Writing Together

Writing Together 

with Deborah Nedelman

Mondays 10 am to 11:30 am

Oct. 3 to Nov. 7, 2022 (6 weeks)

Suggested donation: $5-$10 per class day if you are able. All donations go to our future teacher fund which will allow us to continue to lead classes once our current grant has run out. 

For covid safety we require proof of vaccination and mask wearing. 

Something magical happens when we write in the company of others and when we feel safe enough to read our raw, unedited work aloud. Come join us in creating magic with your words!

In this generative workshop you’ll write new pieces in response to prompts designed to trigger your creativity. Using the Amherst Writers and Artists Method (AWA), developed by poet Pat Schneider,Deborah fosters an environment of safety, support, and stimulation that will encourage and nurture the writer within you.

This 6-week group is designed for:

• shy writers and those who don’t think they are writers
• those who want to write but have not found the time or space
• experienced writers of fiction, poetry, memoir who are looking for a stimulating, positive, rewarding environment
• non-fiction writers who want to experiment with other forms
• unpublished, exploring writers looking for a supportive, safe place to expand their writin

Come prepared to write. You are encouraged to write by hand—pen on paper or in a journal. Laptops are acceptable if necessary. Each session is 90 minutes and will be held at Create Space in Langley.

Deborah Nedelman, PhD, MFA has published fiction, poetry and nonfiction. Her novel, What We Take for Truth, (Adelaide Press, 2019 won the Sarton Award for Historical Fiction and a starred review from Kirkus. Her short fiction and poetry appear in The Concho River Review, Contemporary World Literature, Persimmon Tree, Stone Gathering, The Masters Review, and Literary Orphans among others.

Deborah is a treasured North West writing teacher who knows how to create a comfortable atmosphere for writing and sharing your words with others. She has taught in person and online for over 20 years. She lives on Whidbey Island where she paints and swims almost daily, year round in the Salish Sea.