Carolyn Crane
A founding planning committee member and producer of the Sierra College Writers’ Conference, Carolyn has taught English composition, literature, critical thinking, and creative writing at a variety of institutions, including UC Davis, University of Phoenix (where she won the Perfect Storm teaching award in 2016), Sierra College, Sacramento City College, and through California Poets in the Schools. Her poetry and prose have been published in a wide range of publications including The Nation, The Birth Gazette, Flumes, Inscape, Sierra Journal, Poetry Now, and Tree Rings. Her award-winning play Honeymoon Near Lava Lands was produced by the Sacramento Theater Company. In 2012 she established Lightcap Farm on the west slope of the Sierra and turned her attention to project-based writing coaching as well as content and copy editing. Besides growing food and flowers, the farm is a retreat and refuge for writers who enjoy either a solo retreat or work with her when they visit. Carolyn lives on the farm with her two German Shepherds, Bonnie and Hayduke, and she continues to write. Visit her blog at www.lightcapfarm.com.
Saturday | Grass Valley Workshop - Fun With Genres
Ever consider turning your novel into a poem, your poem into a movie script, or your movie script into a short story? It may surprise you that the kernel—or root-- of your story has all the makings of any literary genre you can think of. In this high energy, interactive, and generative workshop, we’re going to explore the stories behind your work through the lenses—or branches-- of poetry, prose, and screenwriting. We’ll consider character, setting, theme, and plot. We’ll read, we’ll write, we’ll share, we’ll perform, we’ll laugh and maybe even cry as these experiments lend new insight into your endeavor. All of this to empower you with a wave of inspiration that will bring new and unexpected insights to your writing. Don’t have a current project? Don’t let that stop you. I will bring a variety of prompts and strategies for you to work with, and you may very well have one before you leave.