Journal Writing Workshop with a Twist--Hands-on
workshop explores various types of journal writing, using lists, dialogues and pictures. Includes how to set up an online blog and ways to preserve family memories in writing. Special feature: introduction to Japanese haibun, a mix of journal writing and haiku poetry; and naikan, a method joining gratitude and meditation. Visit Cynthia's Journal Writing Tips Blog.
Meeting the Muse: Poetry Writing Workshop
--Hands-on presentation highlights three major forms of poetry: narrative (tells a story), lyric (praises or analyzes a person, place or object) and dramatic (emphasizes character and performance elements). By using personal preferences, memories and visuals, workshop participants create a series of short, new poems.
Creative Writing Workshop--This popular, general
workshop appeals to writers at any skill level, from the beginner to the more advanced. Participants get a creative writing overview and hands-on opportunity to experiment and dabble with fiction, essay, poetry, dramatic dialogue, journalism, or such forms as screenwriting scenes and even song lyrics. They leave the workshop with short, finished pieces and others to develop at home.
 Five Senses Herbal Experience
-- A unique lecture, hands-on demo and poetry reading combination. Participants hear about health benefits of selected herbs and medicinal plants; see and touch live samples such as feverfew, ginger, and chili peppers; smell the aroma of cinnamon, lavender, cedar, sage and sweet grass; and talk about taste of chocolate, turmeric and edible, wild plants used in cooking. A brief recitation of original poems accompanies the herb demo.
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Cynthia Gallaher also offers enrichment lectures,
especially suitable for evening programs:
1. Creative Shortcuts to Travel Journals: A Little East, A Little West
2. Perchance to Dream, A Chance to Journal: How to Keep a Dream Journal
3. Letters That Can't Be Delivered: Unsent Letter Dialogs
4. What Does the Color Orange Feel Like? What Does a Cloud Sound Like? Writing as a Celebration of the Five Senses.
5. How to Get Published
Writing Workshops for Children and Young People--Writing workshops for children of all ages. Recommended age groups: Middle school 4th & 5th graders or Junior High 6th, 7th & 8th graders. Younger children create poems and images based on "magic" postcards, five senses, colors and changing seasons. Older children discover ways to get new writing ideas using memories, unusual situations, and spotting a character in a crowd. All learn the difference between "telling" and "showing."
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Workshop leader Cynthia Gallaher travels the Midwest and beyond to lead creative writing workshops in libraries, schools, spas and arts organizations, as well as teacher in-service training sessions. The Illinois Alliance Library System recommends Cynthia Gallaher's Creative Writing Workshops. Contact Cynthia at 773-544-0070 or swimmerpoet@gmail.com and get rates for a workshop at your location. See the comments from my satisfied clients. |
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