Summer Writing Adventure Camp 2012

Combine creative writing with high-energy explorations!

Summer Writing Adventure Camp
Waldport, Oregon
Mon, June 25 — Thurs, June 28
For ages 10 to 14
Free!

To inspire writing, students will hike Cape Perpetua, walk the Alsea Bay Bridge, explore Newport’s Bayfront, and kayak the Alsea Bay. The camp is led by writer Drew Myron and adult mentor-volunteers. 

Students meet at the Waldport Community Learning Center, and enjoy writing experiences and adventures throughout the area. Students will write and explore a variety of poetry and prose forms. All writing levels and experience are welcome.

Camp is limited to 12 students and pre-registration is required. To register, call Seashore Family Literacy, 541-563-7323; or Drew Myron, writing instructor, 541-547-3757.

Come to Your Senses

Does joy have a texture?
How does loneliness smell?
What flavor is the night sky?

Come to Your Senses - a half-day writing workshop

Central Oregon Writers Guild in Redmond, Oregon
Saturday, June 30, 2012
9:30am - 12:30pm

Writing comes alive with the details our senses provide. Exploring touch, taste and smell, we’ll focus on fresh writing with prompts and practices designed to energize and inspire.

From poetry to prose, fact to fiction, this half-day workshop will serve as a creative springboard in which you’ll generate new work, meet other writers, and share experiences that will help shape, shift and propel your own writing.

This workshop is open to writers of all levels, experience & interests.

Learn more, and register here.

Happy Hour for Young Readers & Writers

Happy Hour for Young Readers & Writers

Monday, April 2 — Thursday, April 5, 2012
4 to 5pm

A special week of reading & writing games and activities for all ages. As part of Seashore Family Literacy's Afterschool Program, students will explore creative writing through word games, crafts, poetry and prose. This free workshop takes place at the Waldport Community Learning Center in Waldport, Oregon.

No writing experience is necessary. Just a love (or even tepid interest with potential for love) of reading, writing, and the magic that happens when you put pen to page.

To culminate the week, students will be invited to read their work at Off the Page on Friday, April 6 at the Overleaf Lodge Event Center in Yachats, Oregon.

For more information, contact: Senitila McKinley, Seashore director, 541-563-7323, or Drew Myron, instructor, dcm@drewmyron.com.

Starting Here: For Young Writers

Starting Here: For Young Readers & Writers

A special week-long writing workshop

Monday, January 16 — Thursday, January 19, 2012

4pm to 5:15pm

A special week of reading & writing games and activities for all ages. As part of Seashore Family Literacy's Afterschool Program, students will explore creative writing through word games, crafts, poetry and prose. This free workshop takes place at the Waldport Community Learning Center in Waldport, Oregon.

No writing experience is necessary. Just a love (or even tepid interest with potential for love) of reading, writing, and the magic that happens when you put pen to page.

To culminate the week, students will be invited to read their work at Starting Here: A Stafford Celebration on Saturday, January 21 from 2 to 4pm, at the Waldport Community Center.

For more information, contact: Senitila McKinley, Seashore director, 541-563-7323, or Drew Myron, instructor, dcm@drewmyron.com.

South Coast Writers Conference

Please join me at the South Coast Writers Conference.

Set on the edge of the beautiful and rugged Pacific Ocean, the annual gathering brings together a variety of Northwest writers to offer workshops, readings and talks that explore and celebrate the many facets of writing.

This year's conference features songwriters, poets, novelists, editors, publishers, political writers and more. In just one weekend, you can learn how to:

write stronger dialogue,
submit to literary magazines,
love young adult literature,
catch songs,
write flash fiction,
expand your poem possibilities,
get published,
write a graphic novel,
and more.

For a full schedule, go here.

The South Coast Writers Conference is one of Oregon's most affordable writing workshops, and scholarships are available. Learn more here.