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The AWA Group Leadership Training is an intensive course focused on instructing individuals in the AWA method. It is not a writing retreat. This training prepares people to lead groups for the general population and for traditionally silenced people in places such as public housing, shelters, hospitals or prisons. Each day begins at 11 a.m. Eastern, […]
Are you struggling to make significant progress on your project? Date and Time: Evening, Monday August 28, 6:30 to 8:30 pm EDT In the first hour of this intimate two-hour session (limited to four writers plus the facilitator) we will write together for two 20- or 30-minute sessions, to produce a solid chunk of fresh […]
From How it Works : We got this all down on paper and looked at it. (p.69 BB). Over and over again the book tells us that we must put it down on paper, to “place them before us in black and white”. But for so many of us, and so much of the time […]
Write Moments is a virtual writing community with workshop sessions regularly occurring in four-week intervals on Tuesdays at 8 PM ET. Write Moments is friendly to all writers, including those without any prior writing experience. We strive, together, to create a welcoming space for creativity. Write Moments is facilitated by Alaskan writer, musician, and community […]
Summer Generative Sessions: This is the last one of 4 standalone pop-up sessions where you can experience a StillPoint Prompted Writing Workshop. (My regular SP Workshops are usually full all fall/winter/spring -- I've added these to make space for writers who are new to my groups. But of course, regulars are welcome too!). We will […]
This two-hour workshop is for writers at all levels of confidence and expertise. Various prompts give each writer both inspiration and freedom to write the words they need to write. I welcome all written forms. You will write, read, & listen deeply while painlessly honing your writing craft Participation is limited to 6 to allow […]
Write Your Way In with Deepam This two-hour workshop is for writers at all levels of confidence and expertise. Various prompts give each writer both inspiration and freedom to write the words they need to write. I welcome all written forms. You will write, read, & listen deeply while painlessly honing your writing craft Participation […]
We could all use a creative boost by the time Wednesday rolls around…. Join us for an invigorating, midweek workshop designed to spark your creativity. In this AWA workshop, you will write freely and copiously in response to unique prompts, receive supportive, thoughtful feedback from fellow participants, and leave inspired by the new work you’ve […]
Maybe you're like me with loads of bits and pieces of writing that need to be knitted together into a whole, cohesive narrative. In this workshop, I'll introduce some tools to help you: Week 1 - Organize Week 2 - Find the Arc Week 3 - Plot the Emotional Journey Week 4 - Transition Using […]
In this 8-week online workshop we will: create Tree Memory Maps, accessing powerful memories of trees from childhood. This will be the raw material we will use during the workshop, & we will dialogue with these trees, asking them to share healing stories from childhood. create Body Memory Maps, attempting to locate these stories in […]
Write Your Way In with Deepam This two-hour workshop is for writers at all levels of confidence and expertise. Various prompts give each writer both inspiration and freedom to write the words they need to write. I welcome all written forms. You will write, read, & listen deeply while painlessly honing your writing craft Participation […]
This two-hour workshop is for writers at all levels of confidence and expertise. Various prompts give each writer both inspiration and freedom to write the words they need to write. I welcome all written forms. You will write, read, & listen deeply while painlessly honing your writing craft Participation is limited to 6 to allow […]
In this workshop we will: Create Mind & Body Memory Maps, accessing places within us that need to be healed. Choose one of these scenes to begin our Hero's Journey story. Locate our hero and establish her in the Ordinary World. Discover & Develop a Mentor & a Special World. Make our way through all […]
These two-hour workshops are all about having fun. Together, we’ll write to prompts meant to help you loosen up and expand creatively. After a few timed writes, we’ll share our work (if you choose) and respond to each other with supportive feedback. This group might be for you if you’re feeling stuck, if you want […]
Write Your Way In with Deepam This two-hour workshop is for writers at all levels of confidence and expertise. Various prompts give each writer both inspiration and freedom to write the words they need to write. I welcome all written forms. You will write, read, & listen deeply while painlessly honing your writing craft Participation […]
Write Your Way In with Deepam This two-hour workshop is for writers at all levels of confidence and expertise. Various prompts give each writer both inspiration and freedom to write the words they need to write. I welcome all written forms. You will write, read, & listen deeply while painlessly honing your writing craft Participation […]
In this workshop we will: write together, creating mind & body memory maps of places within us that need to be healed. pick a scene and an object within it, & cluster them on the page, locating them in our bodies. walk across the wetlands walkway & out into the forest. hand our scene and […]
When I studied fiction in Prague a decade ago, our group visited sites of Jewish heritage, including the infamous ghetto/camp of Terezin, known in German as Theresienstadt. I found myself needing to express my feelings through writing. In fact, I wrote poetry and the resulting poems become some of my first to be published. I […]
Do you feel most alive when your writing practice is flourishing (i.e., when you're writing every day with focus and intention)? Do you start feeling anxious when you're unable to find the time to write? Do you ever wonder what you could accomplish if you had even one hour a day to: commit to your […]
We could all use a creative boost by the time Wednesday rolls around…. Join us for an invigorating, midweek workshop designed to spark your creativity. In this AWA workshop, you will write freely and copiously in response to unique prompts, receive supportive, thoughtful feedback from fellow participants, and leave inspired by the new work you’ve […]
Do you feel most alive when your writing practice is flourishing (i.e., when you're writing every day with focus and intention)? Do you start feeling anxious when you're unable to find the time to write? Do you ever wonder what you could accomplish if you had even one hour a day to: commit to your […]
This 8-week series (Wednesdays, Sept. 13–Nov. 1) is for women and nonbinary writers. All genres and experience levels are welcome! We follow the AWA method in each 2-hour workshop session: A variety of creative prompts plus immediate, positive feedback supports the development of each writer. No matter the genre, everyone’s writing is treated as “story” […]
This 8-week series (Wednesdays, Sept. 13–Nov. 1) is for women and nonbinary writers. All genres and experience levels are welcome! We follow the AWA method in each 2-hour workshop session: A variety of creative prompts plus immediate, positive feedback supports the development of each writer. No matter the genre, everyone’s writing is treated as “story” […]
HOW DOES A NOVEL APPROACH HELP YOU WRITE YOUR FIRST DRAFT? (While also sharing the key aspects of craft along the way) You meet biweekly online, face to face, in a small group of authors who are also writing their first drafts. You post up to 3,000 words on a private workshop website every two […]
This two-hour workshop is for writers at all levels of confidence and expertise. Various prompts give each writer both inspiration and freedom to write the words they need to write. I welcome all written forms. You will write, read, & listen deeply while painlessly honing your writing craft Participation is limited to 6 to allow […]
In this workshop we will: Create Mind & Body Memory Maps, accessing places within us that need to be healed. Choose one of these scenes to begin our Hero's Journey story. Locate our hero and establish her in the Ordinary World. Discover & Develop a Mentor & a Special World. Make our way through all […]
Do you feel most alive when your writing practice is flourishing (i.e., when you're writing every day with focus and intention)? Do you start feeling anxious when you're unable to find the time to write? Do you ever wonder what you could accomplish if you had even one hour a day to: commit to your […]
Join us at Strawflower Farm to: Complete work on a writing project Cut flowers and build your own arrangement Make new writing friends; see old writing friends Relax in a supportive and beautiful environment Eat a delicious desert Meet the alpacas, the angora goats, and Jack the Turkey Walk around a farm located on one […]
This is an opportunity to experience the AWA Method online, offered by AWA each month. During the two hours, you’ll write on the spot to a prompt or two provided by the facilitator. Then, you’ll break into small, facilitated groups to read your writing aloud if you’d like. Writing that is shared will receive positive, […]
Flash fiction is “short but not shallow; a reduced form used to represent a larger, more complex story; pithy and cogent, brief and pointed, and like the gist of a recollected conversation, it offers the essential truth, if not all the inessential facts.”* In this four-week series, we’ll examine this popular genre using through the […]
Do you feel most alive when your writing practice is flourishing (i.e., when you're writing every day with focus and intention)? Do you start feeling anxious when you're unable to find the time to write? Do you ever wonder what you could accomplish if you had even one hour a day to: commit to your […]
Join emerging and established writers on Zoom, once a week for six weeks, to explore what makes your story tick. In our small 12-person cohort, you'll build a robust foundation for your story using our tried-and-tested approach with built-in craft exercises, targeted prompts, and accountability techniques. By the final session, you’ll have acquired the tools […]
Join emerging and established writers on Zoom, once a week for six weeks, to explore what makes your story tick. In our small 12-person cohort, you'll build a robust foundation for your story using our tried-and-tested approach with built-in craft exercises, targeted prompts, and accountability techniques. By the final session, you’ll have acquired the tools […]
Are you ready to write that draft? Is it time to revise? This six-week program invites you to lean into the power of a community writers focused a similar goal. In our small cohort of 12 writers, you’ll be offered open-ended writing prompts, during weekly Zoom session, designed to add depth to your writing. Our […]
Do you feel most alive when your writing practice is flourishing (i.e., when you're writing every day with focus and intention)? Do you start feeling anxious when you're unable to find the time to write? Do you ever wonder what you could accomplish if you had even one hour a day to: commit to your […]
We could all use a creative boost by the time Wednesday rolls around…. Join us for an invigorating, midweek workshop designed to spark your creativity. In this AWA workshop, you will write freely and copiously in response to unique prompts, receive supportive, thoughtful feedback from fellow participants, and leave inspired by the new work you’ve […]
In this 8-week online workshop we will: create Tree Memory Maps, accessing powerful memories of trees from childhood. This will be the raw material we will use during the workshop, & we will dialogue with these trees, asking them to share healing stories from childhood. create Body Memory Maps, attempting to locate these stories in […]
For six weeks, enjoy writing to a selection of prompts that will spark your imagination and help you tend the fire of your creativity in the company of others. This Zoom program offers plenty of fodder for creating new material, using written prompts, visual prompts, and timed writing sprints. Write for the joy of it […]
Are you… -An empty nester and/or the parent of a teen, college student, or young adult who is becoming more independent -Looking for an inspiring, empowering way to navigate this stage with enthusiasm and confidence -Seeking to embrace this new phase of life with vitality, purpose, resilience, and connection Join with kindred spirits and like […]
In this workshop we will: Create Mind & Body Memory Maps, accessing places within us that need to be healed. Choose one of these scenes to begin our Hero's Journey story. Locate our hero and establish her in the Ordinary World. Discover & Develop a Mentor & a Special World. Make our way through all […]
Do you feel most alive when your writing practice is flourishing (i.e., when you're writing every day with focus and intention)? Do you start feeling anxious when you're unable to find the time to write? Do you ever wonder what you could accomplish if you had even one hour a day to: commit to your […]
Ekphrasis an evolution “Mitchell then suggests ekphrastic hope is the next step in an evolving understanding of an ever-evolving term. Ekphrastic hope opposes the indifference in a moment of inspiration or metaphor or imagination where the gap between the verbal and the visual is somehow closed by a means that can only be described as […]
On September 23rd, our topic is Manuscript Review. By applying the AWA Method to reviewing manuscripts, writers in your workshops will learn how to offer each other a balanced and respectful assessment of their craft. We will go through the steps of accepting manuscripts, helping workshop members read and respond to manuscripts, and balancing critique […]
Start your Sunday with a creative boost…. Join us for an invigorating Sunday workshop designed to spark your creativity. In this AWA workshop, you will write freely and copiously in response to unique prompts, receive supportive, thoughtful feedback from fellow participants, and leave inspired by the new work you’ve created. This AWA workshop is for […]
Gather with spiritually-minded women for connection, exploration and reflection through writing to increase awareness of inner life. This is a nourishing space for women on a path of self-discovery and spiritual exploration to connect around the deeper questions of life . Write in response to poems, prayers, music, silence, quotes, questions and/or visual prompts. We […]
Do you feel most alive when your writing practice is flourishing (i.e., when you're writing every day with focus and intention)? Do you start feeling anxious when you're unable to find the time to write? Do you ever wonder what you could accomplish if you had even one hour a day to: commit to your […]
Join emerging and established writers on Zoom, once a week for six weeks, to explore what makes your story tick. In our small 12-person cohort, you'll build a robust foundation for your story using our tried-and-tested approach with built-in craft exercises, targeted prompts, and accountability techniques. By the final session, you’ll have acquired the tools […]
The Story Tending Writing Circle is a space for wild, wise, deeply feeling women to write what needs to be written. We are grown women, luxuriating in the privilege of not being ignored, misunderstood, or made invisible. Each week, we help each other love our voices into existence, we immerse ourselves in poetry, LISTEN to each other […]
The Story Tending Writing Circle is a space for wild, wise, deeply feeling women to write what needs to be written. We are grown women, luxuriating in the privilege of not being ignored, misunderstood, or made invisible. Each week, we help each other love our voices into existence, we immerse ourselves in poetry, LISTEN to each other […]
Do you feel most alive when your writing practice is flourishing (i.e., when you're writing every day with focus and intention)? Do you start feeling anxious when you're unable to find the time to write? Do you ever wonder what you could accomplish if you had even one hour a day to: commit to your […]
We could all use a creative boost by the time Wednesday rolls around…. Join us for an invigorating, midweek workshop designed to spark your creativity. In this AWA workshop, you will write freely and copiously in response to unique prompts, receive supportive, thoughtful feedback from fellow participants, and leave inspired by the new work you’ve […]
In this 8-week online workshop we will: create Tree Memory Maps, accessing powerful memories of trees from childhood. This will be the raw material we will use during the workshop, & we will dialogue with these trees, asking them to share healing stories from childhood. create Body Memory Maps, attempting to locate these stories in […]
This two-hour workshop is for writers at all levels of confidence and expertise. Various prompts give each writer both inspiration and freedom to write the words they need to write. I welcome all written forms. You will write, read, & listen deeply while painlessly honing your writing craft Participation is limited to 6 to allow […]
In this workshop we will: Create Mind & Body Memory Maps, accessing places within us that need to be healed. Choose one of these scenes to begin our Hero's Journey story. Locate our hero and establish her in the Ordinary World. Discover & Develop a Mentor & a Special World. Make our way through all […]
AWA’s Professional Development and Writing Retreat returns this fall! The theme for this year’s retreat is “The Power of Writing Together,” and we’ll gather AWA-certified leaders (anyone who has attended the AWA Training Program) both in-person and online. Visit this page of our website for more information or REGISTER NOW to join us at Jericho House […]
Do you feel most alive when your writing practice is flourishing (i.e., when you're writing every day with focus and intention)? Do you start feeling anxious when you're unable to find the time to write? Do you ever wonder what you could accomplish if you had even one hour a day to: commit to your […]
These two-hour workshops are all about having fun. Together, we’ll write to prompts meant to help you loosen up and expand creatively. After a few timed writes, we’ll share our work (if you choose) and respond to each other with supportive feedback. This group might be for you if you’re feeling stuck, if you want […]
Ekphrasis an evolution “Mitchell then suggests ekphrastic hope is the next step in an evolving understanding of an ever-evolving term. Ekphrastic hope opposes the indifference in a moment of inspiration or metaphor or imagination where the gap between the verbal and the visual is somehow closed by a means that can only be described as […]