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NOTE: To honor & celebrate Women's History and the Women's Ward at the OIP this workshop will be angling several writing prompts and character studies toward and around the women who served time in the Women's Ward at the OIP as well as other women who worked in/around/with the Old Idaho Pen. Histories and Narratives from the Main Male Population, Staff, Etc. will also be woven into some writing prompts.All comers are invited and welcome to participate!!
JUNE 8-9 ... Join writer and educator Christian Winn for a TWO-DAY writing workshop at the historic and storied Old Idaho Penitentiary. Writers will create original works of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction based on prompts inspired by the histories, the characters, the stories, and the grounds of the Old Idaho Pen.
The TWO-DAY workshop runs from 10AM - 2PM Saturday and Sunday 6/8-6/9. Comprehensive tours of the Women's Ward and Old Pen will be a part of the Saturday and Sunday programming, and will help guide and inform writers' works throughout the weekend.
Writers of ALL LEVELS are welcome, and simply need to arrive with curiosity, a desire to build compelling prose, stories, and poetry, and a love of language and history. Writers should arrive with your tools of choice - notebooks, pen/pencils, tablets, Laptops, etc.
Writers will work on character development, plot movement, scene setting, sensory details and specifics, heart, structure, cadence, and more. Each writer will emerge from the workshop with a number of new pieces of writing, and will receive both individual and group feedback from Christian and their peers throughout the weekend.
Writers will get the opportunity to read from their original work each day, as well as during a post-workshop reading event at The Old Pen, or the nearby Bishops' House.
WORKSHOP FEE is $60, which includes a 2-day entry to the Old Pen, a comprehensive walking tour of the grounds each day, detailed instruction from Christian Winn and the chance to engage your literary imaginations within an open and thoughtful group of fellow writers.
This workshop is capped at 12 Writers.
Find out more about Christian Winn at christianwinn.com.
To reserve your spot email Christian at [email protected].
The FEE can be paid via Venmo at Christian-Winn-5. Or, arrangements can be made via email.
Find out more about The Old Idaho Penitentiary at https://history.idaho.gov/oldpen/
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Old Idaho Penitentiary, 2445 N Old Penitentiary Rd, Boise, ID 83712, United States,Boise, Idaho
