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JCC: Writer’s Workshop

February 8 @ 10:30 am - 3:30 pm

$36
  Whether you are already a writer or newly exploring writing, you won’t want to miss the JCC’s Writer’s Workshop Day. Select which genre you’d like to explore for the day and then learn from a highly lauded local author.

Space is limited to 12 people per genre. Lunch included in registration.

Memoir:
Learn from Dr. Mary Jumbelic, published memoirist of two award-winning books Here, Where Death Delights (2023) and Speak Her Name (2025). In this workshop, learn the processes used by an award-winning author with structured exercises to help frame your own story.

Poetry:
Onondaga County Poet Laureate, Georgia Popoff will guide you through three phases: 1) Active writing: Several writing prompts will be provided for writing in the moment; 2) Identifying elements to craft effective poems and some key revision strategies leading to that outcome; 3) Sharing of work created in workshop. All levels & ages welcome

Short Story:
Learn successful methods of “creating your clay” from writer and editor Chris DelGuercio. You will use a variety of these methods to navigate the early construction of a draft for a short fictional piece. These methods include: automatic/subconscious writing, brainstorming, collaboration, sharing, and peer/instructor critique.

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