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SUMMARY:Canceled - Special October 2022 Presentation: Panels and Pictures: Comic and Graphic Novel Writing
DESCRIPTION:This event has been canceled. We are rescheduling with our speaker and will let you know the new date and time.\n\nPlease note: This is a Zoom-only event! Our guest will be coming to us by video from across the country. Registration is required.\n  \nPanels and Pictures: Comic and Graphic Novel Writing by guest Dave Ebersole \nWhat is the story you’ve always wanted to read but never have? Comic books and graphic novels tell stories through pictures organized in sequential order. They can tell big\, world-bending stories of characters with immense powers. They can tell more intimate stories of personal issues and family drama. You can tell any kind of story through this medium\, but where do you start? During this workshop you’ll learn about the endless possibilities and genres comics contain\, the early steps in creating your book\, and tips on how to work and collaborate with artists. You’ll also learn ways to get your comic out there\, and you’ll begin to create a concept to make your very own book. \nNo experience necessary; this workshop seeks to help you find the comic you want to tell. \nDave Ebersole Bio: Dave Ebersole has been a theater director in the greater Philadelphia area for over fifteen years. Having served as associate artistic director for HATG Theater Company\, resident director for Theatre For Transformation\, and artistic director for Diversion Productions. His plays have been produced by Casabuena Cultural Productions\, The Independent Voices Festival\, GAYFest!\, The Ithaca Fringe Festival\, Stagecrafters Theater\, The Las Vegas Fringe Festival\, Spotlight Theatre\, and PCS. Dave made his debut as a comic book writer with DASH published by Northwest Press which has been adapted into an audio drama by the Light Booth Blackout Productions. Other companies he’s written comics for include A Wave New World\, Grey Haven Comics\, and One Shot Horror. He holds a BA in Theater Arts from Temple University and an MFA in Writing for the Stage and Screen from Point Park University. He lives outside Philadelphia with his Yorkie Ernie. \nPlease register for this event (scroll all the way down) so we can send you the Zoom link. Register no later than 3 pm on Wednesday\, October 12. We cannot guarantee you’ll get the link if you register after this time.
URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/special-october-2022-presentation/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:October 2022 Writer's Night: The Writer's Voyage: Let Your Intuition Lead You
DESCRIPTION:Please note: This is a Zoom-only event! Our guest will be coming to us by video from the Front Range. Registration is required.\n  \nThe Writer’s Voyage: Let Your Intuition Lead You by guest Leilani Raashida Henry \nNo matter who we are or what we do\, we co-create with life. When we pay attention to life’s lessons\, we find our flow and our intuition is heightened. With an open heart and mind\, we can listen to our dreams\, hopes and visions as a writer. These natural currents fuel our writing.  Learn what shapes\, directs and leads us to being the author we envision to free our writing and ourselves. \n \n  \nLeilani Raashida Henry Bio: Leilani Henry writes songs\, poetry\, plays and is a published author. Her book The Call of Antarctica: Exploring and Protecting the World’s Coldest Continent\, published by Lerner\, hit #1 on Amazon in Ecology for Teens and Young Adults. She facilitates the transformation of artists\, leaders\, and teams toward inspired performance in all types of organizations. \nTo join us\, you must register below (keep scrolling) so that we can send you the Zoom link. Please register NO LATER than 3 pm on Tuesday\, October 4. If you register after that time\, we cannot guarantee you will get the link.
URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/october-2022-writers-night/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Writer's Nights
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SUMMARY:September 2022 Writer's Night: Realistic Expectations for Your Screenplay
DESCRIPTION:Please register for this event by scrolling all the way down. Thank you. \n“Giant Radioactive Shark” \nor Realistic Expectations for Your Screenplay \n“We’ve all scrolled through the guide\, seeing titles like ‘Giant Radioactive Shark’ or ‘Outhouse of the Dead’ and think\, ‘who writes this stuff?’ or ‘how does this get a budget?’ I’ve worked in this domain for years\, the ‘destined for the dollar bin at Wal-Mart’ projects. Turns out it’s hard to say no when someone offers you money to write or direct a movie\, so you end up trying to make the best of an unwinnable situation. It’s not like a writer sits around and thinks ‘Another zombie movie will put me on the map!’ Nope\, writer’s gotta get paid\, though–and when you’re getting paid\, you gotta write what the person writing the checks wants. To that end I’ll talk about how to keep your sanity when Hollywood wants you to dumb it down\, and how to work within the confines of a formula but enjoy what you’re working on. Mostly\, I’ll talk about how to get your screenplay written and made\, even if you must film it yourself.” \nPresenter: Hank Braxtan \nHank grew up in Fruita and Grand Junction\, making home movies throughout school and eventually in the US Army.  After an honorable discharge and short stint in film school\, Hank moved to Los Angeles where he descended into the “struggle” for over a decade\, eventually writing and directing several movies and episodes of television shows.  After moving with his wife back to Grand Junction in 2018\, the couple has produced three feature films on the Western Slope\, bringing in talents such as Michael Jai White and Jeff Fahey\, while working with the local school curriculum to establish a film hub in Western Colorado.  Hank has been nominated for several Emmy awards (mostly lost) among other awards (that were also mostly lost). \nThis session WILL NOT be streamed live on Zoom. All live-streaming has been suspended for now.
URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/september-2022-writers-night/
LOCATION:The Art Center\, 1803 N. 7th Street\, Grand Junction\, CO\, 81501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writer's Nights
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SUMMARY:August 2022 Writer's Night - Textures: Considering Sound in Writing
DESCRIPTION:Scroll all the way down to register. \nTextures: Considering Sound in Writing \nPresented by Lisa Connors \nIn writing\, sound is more than just using sound words\, like whisper or clang. Sound is the actual letters themselves and the sounds they make. Consider what a garden sounds like – long and short I’s\, soft S’s and H’s\, perhaps? Using Hyacinth or Narcissus\, rather than flowers\, gives the feeling of a quiet morning in the garden. Choosing the right words based on sound can add subtle layers of meaning\, tone\, and texture to our writing. \nLisa Wence Connors Bio: Lisa has facilitated poetry workshops for the Salt Lake City Public Library System\, the Mesa County Public Library\, and the Veterans Administration. She is the editor of High Desert Cadence: A Journal of Veteran Poetry. Her work has appeared in Alexandria Quarterly\, Bluestem Literary Journal\, and Atlas & Alice\, among others. She received a Gold Medal for her poem Mote as Impressionist at the 2022 National Veterans Creative Arts Competition. \nJoin us live at The Art Center in Grand Junction\, CO from 6-7:30 pm on Tuesday\, August 2. We’re also streaming this presentation on Zoom from the live event. \nAll who register (bottom of this page) will also be sent the Zoom link prior to the event. Please register NO LATER than 3 pm on Tuesday\, August 2. If you register after that time\, we cannot guarantee you will get the link.
URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/august-writers-night-3/
LOCATION:The Art Center\, 1803 N. 7th Street\, Grand Junction\, CO\, 81501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writer's Nights
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SUMMARY:June 2022 Writer's Night: Pitch Your Prose
DESCRIPTION:Pitch Your Prose with guest Mary Watson \nNow that you have written your prose\, how well can you pitch it?  This workshop is designed to assist you to succinctly pitch your written work in less than 90 seconds. At the end of the workshop\, you will present a 90 second elevator pitch which will include using your strong voice and engaging gestures. Your pitch will be delivered with ease and authenticity. Step out of your box and into the challenge. \nMary Watson Bio: Since 2000 Mary Watson has been evaluating and sharing written critiques with hundreds of writers\, speakers\, and presenters through various public speaking and educational events. Mary spent three years in Benin\, West Africa teaching and presenting events. She has been a successful public speaker and continuously motivates adults as well youth through Toastmasters programs/events\, Ignite Grand Junction!\, TEDxGrandJunction\, and several Communication and Leadership Workshops. \nJoin us live at The Art Center in Grand Junction\, CO from 6-7:30 pm on Tuesday\, June 7. We’re also streaming her presentation on Zoom from the event. \nAll who register (bottom of this page) will also be sent the Zoom link prior to the event. Please register NO LATER than 3 pm on Tuesday\, June 7. If you register after that time\, we cannot guarantee you will get the link.
URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/june-writers-night/
LOCATION:The Art Center\, 1803 N. 7th Street\, Grand Junction\, CO\, 81501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writer's Nights
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SUMMARY:May 2022 Writer's Night: Memoir: The Art of Capturing Family and Culture
DESCRIPTION:Join author Connie Martinez at our May 3\, 2022 Writer’s Night live at The Art Center in Grand Junction\, CO. We’re also streaming her presentation on Zoom from the event. All who register (bottom of this page) will also be sent the Zoom link prior to the event. Please register NO LATER than 3 pm on Tuesday\, May 3. If you register after that time\, we cannot guarantee you will get the link.
URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/may-writers-night/
LOCATION:The Art Center\, 1803 N. 7th Street\, Grand Junction\, CO\, 81501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writer's Nights
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SUMMARY:April Writer's Night: Comedy for Everybody
DESCRIPTION:Want to learn to write succinctly and with impact? Comedy writing is for YOU – oh yes\, it really is. It doesn’t matter what type of writing you engage in the most often\, from technical to poetry\, learning to write in a comedic way will inform your writing positively. Plus it’s fun. (You like fun\, right?). Sooooo….sign up already for our April Writer’s Night! \nJoin writer and comedian Emilie Stickley at our April 5\, 2022 Writer’s Night live at The Art Center in Grand Junction\, CO. We’re also streaming her presentation on Zoom from the event. All who register (bottom of this page) will also be sent the Zoom link prior to the event. Please register NO LATER than 3 pm on Tuesday\, April 5. If you register after that time\, we cannot guarantee you will get the link. \n \nKeep scrolling down to register. Please register NO LATER than 3 pm on Tuesday\, April 5. If you register after that time\, we cannot guarantee you will get the link.
URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/april-writers-night/
LOCATION:The Art Center\, 1803 N. 7th Street\, Grand Junction\, CO\, 81501\, United States
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SUMMARY:March Writer's Night - Wonder and Witness: Writing Poems to Save and Spark
DESCRIPTION:Join poet Beth Paulson at our March 2022 Writer’s Night live at The Art Center in Grand Junction\, CO. We’re also streaming her presentation on Zoom from the event. All who register will also be sent the Zoom link prior to the event. Scroll down to the bottom of this page\, and please register NO LATER than 3 pm on Tuesday\, March 1. If you register after that time\, we cannot guarantee you will get the link. \n \nKeep scrolling down to register.
URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/march-writers-night2022/
LOCATION:The Art Center\, 1803 N. 7th Street\, Grand Junction\, CO\, 81501\, United States
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SUMMARY:February Writer's Night: Avoiding Pointless Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Please note that we are now offering this session in-person and streaming on Zoom. All who register below will also be sent the Zoom link prior to the event.
URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/february-7-2021-writers-night/
LOCATION:7th and Orchard\, Grand Junction CO
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:January 2022
DESCRIPTION:Happy new year! Our next in-person Writer’s Night event will be held in February 2022. We’re working hard on new programming for the year. Thanks so much for your patronage in 2021\, and we look forward to seeing you in 2022.
URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/january-2022/
LOCATION:Colorado
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SUMMARY:December Writers’ Night Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:This is our annual reading. Bring your short works and poetry and take the mic! Reading out loud is the one of the best ways to hear how your writing hits the inner ear. Or come hear what your fellow writers have been up to. Readings will have a time limit depending upon number of readers present. Please register for this session so we may better plan for attendance and reading times. *Note: Our venue for this event has changed. We are at the main library in the Monument Room.
URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/writers-night-5/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20211102T193000
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SUMMARY:Writing Toward Healing and Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Laura Tohe will use various poet’s work as examples as we write as we write poems or stories about healing and transformation. Language\, prayer\, song\, and thinking can be healing for our selves\, our community\, and for the earth. \nLaura Tohe is the Navajo Nation Poet Laureate. An award-winning poet\, she was twice nominated for the Pushcart Award. She is Professor Amerita with Distinction from Arizona State University. \nSee details and sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laura-tohe-toward-healing-transformation-tickets-183077187797 \nTohe November
URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/writers-night-4/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Writer's Night with Annette Feriole
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URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/writers-night-with-annette-feriole/
LOCATION:Grand Junction Art Center\, 1803 No. 7th\, Grand Junction\, Colorado\, 81501
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Slamming Bricks
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URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/slamming-bricks/
LOCATION:Charlie Dwellington’s\, 103 N. 1st St.\, Grand Junction\, CO\, 81501
CATEGORIES:Poetry Slam
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