Hosting: Poetry Xfit @ SAFTA/Sundress Publications [Virtual]
Poetry Xfit isn’t about throwing tires or heavy ropes, but the idea of confusing our muscles is the same.
These monthly generative workshops will give you prompts, rules, obstructions, and more to write three poems in two hours. Writers will write together for thirty minutes, be invited to share new work, and then given a new set of prompts. The idea isn’t that we are writing perfect final drafts, but instead creating clay that can then be edited and turned into art later.
These events are held from 2-4PM EST on the third Sunday of every month. All events are free and hosted via Zoom, which can be accessed at tiny.utk.edu/sundress.
Prose writers are also welcome to attend!
Hosting: Poetry Xfit @ SAFTA/Sundress Publications [Virtual]
These monthly generative workshops will give you prompts, rules, obstructions, and more to write three poems in two hours. Writers will write together for thirty minutes, be invited to share new work, and then given a new set of prompts. The idea isn’t that we are writing perfect final drafts, but instead creating clay that can then be edited and turned into art later.
These events are held from 2-4PM EST on the third Sunday of every month. All events are free and hosted via Zoom, which can be accessed at tiny.utk.edu/sundress.
Teaching: Publishing Workshop with the Burlington Writers' Workshop
This event is for members of the BWW. Find the link for it here.
To aid you in preparing your submissions to CLA and beyond, co-editor of Mud Season Review Ashley Hajimirsadeghi will present a one-time workshop to go over the ins and outs of submitting to literary magazines and competitions. From finding the right markets to your work to the technical elements, such as formatting your submission and cover letter, this workshop will help you feel more prepared and confident when submitting work to competitive markets.
Hosting: Poetry Xfit @ Sundress Academy for the Arts [Virtual]
Event page is accessible here.
The Sundress Academy for the Arts is excited to present Poetry Xfit hosted by Ashley Hajimirsadeghi. This generative workshop event will take place on September 17th from 2 to 4 pm EST via Zoom. Join us at the link tiny.utk.edu/sundress with the password “safta”.
Poetry Xfit isn’t about throwing tires or heavy ropes, but the idea of confusing our muscles is the same. You will receive ideas, guidelines, and more as part of this generative workshop series in order to complete three poems in two hours. A new set of prompts will be provided after the writers have written collaboratively for thirty minutes. The goal is to create material that can be later modified and transformed into artwork rather than producing flawless final versions. The event is open to prose authors as well!
Panel: AWP 2023 @ Seattle Convention Center
Whether it’s generating innovative ideas or finding the breakthrough within a block, the strategies used by creative writers have a multiplicity of applications. Writers who teach in programs and institutions ranging from the arts, business, and design, to a culturally specific learning community–and a graduate of one of these programs–discuss how they utilize creative writing pedagogy and practice in these spaces and beyond. Attendees will leave with specific tools they can apply in their teaching and writing.