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Building a Writing Habit

Online N/A, Portland

For writers at all levels Using The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron as a resource, this workshop gives writers the tools to establish a disciplined writing practice full of healthy habits so they can keep writing. Class time will be spent in discussion, writing and learning strategies for establishing a consistent writing practice. Access Program We want our writing classes to be accessible to everyone, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class registrations at a reduced rate. The access program for writing classes covers 60% of the class tuition. Most writing classses have at least one access spot available. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you would like to…

$285

Hope is the Howl with Lidia Yuknavitch and Pam Houston

Online N/A, Portland

WHAT: A three-hour online webgasm. WITH: Pam Houston and Lidia Yuknavitch WHEN: Sunday, January 17th, 2021 from 1PM to 4PM PST WHERE: ZOOM! (But of course.) Meeting ID will be provided ahead of time. HOW MUCH: $150. Payment plans are always available, contact Daniel Elder at registration@corporealwriting.com SCHOLARSHIPS: Click here to apply. In this duet collaborative Pam Houston and Lidia Yuknavitch will open up the space of the howl, in our throats and bodies, speaking to our rage and sorrow and fear so that we might bring a reinvented kind of hope to the page differently than we ever have before. Living on the brink globally has brought us to the cusp of new possibilities: how do we go about living our lives differently? how…

$150