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. Workshops are typically held in-person at the bookshop; 2021 Workshops are meeting virtually over Zoom.
Here's what is going on at River Bend for writers:
Workshops - Registration Required
Register now: Send an email to janegordonjulien@gmail[dot]com
For Information Visit Candlelight Writing Workshops
Winter Workshops:
Feb. 1 - March 8 (Mondays): Introduction to Creative Writing
A six-week craft class and workshop on Zoom for writers wishing to enhance their skills.
Cost: $300 / Space is limited.
March 30 - May 4 (Tuesdays): Build Your Story
Craft class and workshop on Zoom focusing on plot development, character creation, description and metaphor to support the narrative.
Cost: $300 / Space is limited.
Contact: janegordonjulien@
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.