August 14-16 2020
Writing as Craft in the Time of COVID-19:
A Virtual Creative Writing Retreat for Healthcare Professionals
Writing as Craft in the Time of Covid-19
A weekend digital writing workshop for health practitioners
Led by Damian Tarnopolsky PhD and Shane Neilson MD
With guest speakers Madhur Anand and Ian Williams
Access by Zoom August 14-16 2020
Course Fee: $500.00
Learning how to write more expertly gives health practitioners a skill with which to build therapeutic relationships, improve patient outcomes, and live in a more engaged way.
Led by expert faculty with long experience in teaching narrative medicine and writing in the health humanities, this retreat offers participants a chance to re-tell the COVID narrative from a place of autonomy.
Our weekend program will feature a variety of lectures, discussions, and reading and writing activities for individuals and groups designed for their effectiveness at distance and their use for both beginning and more advanced writers.
Special guest sessions led by internationally acclaimed authors Ian Williams and Madhur Anand present participants with a unique opportunity to learn up close from masters of their craft.
Editorial advice and consultation on publishing opportunities will also be available.
We offer a respite from pandemic despair, and an invitation into artistic transformation.
Faculty
Madhur Anand
Memoirist, Poet, Professor
Shane Neilson
Poet, Physician, Critic
Damian Tarnopolsky
Writer, Editor, Teacher
Ian Williams
Novelist, Giller Prize winner
Registration
Numbers in this event are limited to ensure a positive experience for everyone. If you'd like to register, please press the button below.
You will be connected you to a registration form including a short assessment survey regarding your writing background, interests, and professional affiliation.
After you complete this form, send an interac e-transfer for the full registration fee of $500 to covidjournals1@gmail.com. Send a separate email to covidjournals1@gmail.com with the password for us to use to process payment. You will receive an email confirming your place.
Reservations will not be held until full payment is received. Receipts will be issued.
If you have to cancel, please let us know immediately. A 50% refund will be available until August 1st. After that point, refunds cannot be issued.
If you have any questions, or would like more information, please contact the organizers at covidjournals1@gmail.com
Accessible by Zoom August 14-16 2020
The "Venue"
