to four
writers meeting five times over ten weeks.
“Crazy Child” as in “let that crazy child write,”
see website for dates, $80. Ten-week
workshops for any genre, journal, story,
poem, novel, play, or essay, $400 in
Oakland. Contact Clive Matson at clive @
matsonpoet.com, or (510) 654-6495. For
dates and to register, see
www.matsonpoet.com.
Lakeshore Writers offers
Creative Writing Workshops with Teresa
Burns Gunther, MFA, Amherst Writers and
Artists method certified. All skill
levels, ages, genres; write in response to
prompts and share your writing. Monday “Craft
of Fiction” class, 7:00–9:00
begins January 25. Sunday One-Day Writing
Workshops from 9:45 a.m.–1:00 meets
January 31 and February 21. Deposit of $75
holds your spot, sliding scale available.
Lakeshore Writers Workshop, 110 Eleventh
Street, near Lake Merritt, Oakland.
Contact: Teresa Burns Gunther, (510)
465-2535, or teresa @
lakeshorewriters.net. Visit:
www.lakeshorewriters.net.
Kim Addonizio,
Ordinary Genius, offers poetry
workshops in Oakland. Workshops focus on
craft and revision in small groups, poetry
workshop not for beginners. Monday Night
Workshop: February 22–April 12, 7:00–9:30,
$400. Online Workshop: February 22–April
19, anytime from anywhere, $450. E-mail
some information about yourself as a
writer and no more than one or two poems
to: kimaddonizio @ comcast.net. For
updates, visit: www.kimaddonizio.com.
Frank Bette Center for the
Arts presents Fiction Writing
with Elaine Beale, six Monday evenings,
7:00–9:00. Two sessions scheduled:
Session I, February 7, 14, 21 and March 7,
14, 21; Session II, April 4, 11, 18, 25
and May 9, 16. Fiction Writing Workshop
Intensives with Margaret Lucke will
include three all-day sessions; two
workshops per session, six workshops
total. Sessions held Wednesdays: Session
I, March 10, Session II,March 24, Session
III, April 7. Each session $140/$120
members. All three sessions are $360/$330
members. Each individual workshop is
$85/$65 members. For information and to
register, visit: www.frankbettecenter.org.
Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru
Street, at Lincoln Avenue, Alameda, (510)
523-6957.
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OTHER
EAST BAY
Bay Area Poets
Seasonal Review presents a
one-day poetry workshop. January 31:
Writing Out of Winter, 10:00 a.m.–5:00,
$45–$60 sliding scale, which
includes a light lunch, and a six-week
class, beginning February 3, Introduction
to Poetry Writing, Wednesday evenings,
$150, 7:30–9:00. Participants will
write poems and learn techniques for
diving into source material in a fun and
comfortable setting. Classes taught by
Jannie M. Dresser. Crockett is near the
Carquinez Bridge, a twenty-minute drive
from Berkeley/Oakland, about the same from
Concord/Walnut Creek. For more
information, e-mail: poetsreview @
gmail.com, or call (510)
290-6254.
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NORTH
BAY & MARIN COUNTY
Marin Poetry Center Poetry Book
Group meets every second
Wednesday monthly, 7:00. Meeting rotates
among living rooms to discuss great poetry
books. February 10: Contemporary American
Poetry, edited by R.S. Gwynn and April
Lindner. March 10: False Prophet by Stan
Rice. For information, contact: Roy Mash
(415) 472-3504, rmash @ saber.net. Visit
www.marinpoetrycenter.org.
Marin Poetry Center
sponsors an open, drop-in
workshop, fourth Thursday monthly. Bring
ten copies of one poem. Falkirk Cultural
Center, 1408 Mission Street, at C Street,
San Rafael, free, 7:00. For information,
contact Calvin Ahlgren, (415) 497-2495,
calvinahlgren @ att.net. Information on
the web at: www.marinpoetrycenter.com.
The Write Spot presents
Writers Forum, a monthly series of
workshops that explores many aspects of
writing. Led by Marlene Cullen, founder of
Writers Forum of Petaluma and Affiliate
member of Amherst Writers & Artists.
Writers Forum meets every third Thursday
of the month, February through November.
For information about Writers Forum,
e-mail Marlene: mcullen @ comcast.net.
Jumpstart is a writing workshop designed
to encourage and inspire writing, no
critiques or judges, beginners and
experienced writers welcome. Bring a
notebook and a fast-moving pen. Four
weeks, Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.–11:30
a.m., tuition $65/$60 for residents. 2010
Jumpstart sessions: February 2–23,
March 2–24, and April 6–27. To
register, visit:
www.activenet6.active.com/petalumarec, or
call (707) 527-4372. Register in person:
Petaluma Community Center, 320 North
McDowell Blvd., Petaluma. More information
at: www.thewritespot.us.
Book Passage one-day,
weekend, and longer classes on writing,
publishing, and marketing. Tuesdays,
February 2–March 23: Judy Greber’s
Eight Weeks to Stronger Fiction, $450,
7:00–9:00. February 6: Cara Black’s
X Marks the Spot: A Workshop on Setting,
$60, 10:00 a.m.–1:00. February 6:
Katy Butler’s Awakening the Writer
Within, $105, 10:00 a.m.–4:00. Book
Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte
Madera, (415) 927-0960. For more
information and to register, visit:
www.bookpassage.com.
Redwood Writers presents
a writing and editing workshop, Create
Tension, January 30, 10:00 a.m.–10:50
a.m., a brief overview of examples of
tension and its importance presented by
Ransom Stephens, followed by workshop
reviewing how to create tension in your
writing, 11:10 a.m.–12:30, with
Stefanie Freele. End it Right writing and
editing workshop on February 6, 10:00 a.m.–10:50,
a brief overview of the right place to end
presented by Ana Manwaring, followed by
workshop reviewing right places and ways
to end, 11:10 a.m.–12:30, with Becca
Lawton. Workshops held at the Petaluma
Senior Center, 211 Novak Circle, Petaluma.
For information and to register, visit:
www.redwoodwriters.org.
Point Reyes Books
presents a fiction-writing group led by
local author Catherine Lucas, to discuss
plot, dialogue, scene construction, and
narrative style. All levels of writing
experience are welcome. Meets bi-weekly in
the Inverness/Point Reyes area, a small
attendance fee applys. For more
information, contact Catherine Lucas
directly: celnd2003 @ yahoo.com, or
www.catherinelucas.co.uk.
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NORTH
COAST & INLAND
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CENTRAL
VALLEY
INCLUDES SACRAMENTO
Sacramento Poetry Center
Workshop meets every Tuesday from
7:30–9:00. Free, all ages, sit in
for one session to observe the process. To
participate, bring fifteen copies of a
poem. The Hart Senior Center, 916 27th
Street at J Street. For information,
contact facilitator Danyen Powell, (530)
756-6228 or visit
www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org.
University of
California Davis Extension
presents writing courses. Novel Craft
Workshop, taught by author Shawna Yang
Ryan, focuses on the discipline and skills
needed to develop your craft as a novel
writer. Thursdays, January 28–March
18, 6:00–9:00, $375. Research and
Interviewing Techniques for Nonfiction
Writers, taught by Janna Marlies Santoro,
focuses on research and publication
skills. Mondays, February 1–March
29, 6:00–8:30, $345. Reading
Contemporary Fiction as a Writer, taught
by poet Emmanuel Sigauke, focuses on
analysis of contemporary work. Wednesdays,
February 3–March 24, 6:00–9:00,
$375. Enhancing Writing Skills for
Nonfiction Writers, taught by freelance
writer and editor Elisabeth Sherwin,
focuses on writing mechanics that improve
the credibility of your work. Wednesdays,
February 3–March 24, 6:00–8:30,
$345. To enroll, visit:
www.extension.ucdavis.edu/writing. All
courses meet at the Sacramento Sutter
Square Galleria, 2901 K Street,
Sacramento.
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SIERRA
NEVADA
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PENINSULA
BURLINGAME TO PALO ALTO
Kepler’s Book
Groups meet monthly. First Friday
Book Club meets every first Friday of the
month, 7:30. February 5: Reading Like a
Writer by Francine Prose will be
discussed. Speculative Fiction Book Group
meets on Sundays, 4:00. February 7: The
Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin will
be discussed. Fiction Book Group meets
every fourth Monday monthly, 7:00.
February 22: A Ship Made of Paper by Scott
Spencer will be discussed. Kepler’s
Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park,
(650) 324-4321. Visit:
www.keplers.com.
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SOUTH
BAY
INCLUDES SAN JOSE
Poetry Center
San José presents “The
Ins and Outs of Getting Published,”
with poet and editor Sally Ashton,
February 20, 1:00–4:00, $65/$50 PCSJ
members. Benefit for the PCSJ. Firehouse
in History Park, San Jose. To register,
contact Sally Ashton at sashton @
pcsj.org.
“Inspired by
Nature Writing Workshop”
led by poet and editor Sally
Ashton, MFA. Mondays, March 1–22,
6:30–9:00, Montalvo Arts Center,
Cottage 2, Saratoga. Tuition $166/$150
Montalvo Arts members. Tickets at the box
office, (408) 961-5858. Visit
montalvoarts.org/events/poetry_nature.
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MONTEREY
BAY AREA
INCLUDES SANTA CRUZ
Capitola Book
Café presents “The
Voice of Your Eyes is Deeper than all
Roses,” a workshop focused on
writing love poems with Patrice Vechionne.
February 6, 2:00–4:00, $20. For
information, e-mail: patrice @
patricevecchione.com. To register, visit
Capitola Book Café website or call
(831) 462-4415. “From Memory to
Memoir: A Pens-On Writing Workshop”
with author and writing teacher Laura
Davis, February 7, 10:00 a.m.–1:00,
$30 prepayment required at Capitola Book
Café. For information, e-mail:
lauradavis @ lauradavis.net. Capitola Book
Café, 1475 First Avenue, Capitola,
(831) 462-4415,
www.capitolabookcafe.com.
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ONLINE
WORKSHOPS
Kim Addonizio,
Ordinary Genius, offers online
poetry workshops focusing on craft and
revision, poetry workshop not for
beginners. February 22–April 19,
anytime from anywhere, $450. E-mail some
information about yourself as a writer and
no more than one or two poems to:
kimaddonizio @ comcast.net. Visit:
www.kimaddonizio.com.
Poetry Boot
Camp online workshops with poet
Molly Fisk. Draft six poems in six days
during this online writing intensive. Next
sessions February 7–12, March 7–12,
and May 6–21, $175, visit
www.poetrybookcamp.com for information and
to register. A Voice of Your Own: How to
Write Intimately, Truthfully, and
Fearlessly About Your Life in the
Tradition of Mary Oliver and Anne Lamott
is a six-week online workshop for women
led by Molly Fisk. Next session, April 26–May
31. $250, visit www.voiceofyourown.com for
more information and to register.
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