Instructor: Marilyn McEntyre, PhD. Online, zoom.
Open letters addressed to individuals or groups but published for the general public can be surprisingly effective and persuasive, being both intimate and public, local and global. We'll practice these, and think together about to whom and why we might address an open letter at this time.
These 90-minute workshops will address a different topic each month. Each session will include a brief presentation, prompts, a bit of writing and workshopping time, and suggestions for developing a particular writing practice. Handouts offer guides for cultivating new dimensions of your writing. We will talk about language, faith, form, and what a lively, committed writing life entails. All levels of writing experience are welcomed!
Note: this is a one-time change to our usual rhythm of “First Saturdays” and it is taking place on the second Saturday in October.
Registration Fee: General $25/ Living Lightly $10/ Student Free
Location: online, zoom
About Marilyn McEntyre: Dr. McEntyre, a longtime professor of literature and medical humanities, teaches for New College Berkeley and Westmont College, and is on the faculty of Western Seminary’s “Sacred Art of Writing” doctor of ministry program as well as the “Forest Dwelling” program at the Oblate School of Theology. She offers spiritual retreats and writing workshops and continues to write about spirituality, language, healthcare and earth care. She also works as a writing coach. Her recent books include When Poets Pray, Speaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict, and a collection of Lenten readings, Where the Eye Alights.
The dates and topics for all First Saturday Writing Workshops are (register separately here - https://buytickets.at/newcollegeberkeley):
September 7, 2024: Reading Like a Writer
October 12, 2024: Letters to the World
November 2, 2024: Framing and Reframing
January 4, 2025: More about Metaphors
February 1, 2025: Poetry on Purpose
March 1, 2025: Writing Like a Weaver
April 5, 2025: A Well Spent Paragraph
May 3, 2025: Imagine if you will...