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SU Center for Extended & Lifelong Learning1101 Camden Ave.
Blackwell Hall
Salisbury, MD 21801
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Fall 2018 Writing Classes - Session I
Nancy Mitchell is offering two classes in the fall, a poetry writing class and an appreciation class.
Poetry Workshop:
Monday, 6 – 7:30 pm
October 22 – December 3 (no class Thanksgiving week)
Blackwell Hall
$60
Explore a variety or poetic devices to bring precision and originality to your writing generated by assignments, which will be critique by your instructor and peers in weekly workshops.
Understanding Poetry - the Way In
If you've ever felt that you just don't "get" poetry, but would like to, this class is for you. I'll show you how to read and understand poetry for pleasure, and by the end of the class, you'll be writing poetry of your own.
Tuesdays 6 – 7:30 pm
October 23 – December 4 (no class Thanksgiving week)
Blackwell Hall
$60
Writing Your Novel or Memoir with Pat Valdata
Thursdays, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Session One: September 20 – October 25
Session Two: October 25 – December 6 (no class Thanksgiving week)
Blackwell Hall
$80
This six-week class will cover essential skills to help writers who want to produce a good novel. Topics include planning the book, developing interesting characters, how to sequence a plot, composing vivid scenes, tips for writing dialogue, and how to sustain momentum on a big writing project. (These techniques also apply to memoir writing.) The class will use a mix of discussions, examples, exercises, and workshops.
Pat Valdata is an award-winning novelist and poet with an M.F.A. in fiction writing from Goddard College. Her books include two novels, Crosswind and The Other Sister (2008 Arpad Academy gold medalist) and two poetry books, Where No Man Can Touch (2015 Donald Justice Poetry Prize) and Inherent Vice. She lives in Crisfield, MD and is an adjunct professor teaching creative writing online for the University of Maryland University College.
Submitting Written Pieces Online with Tara Elliott
Wednesdays, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
September 26 - October 10
Blackwell Hall
$30
Publishing... does the word both excite and frighten you? Interested in submitting your poetry, short stories, and creative non-fiction to magazines and journals, but not quite sure how?
Bring your laptop or tablet, a digital submission-ready piece of writing (poets, please bring 3-5 poems), and join Tara Elliott as she answers your questions about the process, and teaches how submit in today's online market. What exactly is a simultaneous submission? What are First Serial Rights? Where do I find places to publish? How long do I have to wait? How do I keep track of my submissions? How do I fit all of this into my busy schedule? Find out the answers to all these questions and more! Participants will actually submit work during this hands-on class!
Tara A. Elliott’s poems have appeared in The Mom-Egg Review, The TAOS Journal of International Poetry & Art, Wildness Journal, Triggerfish Critical Review, and The American Journal of Poetry, among others. As the founder and director of Salisbury, Maryland’s Poetry Week, her community outreach includes her service as board member of the Eastern Shore Writers' Association, facilitator for Salisbury University's Lighthouse Literary Guild, and co-chairmanship of the 2019 Bay to Ocean Writers' Conference. As the recipient of Salisbury Middle School's Teacher of the Year, the Wicomico County Public Library's Light of Literacy Award and the Maryland Humanities' Christine D. Sarbanes Teacher of the Year Award, she has been recognized for her outstanding contributions to education.