San Francisco Magazine hails the Grotto writing classes in its Best of the Bay Area issue! http://www.sanfranmag.com/story/write-novel
Summer classes start in July...get more info at http://www.sfgrotto.org/classes
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Mina Dresden Gallery honors ZYZZYVA editor Howard Junker with an exhibition featuring small works on paper done in black and white by artists who have appeared in the journal during its first 24 years.
June 20 – July 18, 2009
Opening reception: Saturday, 20 June, 6-8 pm
Mina Dresden Gallery, 312 Valencia at 14th st., San Francisco 94103
Gallery open by appointment. 415-863-8312. www.minadresden.com
| SF WRITERS GROTTO ANNOUNCES SUMMER WRITING CLASSES Summer is the best time to hone your writing skills. And the SF Writers Grotto is offering a summer smorgasbord of one-day and multi-week classes. Writers' Sampler Menu - A tapas menu of different non-fiction genres: Travel Writing (July 8), Food Writing (July 15), Personal Essay and Memoir (July 22), Better Blogging and Breaking into Magazines (July 29). Sign up for one or more of these 2 hour sessions - $45 per class, or $150 for the series. Taught by Laura Fraser, author of 'An Italian Affair,' contributor to 'Travel & Leisure,' 'Gourmet,' 'The New York Times,' and winner of an International Association of Culinary Professionals Award for Essay Writing. Fiction Bootcamp - Everything you wanted to know (and didn't know you wanted to know) about the craft of writing fiction. This one-day, hands-on workshop will teach you how to plot, organize, and write a terrific story (or novel). Saturday, July 11, 10 am - 4 pm. $155. Taught by Janis Cooke Newman, author of the novel, 'Mary,' chosen as a BookSense Year-End Pick, the Best Historical Novel of 2006 by USA Today, and a Finalist for an LA Times Book Prize. Master Class: Workshop your Non-Fiction - This class will give experienced writers an opportunity to workshop their pieces and get professional feedback. Thursday evenings, July 9 - 30. $150. Taught by Laura Fraser, author of 'An Italian Affair,' contributor to 'Travel & Leisure,' 'Gourmet,' 'The New York Times,' and winner of an International Association of Culinary Professionals Award for Essay Writing. Memoir Writing: Fact is Not Truth - Memoir and the Art of Honesty - What does truth in memoir really mean? This class will help writers examine the personal story they're trying to tell, and how they can best tell it. Using a combination of in-class writing and reading, students will find the truth that drives their story. Three Monday evenings, August 3 - 17, with an optional fourth session for personal critique. $195 (optional critique session $75). Taught by Rachel Howard, author of 'The Lost Night: A Daughter's Search for the Truth of Her Father's Murder, one of the SF Chronicles Best Books of 2005. For more information - and to register - visit the SF Writers Grotto website: http://www.sfgrotto.org/ |
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Helena and Steve will be reading their contributions to Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex tonight at the Center for Sex and Culture.
Details at http://sexandculture.org/
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Don't Miss THE RAMEN KING this month, Plus May Classes! |
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Grottoite Andy Raskin will launch his new book, "THE RAMEN KING AND I: How the Inventor of Instant Noodles Fixed My Love Life" on Tuesday, May 12, 7:30 pm @ The Booksmith (1644 Haight, SF). Andy will read and sign copies, and True Sake (the sake boutique in Hayes Valley) will pour free sake tastings. For more about the book -- including a video of Grottoites guessing how the inventor of instant ramen fixed Andy's love life -- visit Andy's web site: http://www.andyraskin.com
MAY WRITING CLASSES AT THE GROTTO!
For May, we're offering two terrific classes:
Short Story Writing, 3 Saturdays, May 2, 9 & 16, 3 pm to 5 pm, $375
This class is being taught by National Book Award Winner, Victor Martinez, and by Peter Orner, author of a New York Times Notable Book, and a Finalist for a Los Angeles Times Book Award.
How to Break into Travel Writing, Saturday, May 9, 10 am to 4 pm, $155 (Note: This class is limited to 6 students.)
Taught by Janis Cooke Newman, who has written travel for the LA Times, SF Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Miami Herald, Backpacker magazine, and for four Travelers Tales anthologies.
For more information - and to sign up - visit http://www.sfgrotto.org/classes.html
Continue reading May Grotto Notes.
If you've ever thought about selling your travel stories, this one-day, hands-on workshop is the place to start. We promise you'll end the day with the beginnings of a terrific (and marketable) story - along with strategies about how (and where) to sell it.
10 am to 4 pm, $155
(Note: This class is limited to 6 students.)
Instructor Janis Cooke Newman's travel writing has appeared in the LA Times, SF Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Miami Herald, Backpacker magazine, and in four Travelers Tales anthologies.
For more information, or to register, click here
The Grotto's Molly Antopol is on last week's This American Life!
Listen: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=378
Grottoite Katie Crouch's debut novel, Girls In Trucks, is now a New York Times best-selling paperback. Congratualtions, Katie!
Learn more about the book at Katie's website, http://www.katiecrouch.com
There are still a few seats open for Ethan's 8-week non-fiction class. See more on the Classes page.
GROTTO CLASSES KICK OFF WITH 3 WORKSHOPS THIS WEEKEND
The spring session of writing classes begins this weekend with 3 terrific workshops:
Will Write for Food, Saturday, April 4, with Laura Frasier
Fiction Bootcamp, Saturday, April 4, with Janis Cooke Newman
Writing from Personal Experience, Sunday, April 5, with Stephen Elliott
There are a few spaces left! Visit the Grotto website http://www.sfgrotto.org/classes.html for more details, and to register.
Continue reading April Grotto Notes.
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