Candlelight Writers Workshops at River Bend
Candlelight Writing Workshops are held spring, fall, and winter at River Bend Bookshop, as a motivator for writing, as a community builder for writers, and as a teaching tool.
Here's what is going on at River Bend for writers:
Writers' Accountability Group
Candlelight Writing Workshops and River Bend sponsor a Writers' Accountability Group that meets regularly at the bookshop. The next meeting is 6:30 p.m. Monday, August 26. It's free and open to all writers to share a few paragraphs of ongoing work.
Writers' Social
For writers seeking support and a chance to meet other writers, the River Bend Bookshop and Candlelight Writers Workshops are co-hosting a writers’ social at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 27, at the book shop, located at 2217 Main St., Glastonbury. All are welcome! The events are free and open to the public, please RSVP on Facebook or by calling the shop.
Bring written work; we will pull three names out of a hat to read for three-five minutes each. Questions? Please call the book shop at 860-430-6608.
Workshops - Registration Required
Register now: Send an email to janegordonjulien@gmail / Info: Visit Candlelight Writing Workshops
Fall Workshop 1: Finding Your Voice in Writing
An eight-week course designed to help you discover and hone your writing voice.
When: 6:30 p.m., eight Tuesdays starting Sept. 10 at River Bend Bookshop, 2217 Main St., Glastonbury
Cost: $300 / Space is limited.
Fall Workshop 2: How To Submit Work for Publication (and Manage Rejection)
The first part of this workshop will help you navigate the world of writing submissions to journals and other publications. The second part will provide tips on how to survive rejection – and persevere to publication.
When: 6:30 p.m., two consecutive Wednesdays: Wed., Oct. 9, and Wed., Oct. 16 at River Bend Bookshop, 2217 Main St., Glastonbury
Cost: $75 / Space is limited.
Fall Workshop 3: The Art of Story Structure
A four-week course designed to help you discover and hone your writing voice.
When: 6:30 p.m., four consecutive Tuesdays, from November 5 – November 26 at River Bend Bookshop, 2217 Main St., Glastonbury
Cost: $150 / Space is limited.
Writing Prompts
Candlelight Writing Workshops offers free weekly writing prompts. Go to https://janegordonjulien.
Candlelight Writers Workshops at River Bend are hosted by Jane Gordon Julien. Jane, an essayist and journalist, is a longtime contributing writer to The New York Times. Her work has been published in magazines and newspapers throughout the country, including the Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Northeast Magazine, and NBC/Today.com and was recently included in the anthology, “Words Matter.” She has served as an adjunct journalist professor at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and a guest lecturer at the University of Connecticut. Jane holds a master’s degree from Sarah Lawrence College, where she was an assistant editor at the literary journal Lumina, and a bachelor’s degree from the highly acclaimed University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism.