Pioneer Valley Writers' Workshop
A Literary Arts Center for Writers
Workshops & Classes • Editing & Coaching • Creative Community • Literary Events
• Our Winter 2023 workshop schedule is here! Browse our Creative Writing Classes page for one-day and multi-week writing workshops, in all genres!
• Note to College / University Faculty: Some workshop participants have been able to use professional development money to (partially or fully) pay for classes. If you are interested in our workshops and teach at a college or university, you may want to investigate this possibility! PVWW featured in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, about writers finding connection amid cancellations. Read article HERE. • PVWW and Founder Joy Baglio Featured in Business West |
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We all have memories that stay with us. Somewhere inside them is usually a story. It may be highly subjective, but more often than not, it holds a universal truth. How do you get to that truth? How do you create a story that has energy and depth and speaks to the reader? This workshop will focus not only on WHAT is being written but also on HOW it is written. Through writing exercises, readings, and discussions of both nonfiction and fiction, we will explore techniques to awaken the personal story on the page. While writers will not be submitting work to the group for feedback, there will be lots of opportunities after in-class writing to share with the group for brief, supportive, on-the-spot feedback. Read full course description and course outline at the "Learn More" link!
CELIA JEFFRIES is the author of the award-winning novel Blue Desert. Her work has appeared in numerous newspapers and literary magazines including Westview, Solstice, and Puerto del Sol, as well as the anthology Beyond the Yellow Wallpaper. She holds an MA from Brandeis and an MFA from Lesley University. |
• The Lyric Essay (in person)
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• Generative Writing Workshop
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• The Novel (First Draft)
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"Can't say enough about PVWW, Joy, and her amazing team of teachers! Writing is very much about the ability to sit in your seat for hours and put pen to paper, but coming to PVWW helps you build a community around your writing, breathe new life into your efforts, and get out of your own head a bit. And beyond that, I've learned lots of practical, nuts-and-bolts techniques that have vastly improved my work."
- Emily Everett, Managing Editor at The Common |
"PVWW is the most effective writing platform/service/group I've tried in the local area. The variety offered when it comes to events is a great mix-up between workshops, free writing sessions, and one-day classes, which specifically focus on particular areas of writing/craft. Each time I go to one of these events, I feel not only reenergized, but capable of carrying out the various techniques and tools that are shared."
- Meg Granger, reader for The Masters Review |
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