Writers Forum has moved to a new location. Meetings are now held in the Memorial Hall of All Saints Episcopal Church, 2150 Benton Drive, Redding. The church is located at the corner of Benton Drive and Quartz Hill Road. All meetings are from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
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Susan Wooldridge
|  poemcrazy: freeing your life with words a talk/workshop
Bring scratch paper, pens and a few books of poems to a talk/workshop that will make you feel excited about language as well as poetry and prose. Susan teaches creativity and writing workshops throughout the U.S. This is the seventh year of her series of Northern California rural library workshops sponsored by Poets and Writers Organization and the California Center for the Book.Susan’s book poemcrazy: freeing your life with words (Three Rivers, Random House) is in a twenty-first printing. You’re going to love it, and love writing poetry more for having read it.” About Susan’s more recent book Foolsgold: Making Something from Nothing (and Freeing Your Creative Process), published by Harmony ( Random House), Rachel Naomi Remen wrote that “it’s a book that may save your life.” |
| Mar. 13, 2010 | |
Sallyann Keith
| What a character!
Pointers on creating characters from former Shasta College English instructor Sallyann Keith. The program Includes writing exercises and the opportunity to read aloud to the audience. |
| Apr. 10, 2010 | |
Charlotte Cook
| The Final Edit: From Manuscript to Publisher
Acquisition editor Charlotte Cook shares tips on polishing your pages and explains how editors find novels and bring them to publication. |
| May 8, 2010 | |
Read Around
| Members read their original work on a first come first served basis. Reader's are allowed up to five minutes for their session. Limited spots for non-members are also available. |
| Jun. 12, 2010 |
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