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SUMMARY:Sept 2023 Writer's Night - Social Media for Writers: Identify\, Simplify\, and Amplify with Melody Jones
DESCRIPTION:September Writer’s Night\nTuesday\, September 5 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at The Art Center in Grand Junction\n  \nAs a writer\, do you see social media as a waste of time?\nPerhaps you wonder what the point is\, how not to get sucked into the social media vacuum\, and if there’s any way to streamline your efforts so you can get back to writing. \nSocial media is only one tool in your marketing toolbox\, but it’s an important tool for writers and authors in today’s marketing and branding landscape. \nWhether your goal is to publish your writing\, submit to writing contests\, become a freelance writer\, or secure speaking opportunities to build your brand – or if you’re already published – this session is for you. \nQuestions Melody hears often: Do I need to be on every social media platform? How do I make graphics? Must I post every day? Is it okay to post the same thing on LinkedIn that I post to Instagram? How do I find my fan base? \nJoin Melody for answers to these questions\, and to learn how to get started\, how to keep going\, and why in tarnation you’re on social anyway. \nYou’ll get tips\, tricks\, and tools. You’ll get know-how. You’ll get some humor mixed in because you know her motto: it can’t be all serious all the time! \nMaterial presented will help newbies and veterans alike. Don’t miss this session. \n  \n \n  \nMelody Jones started working with writers and authors in 2010 when she first noticed the terrified faces of her colleagues every time “this newfangled Facebook thing” was mentioned. She’s been working ever since to un-terrify the terrified\, unclench the anxiety-stricken\, and unmask the mystery of social. Melody is a published author and award-winning poet\, Colorado native\, and coffee enthusiast.  \nShe takes social media clients on a limited basis. Contact her directly to inquire about management and consultation services. \nHer Grand Junction Butt in Seat Writing Group resumes Monday evenings starting on September 11\, 2023 from 6-8 p.m. Seats limited; register today. \n  \nP.S. Do you get all the western slope writer news in your inbox? Check out our latest newsletters and sign up. We never spam.
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LOCATION:The Art Center\, 1803 N. 7th Street\, Grand Junction\, CO\, 81501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writer's Nights
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SUMMARY:Exploring Story in a Month with James Van Pelt
DESCRIPTION:There are no spots left for this workshop series.\nWe’ve started a waiting list. Please email us directly if you want to be added to it.\n  \nSpecial Program for Fiction Writers\nExploring Story in a Month\nJoin long-time teacher and writer James Van Pelt in a four-session workshop focusing on the key elements of crafting a story. Sessions will be workshop oriented\, so be prepared for a lot of exercises and writing. Class meets every Wednesday evening in September 2023 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. \nSeptember 6\nSession one: Starting with Your Ending in Mind (or not). We’ll look at a story’s structure as a way to discover what happens next and to lead to a satisfying conclusion. \nSeptember 13\nSession two: Putting Flesh on the Bones. Session two will explore creating characters your readers care about whether they are heroes\, villains\, or supporting cast. \nSeptember 20\nSession three: Setting the Stage. The world is a stage\, so Shakespeare said\, and so is a story. In this session\, we’ll look at ways to make the world of your fiction real to the reader and to pull them into your tale. \nSeptember 27\nSession four: Polishing Words and Making them Matter. The difference between a beginner’s story and a professional’s happens at the sentence and paragraph level. When your first draft is done\, what you need to do next will be our subject. \n\n \nJames Van Pelt\, has been selling short fiction to many of the major venues since 1989. Recently he retired from teaching high school English after thirty-seven years in the classroom. He was a finalist for the Nebula\, the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award\, Locus Awards\, and Analog and Asimov’s reader’s choice awards. Years and years ago he was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. He still feels “new.” Fairwood Press recently released a huge\, limited-edition\, signed and numbered collection of his work\, THE BEST OF JAMES VAN PELT. He can be found online at https://www.jamesvanpelt.com or on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/james.vanpelt.14 \n  \nDetails and Registration \n\nA $10 materials fee is due to the instructor at the first session on September 6th. Cash or check only.\nCapped at 15 participants. Once capacity is reached\, we’ll start a waiting list.\nSessions run from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday evening in September 2023. Bring writing materials and\, if you would like\, a WIP (not required).\nLocation: Center for Independence\, 740 Gunnison Ave in Grand Junction; upstairs conference room. *Note: the doors now remain locked at this facility. Meet at the west front door and someone will let you in.\nRegister below this post.
URL:https://westerncoloradowriters.org/event/exploring-story-in-a-month-with-james-van-pelt/
LOCATION:Center For Independence\, 740 Gunnison Ave\, Grand Junction\, CO\, 81501\, United States
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SUMMARY:Slamming Bricks 2023 Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:The largest 2SLGBTQ+ regional poetry slam in the Four Corners Region is coming to the Avalon Theater!\n  \nThis year the poetry slam is a free all-ages show (mature content\, parental discretion advised)! Doors open at 5:00 PM with the show starting at 6:00 PM. Free tickets can be reserved in advance through The Avalon Theater. \nSlamming Bricks is an annual slam poetry competition in its fifth year produced by the Western Colorado Writer’s Forum and organized by Caleb Ferganchick during Colorado West Pride’s Pride Week in Grand Junction\, Colorado. \nSlamming Bricks is an intersectional competition exploring resistance and liberation in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Poets from all over the American West compete in four rounds of poetry in a battle for the brick. \nSlamming Bricks has featured Colorado Poet Laureate\, Bobby LeFebre\, and star of HBO’s Emmy-nominated show We’re Here\, Eureka O’Hara. \nA Slamming Bricks documentary by Fruita cinematographer\, Rachel DeWeber\, will be screened prior to the poetry slam and a special stand-up comedy performance by Joke Junction’s\, Emilie Stickley\, will also be featured. \nLive ASL interpretation is provided during the event and a live stream will be available for remote viewing. \nVarious nonprofits will be on site to connect community members to information and resources. \n  \n\nCompeting for the brick this year:\nAdrienne Cascarella \nAutumn Meadows \nSabrina Zachary \nNico Wilkinson \nHeather Nicholson \nCharles Dalton Telschow \nBrianna Hammerstrom \nTempest Juliet \n  \nWith extra special guest judges:\nAvery Brooks (Slamming Bricks Anthology Editor) \nCorey Spurlock (Slamming Bricks Trophy Designer) \nDanny Rosen (Owner of Lithic Press) \nMackenzie Benanati (Slamming Bricks 2019 Champion) \nAerik Francis (Slamming Bricks 2022 Champion) \n\n  \nSlamming Bricks 2023 was made possible thanks to the following sponsors:\nDynamic Dreams \nThe Avalon Foundation \nThe Colorado Health Foundation \nWestern Colorado Community Foundation \nWestern Colorado Health Network \nLithic Press \nWestern Colorado Alliance \nUniversal Unitarian Congregation of the Grand Valley \n2nd Saturday \nVistas & Vineyards \nJeremy & Preston Franklin \nRuzin Creative \nMutual Aid Partners \nFidels Cocina / Spoke & Vine Motel \nDelta Pride \nLoving Beyond Understanding \nAbility Advocates \nLeague of Women Voters \nKaris\, Inc. \nTalking Gourds \nDancing in My Head Photography \nParadise Theater \nKiln Coffee \nPowderhorn \nStephen Hook \nNathan Prentiss \nJamie Porta
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