“If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic-bean-buyer. If you’re a pretender, come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!”–Shel Silverstein
If you would like Suzanne to lead a day-long workshop at your school, community center or youth facility, please contact Suzanne at suzannekingsbury@yahoo.com.
Fall Wild Words Writing Salon in Brattleboro
for Talented Young Writers, ages 12-15
Starting November 9 for six Wednesdays from 3:45-5:15 pm
(with the exception of the day before Thanksgiving)
An after-school program where students are given writing prompts including sentence starters, photographs, talisman and situational conflicts. Students write from the prompt for a specified amount of time. Afterward, they read their pieces aloud to other students, who then provide reflective, non-critical feedback to their writing peers about what they liked in the story, what stood out and was strong. Literary devices in the work are pointed out by the teacher so students are aware of the intuitive use of literary tools. Students are encouraged to write from an intuitive place, to tap into their imaginations, and to listen with an enthusiastic ear.
The “rules” of the course involve: not stopping your hand while writing, allowing strange associations to be made in the writing and following them to fruition, providing positive feedback to their writing peers.
The goal of the class is to hone students’ creative writing and listening skills, to allow for the use of imagination, to open the temporal centers of the brain in order to block static and critical voices in order that intuition, impulse and emotion can run free on the page.
Day-long Writing Salon
for
Middle Grade and High School Girls
November 27, 2011
10-3
Westminster-West, Vermont
Using prompts, music, collage and laughter, we will write the day away in a bucolic setting in the hills of Vermont. This workshop is about opening the student’s imagination to the creative story. Non-critical peer feedback accesses deep listening skills and team-building.
Wild Words Novel-Writing Salon for Home Schoolers
A Creative Writing Class for homeschoolers
The Writing Salon, Brattleboro, VT
Wednesday, 10:45-12:15 pm
(closed for registration, please email for the next class start-date.)
Students are shown how to work with character, scene, description, the five senses, plot, beginnings and endings, to learn the fundamentals of creating a book-length manuscript. Attention is given to the creative process rather than the finished product. Peer review allows students to focus on their strengths as writers, giving them confidence and encouragement to continue working on longer manuscripts.
Overnights
Wild Words Writing Salon Overnight for Girls Ages 11-14
Brattleboro, VT
(this class is closed for registration, please check back for more overnights!)
A sleepover with words. The goal of this retreat is to give young writers an opportunity to write and read aloud intensively during several back to back sessions. Starting at 4:00 on a Saturday until noon the following Sunday, students will write from prompts, bring their own prompts, share their favorite books, read aloud, and write write write!
