Friday Nights in Spring 2020: Join Kate Online for an AWA Generative Writing Group!
All Genres/All Levels/Donation-Based & Fundraiser
During this time of social distancing, write alone–with others! Join Kate Asche for online writing and sharing sessions. Suggested donation is $20 per week (50% off Kate’s regular workshop rate) via PayPal to asche (dot) kate (at) gmail (dot) com; Kate will donate half of what she receives to Donate4Sacramento, supporting those in need during this crisis. And if donating cash isn’t right for you, donate your spirit and your words! You’ll do good—and write in good company.
Schedule
Kate will host this ongoing writing group weekly while we are all sheltering in place, on FRIDAY NIGHTS 6:00 pm-9:00 pm (we may finish before that, depending on group size).
Registration
Join for any/all meetings! Space is limited. You’ll need to register to join: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/uJwrd-Gvrjgr6opOu6f_6oIEphIN-TQiNQ
How to Prepare
Kate asks that each participant read https://amherstwriters.org/philosophy/ to learn the basics of the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) method we’ll be using before joining your first session. Kate will recap at the start of each session.
How Each Session Works
As an experienced AWA facilitator, Kate will provide a short poem or piece of prose for us to enjoy together, to get our minds on our writing. Then, Kate will provide a writing prompt and facilitate quiet writing time. Next, Kate will lead off by sharing her own just-written words first, and talk through the feedback process as folks respond to her draft. Then it will be YOUR turn–if you wish! No one (except Kate) is required to share. Those who do share will hear from others only what we like, what is strong for us, and what we remember. There is NO CONSTRUCTIVE CRITIQUE in this group, as that is not part of the AWA approach for responding to just-drafted work. This approach is for generating (and treasuring!) brand-spanking-new work…together!
The Fine Print
Due to the donation-based nature of this program, Kate is not able to offer technical support (Zoom provides that at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us) or answer extensive questions about the AWA Method (Kate encourages all participants to read around at https://amherstwriters.org/ and to buy the founder, Pat Schneider’s, excellent book–which contains MANY prompts!!–called Writing Alone and With Others (Oxford University Press), available here. Kate is a trained facilitator experienced in holding safe creative writing spaces for all genres through the facilitation protocols provided for in the AWA Method and other approaches. And, the unique nature of the online meeting space will be a learning experience for us all. Please remember you are joining this meeting at your own risk, and thank you in advance for your patience as Kate learns how to effectively facilitate using the available tools within Zoom. Also please note: Because these are donations, refunds will not be issued for any reason; thank you for understanding. Kate reserves the right to cancel any and all sessions for any reason and will provide email notification to all registrants if a session will be canceled.
See you online–let’s get writing!
