The Attic named Best of Portland
"[An] emphasis not only on writing, but creating and building a community with other writers."
-- The Oregonian
"The Attic Writers' Workshop is a quiet, literary oasis..."
-- Willamette Week
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Attic
A Haven for Writers
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September 2010
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It's Back to School time!
Now is the time to get back to your writing.
5-week, 6-week, 10-week, and online writing workshops
It's back to school time, and our award-winning instructors are ready to go!
Now is a great time to reinvigorate your own writing by signing up for a writing workshop at the Attic.
This fall, we have splendid classes in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, memoir, and more. Plus, many of our Attic instructors (and workshop participants as well) will be featured at the upcoming Wordstock festival.
Remember, we intentionally cap most classes at 12 students in order to ensure a more personal and productive workshop experience.
We looking forward to hearing from you.
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Children's Book Writing Workshop: Write that Picturebook! (Wednesdays)
Creative Non-Fiction Workshop A: Writing the Classical Essay (Tuesdays)
Creative Non-Fiction Workshop B: Writing the Classical Essay (Mondays)
Creative Non-Fiction Workshop C: The Art of Telling Stories That Happen To Be True (Wednesdays)
Creative Non-Fiction Workshop D: The Art of Telling Stories That Happen To Be True (Wednesdays)
Erotica Workshop: Erotic, Realistic, or Sizzling (Mondays)
Fiction Workshop: Novel-in-Progress (Tuesdays)
Fiction Workshop: Short Stories (Tuesdays)
Fiction Workshop: The Long Story (Thursdays)
Life Sketches Workshop A: Write. Share. Preserve. For individuals 55-over only (Wednesdays)
Magazine Writing Workshop: Write Those Queries! (Wednesdays)
Memoir Master Class Weekend with Ariel Gore (Fri-Sun)
Memoir Workshop: The Language of Your Life A.M. (Thursdays)
Memoir Workshop: These Are the Good Old Days (Mondays)
Narrative Workshop: Writing the Lives of Girls and Women (Thursdays)
Online Workshop: Adv Story Structure / 10-Week Master Class with Marc Acito
Online Workshop: Story Structure / 10-Week Master Class with Marc Acito
Poetry Workshop: Power & Play of Discovery (Thursdays)
Publishing Workshop: The Art of Submission and Publication (Mondays)
Screenwriting Workshop: Writing for the Screen (Tuesdays)
Time to Write: Direction, Time & Inspiration (Saturdays)
Write Now! Creative Writing Renewal for Teachers (Thursdays)
Life Sketches classes will be added soon!
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Anytime...
Schedule a private meeting about your writing
"My book is much stronger...Not only did I get a much clearer picture of the strengths and weaknesses of my manuscript, but it was a pleasure and very inspirational working with someone who took my writing seriously and took the time to give me practical, useful advice."
-- Todd Cobb
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Good news!
Merridawn Duckler's
"The Relatives"
Manhattan Shakespeare Project has chosen Merridawn Duckler's play, "The Relatives," for the 2010 Emerging Female Voices Playwrights' Fest, to be produced as a reading for Second Childishness and Mere Oblivion.
November 22, 2010.
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We're looking for a few good volunteers for Wordstock
Want to help us?
It's October 9 & 10, 2010
Want to walk right into the big Portland literary party?
Volunteer at the Attic's booth. We're planning our time now.
Please contact us right away -- we'd love to have your help.
The job?
Stand at our table, talk to folks that stop by wanting to know about the Attic, and help them learn about the Attic's many literary activities from workshops to one-on-one meetings about their writing to Life Sketches classes for 55-over individuals, and the Attic Atheneum, too.
How many volunteers do you need?
We're in need of a half dozen or more Attic friends.
Contact us now
Is that all the Attic will be doing at Wordstock?
Hardly! Past and present faculty--as well as current and former students--are lined up to read, moderate panels, & teach.
So far, we know the following folks are on the Wordstock queue:
Greg Chaimov, David Filer, Martha Gies, Cindy Williams Gutierrez, Dave Jarecki, Karen Karbo, Viva Las Vegas, John Morrison, Paulann Petersen, Scot Siegel, Kim Stafford, Cheryl Strayed, Liz Prato, & Ron Talney, as well as a special Attic faculty reading...and more.
Please let us know if you're an author at Wordstock!
Plus
Attic director David Biespiel leads two important panel discussions on Sunday:
"The Future of Reading Culture" about the state of literary America and "What Works for Me" about daily writing habits of writers.
Learn more about Wordstock 2010
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Greetings!
 Marc Acito tells you 4 things about his 2 online workshops
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Greetings!
This Fall,
focus your life
on your writing
and your success
5-week, 6-week, 10-week, & online writing workshops
Register now
Easy registration--it's a cinch!
With our online registration...
You'll find it simple to register quickly--in just a few clicks.
You asked for classes that suit your needs.
And we heard you!
This fall, take a classic 10-week workshop or an intensive shorter one, too. Plus, work on your newest fiction online.
Learn how to write and publish.
Since 1999, your writing has been our interest...
When Willamette Week says the Attic is "Best in Portland," they mean you.
Are you looking to take your writing to the next level?
Schedule a one-on-one meeting with us about your writing...
"It was wonderful, terrific, hugely helpful, constructive, informative, clear, encouraging and more! This was so much more than I had hoped I would gain from the experience. This is a great service for the Attic to provide!"
~ Pam Ledbetter
Remember:
Attic workshops can fill up fast, so it's always best to register early.
Go to the schedule of classes and sign up now.
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Writing the Classical Essay
Learn to write a classical essay using models by Michel de Montaigne, Flannery O'Connor, Katy Butler, Joseph Epstein and Edna O'Brien.
Guided discussions on technique; written exercises; assigned nonfiction for study; informal in-class critique of student work; mutual support and encouragement. Students submit two short works and one revision. Workshop format, limited to 9 students.
Learn more about dates/times
 If you've never taken a workshop with John Morrison, you've missed out on a generous, supportive, and insightful experience devoted to your writing.
A Refreshing Path for Writing New Poems: What’s more powerful and alluring in a poem than discovery? In this workshop for both novice and experienced writers, we will use our draft poems, models drawn from contemporary poetry, and vibrant exercises to invite fresh “discovery” into our poetry. Toward the end of the session, poets will have an opportunity to offer a “batch” of their poems to the group for comments and insights. This is a workshop for poets who are interested in play and are excited about listening and writing, reading and re-writing in non-judgmental and honest company. Thursdays, 7:30-9:30pm, September 16 - November 18
 There’s nothing more fun than writing about ourselves!
Whether you’re finishing a book-length manuscript or beginning a collection of personal essays, this course will help you learn the art of crafting your life stories into compelling narrative. Learn how to successfully incorporate the techniques of fiction, the proper use of “truthiness,” and how to keep the story going when you can’t remember a damn thing. Mondays, 7:30-9:30pm, September 13 - November 29 (skipping 9/20 & 9/27)
 Teachers! This fall take a writing workshop and receive graduate credit from Western Oregon University.
The "Write Now!" workshop for teachers allows you to write freely. Free of consequences. Free of daily concerns except to nurture your creative life. Plus: In partnership with Western Oregon University, teachers who take the "Write Now!" workshop can earn professional development graduate academic credit. The goal of the workshop is both to renew enthusiasm for your own creative writing and to generate original work. We will use writers’ lives to generate new pieces. Thursdays, 5-7pm, September 23 - November 25
Plus: Check out Merridawn's summer workshop
Congratulations to James Crews!
James' manuscript, The Book of What Stays, will be published in 2011. James has previously published two chapbooks and is a graduate of the MFA program at the University of Wisconsin. He currently works as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer.
 The Attic Atheneum Reading + Receptionspills over at the Springbox Gallery.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010, the SRO crowd gathers at the Springbox Gallery to hear the Atheneum class of 2011 read along with faculty.
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Master the craft of writing.
