Instructor: Terri Wolfe received her Masters in Fine Arts for Creative Writing from Queens. Her award-winning poetry has appeared in a number of publications.
Date:TBA for Fall
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: TBA
Fee: $139
Creative Writing (Critique)
Do you have a novel, short story, or essay in the beginning stages but need help developing it? Do you want to learn how to bring your characters and dialogue to life? In this class, we focus on increasing your skills as a writer and on polishing your work. The class will be structured around in-class exercises, close reading and critique from both the teacher and your peers.
Instructor: Terri Wolfe received her Masters in Fine Arts for Creative Writing from Queens. Her award-winning poetry has appeared in a number of publications.
Date: TBA for Fall
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Location: TBA
Fee: $139.00
Poetry Chop-Shop & Repair
If you're a poet with a file full of failed poems, this is the class for you. We'll develop new strategies to get those broken down poems up and running, while closely reading each other's work and that of well-known poets. Our emphasis will be on opening our poems to more depth and difficulty, giving ourselves permission to be creative.
Instructor: Terri Wolfe - see bio above.
Date: TBA for Fall
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: TBA
Fee: $139.00
Rewriting Family Stories
An in-depth, highly individualized critique class for writing memoirs or family stories. Each month, students bring their writing to class for supportive feedback on how to craft great stories. You’ll be delighted how revision inspires more writing.
Instructor: Gilda Morina Syverson has taught in the creative arts for over 35 years. Her award-winning Italian family stories and poems have appeared in numerous literary journals, magazines and anthologies in the U.S. and Canada. Her commentaries have been aired on Charlotte’s NPR station. She was awarded the 2006 Deane Ritch Lomax Poetry Prize and is author of a collection of poems, In this Dream Everything Remains Inside.
Date: TBA for Fall, 4 non-consecutive Thursdays
Session I: 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Session II: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: TBA
Fee: $135
Session I:
Session II:
Spinning Words into Gold
This class will jumpstart your writing life and provide the tools to keep your words flowing. Learn specific techniques and exercises to create nonfiction, poetry and/or fiction as we tap into the Who’s, Why's, When’s, Where’s, What’s and How’s of writing. Whether you would like to keep a journal for your own personal growth, spin stories for your loved ones, or further a career as a professional writer, experience the satisfaction of developing a writing practice that works for you-come spin your words into gold!
Instructor: Maureen Ryan Griffin, author.
Date: September 14 -October 19 - 6 Mondays
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: TBA upon registration
Fee: $159
The Process of Poetry withTony Abbott - FULL!
A seven week poetry workshop in which students will submit poems each week for analysis by the instructor and class members. Textbook is "Selected Poems" by William Carlos Williams. (New Directions Paperback 602). Students may purchase from Park Road Books prior to class.
Each week students will read and study a number of poems to understand how Williams's poems help individuals understand the workings of poetry and how to write their own poems. (Seats are limited)
Instructor: Anthony S. Abbott, the Charles A. Dana Professor of English Emeritus at Davidson College where he served as Chair of the department and Director of Creative Writing for many years. Mr. Abbot t is the author of two novel s and four books of poems , the most recent book of which , The Man Who, was honored by the Poetry Council of NC as the best book of poems published by a North Carolinian in 200 7.
Date: September 15 - October 27, 7 Tuesdays
Time: 10:00 am -12:30 pm
Location: TBA upon registration
Fee: $139
Call 704-337-2539 to be put on a waiting list
IMPORTANT: We will send Confirmation and Parking Information to you via email.
QUEENS CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY: In order to receive a refund, less a $50 processing fee, you must withdraw from a class in writing at least 10 working days prior to the start of the course. No refunds will be given after that time. Please note that if you do not officially withdraw from the course and do not attend the course, you are still responsible for the payment. If the course is canceled for any reason, you will be notified and your entire tuition fee will be refunded. If you have any questions regarding the cancellation and refund policy, please call us at (704) 337-2539.
Questions or Suggestions? Email Center for Lifelong Learning or call (704) 337-2539.
