Pioneer Valley Writers' Workshop
A Literary Arts Center for Writers
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• 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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Queer stories have always existed outside of mainstream narratives, and LGBTQ+ writers often must forge new modes of storytelling in order to express their stories authentically. From fragmented memoir to epistolary poetic novel to book-length erasure, queer writers are creating works that subvert expectations of genre as they assert complex identities. In this reading class, we’ll look at works by mostly contemporary LGBTQ+ writers with queer styles and queer themes (click "Learn More" to see a list of writers we'll read). We’ll ask ourselves what people mean when they use “queer” as a verb, and how this gesture can impact an essay, story, poem, memoir, or other text. We’ll also look at texts to examine how writers negotiate queer narratives and tropes, like the coming out narrative, camp aesthetics, and historical events. Note: This class is open to writers and readers of all genders and sexualities and is not limited exclusively to students who identify as queer. Read full course description and course outline at the "Learn More" link!
CAROLINE BELLE STEWART's stories can be found in Gulf Coast, Denver Quarterly, Fairy Tale Review, Black Warrior Review, and elsewhere. She's the author of the chapbook "Husbandly Things" (Factory Hollow) & co-creator of “Mast Year: A Mystical Field Guide" (Mount Analogue). A recipient of fellowships from Monson Arts and MacDowell, she lives in Western MA. |
• 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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