Students are taught in a supportive environment, seminar-style so that they can explore and learn to write in a variety of formats. Creative Writing classes are small with a maximum of ten so students can receive feedback from the instructor and classmates.
Instructors Tracy Smith and Douglas Jones teach most weekly classes.
Class Schedule
Memoir Writing [26]
Tue, Jun 6–Aug 1(no class on Jul 4), 10 am–1 pm (8 sessions) | Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room
Douglas S. Jones
Willa Cather wrote, “Some memories are realities and are better than anything that can happen to one again.” Ernest Hemingway wrote, “Memory is hunger.” This class merges these two notions that memories are heightened experiences, and that they make us hunger for more. The instructor offers students encouraging feedback and specific writing prompts to help develop ideas.
$195 (VMFA members $175)
Writing the Shadow [27]
Mon, Jun 5–Jul 24, 7–10 pm (8 sessions) | Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room
Douglas S. Jones
Each of us has a dark self. Sometimes we glimpse it in dreams; sometimes we come to know it in our thoughts or imaginings. The aim of this course is to draw it out and see what we can learn from it. Students explore ways in which a realization of the shadow can open creative avenues for use in various writing exercises, including guided imagery, dream work, and active imagination.
$195 (VMFA members $175)
Unleash Your Writer Within [28]
Sat, Jun 17, 10 am–4 pm ( 1 session)| Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room
Stacy Hawkins Adams
Learn why telling your story matters and how you can best craft it for publication or personal accomplishment. Select a fictional form such as a novel, short story or children's book or a nonfiction form such as a memoir, blog, or essay. This workshop is ideal for beginning writers who want to get from the idea stage to "The End."
$90 (VMFA members $75)
Memoir Writing Workshop [29]
Sat, Jun 24, 10 am – 4 pm (1 session) |Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room
DOUGLAS S. JONES
Willa Cather wrote, “Some memories are realities and are better than anything that can happen to one again.” Ernest Hemingway wrote, “Memory is hunger.” This class merges these two notions: that memories are heightened experiences, and that they make us hunger for more. The instructor offers students encouraging feedback and specific writing prompts to help develop ideas.