April 19, 2015
Hello, writers,
Although we’re a little
saddened that we have come to the end of our fourth year of workshops, we’re
delighted at the energy and talent evident in our group.
Please watch your e-mail for
upcoming CCWW dates. We plan to start our fifth year of workshops in early
September.
Thank you for being a part of
CCWW. We’ve enjoyed hosting such a creative group of people.
Spoken Word Festival and Anthology – Tuesday, April 28
On April 28 at 6:00 p.m., the
Callahan Branch Library will host its second annual Spoken Word Festival. Since
April is National Poetry Month, the library is hoping beat the poetic drum here
in the Callahan community.
If you’d like to participate
in the Festival by reading a piece (it doesn’t have to be poetry), please sign
up with Callahan Branch Librarian, Alison M., or call her at 904-879-3434 by
Tuesday, April 21.
Please also consider submitting
a piece or two for the Spoken Word Anthology. Here are the
guidelines:
Critique overview from April 14 CCWW
We started with warm-ups.
I’ll list them here in case you want to do them at home:
1. Creaks and freaks
2. The missing shoe
3. They won’t hurt you, but you can’t ride the tigers
4. A freewrite about anything
Danielle T., Matt Y., Ashley T., and Butch K. shared
warm-ups.
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Ines R. began
the critique session by reading “New Girl in Town,” the fifth chapter of her
WIP.
Members complimented her imagery
(“babies traveling down a never ending line of laps”) and her vivid
descriptions (“light of the half moon”). Lisa
C. then shared “Chain Reaction,” a prompt-based (chain mail) poem. Her
varied examples of chain letters and chain mail worked, according to members. Ashley T. then read a first-person
reflection on life inspired by a Ron Tranmer poem. Members complimented the
thought-provoking nature of her piece.
Danielle T. then
shared a revised version of “The Walk,” a piece she shared some weeks ago.
Members complimented her inclusion of the sense of smell and her vivid imagery
(“she stiffened her body to fire”). Connie
W. then read a continuation of her hemp rope piece. Members connected to
Joshua’s realization about his father, Caleb, as well as the hay-bailing instruction
Connie included in her piece. Cameron S. then read a continuation of
her piece featuring a teen counseling session. Members complimented Cameron’s
description of schizophrenia as well as her spot-on dialogue (“No one cares
about depression or insomnia”).
Matt Y. continued
with a first-person story of two white men venturing out to the other side of
town where they met a black girl named Althea. Members complimented his
powerful piece and its imagery (“eyes like a mother’s – full of love and
non-judgmental,” “the gift of me” and “the night that the morning has killed”). I, Nancy
B., ended the session reading “Reflections of a Word Freak – Part 1.”
Members said the humor in my piece worked as well as my inclusion of Greek and
Latin word stems.
Hubba hubba, writers!
Links of Interest
30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month (since it’s
still April, I’ll keep this here another week).
In addition to participating
in the Spoken Word Festival, please consider adding some of these small celebrations
to your April.
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Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction and Essay Contest
Deadline is end of April. More
than $3500 in prizes. All themes accepted.
More here: https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/tom-howard-john-h-reid-fiction-essay-contest#.UmgqavmkqaI
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Legendary Women Literary Contest
Deadline is in early May.
Prize money awarded.
More here: http://www.legendarywomen.org/contest
Quote of the week:
“You can never cross the
ocean, until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
~Christopher
Columbus
Until next fall, we hope you
have a wonderful summer full of writing and words!
Sincerely,
Nancy B.
Lisa C.
Michele N.
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