pen Geneva Writers' Group


 

 

Saturday Workshops 2009-2010

  • 09:45 - 10:00 Coffee
  • 10:00 - 12:30 Morning Workshop guided writing exercises (related to subject), hand-outs, marketing
  • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch picnic (bring sandwich) at Center or meal at closeby café
  • 14:00 - 16:30 Afternoon Workshop critiquing manuscripts (1400 words max or 2 poems), limited to 8-10 readers (sign up each month, bring 20 copies), others welcome

Instructor:
Susan Tiberghien (writer, editor, teacher, author Looking for Gold, Circling to the Center and Footsteps)

Fees:
Morning Workshop: CHF30 (minus CHF10 for students)
Afternoon Workshop: CHF20 (CHF10 if not reading)
Both Workshops: CHF40 (CHF35 if not reading)
Guest instructors: CHF50 Saturday, CHF50 Sunday

Place:
Geneva Press Club,
Villa la Pastorale,
106 rte de Ferney
(bus #5, to Hotel Intercontinental)

(Usually held on the third Saturday of the month, unless marked with an asterisk)
Dates

Subjects of morning workshops:

Sep 19 From Personal Essays to Opinion and Travel Essays
Oct 17 Short Shorts, Flash Fiction
Nov 21

Poetry
Guest Instructor Jo Shapcott

Nov 22 Poetry Master Class with Jo Shapcott
Dec 12* Writing from Dreams, Memories and Surroundings (all genres)
Jan 16 The Structure of a Novel (morning and afternoon)
Guest Instructor: Lynne Barrett
Jan 17

Novel Master Class with Lynne Barrett

Feb 5-7

Geneva Writers' Conference

Feb 27 Writing Tales (Fairy, Folk, Contemporary)
Instructors: Susan Tiberghien, Wallis Wilde Menozzi
Mar 20

Poetic Prose; Prose Poetry

Apr 10*

Play and Script (morning and afternoon)
Guest Instructor: Steve Belber

Apr 11 Play and Script Master Class with Steve Belber
May 15 Writing Memoir as Mosaic. Annual General Assembly
Jun 12* Marketing, Publishing, Websites, Blogs and more.
Jun 12* Annual Evening of Readings (Geneva Press Club)

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Registration for Membership in the Geneva Writers Group

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  Tel. & e-mail:_______________________________________________________________________

Registration for Saturday Workshops

Name/address:_______________________________________________________________________

  Tel. & e-mail:_______________________________________________________________________

Morning Workshops (dates): ____________________________________________________________

Afternoon Workshops (dates): ___________________________________________________________

Registration for workshops is helpful for logistics. Saturday workshops are open. Sunday master classes are limited to members;
work will be requested and circulated to participants.
Fees are collected at each workshop

Please return to Susan Tiberghien, 24 ch.des Mollies, 1293 Bellevue,
tel.: 022 7743835, fax: 022 7743836, e-mail: susan.tiberghien@iprolink.ch
www.susantiberghien.com
www.genevawritersgroup.org

 

Contact: info@GenevaWritersGroup.org