Readings (Free and Open to the Public)
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- Opening Reading: Poet & Essayist Linda Hasselstrom
Wednesday, June 20, 7:00 p.m. at the Fort Collins Senior Center, 1200 Raintree View more information about Linda Hasselstrom
- Featured Writer: Poet & Novelist William Tremblay: "A Poet Writing Historical Fiction?"
Thursday, June 21, 5:00 p.m. at Jade Creek
Books, 123 North College Avenue View more information about Bill Tremblay | View a Description of this Reading
- Featured Writer: Short
Story Writer Leslee Becker, "Strange Tales of Short Fiction"
Monday, June 25, 5:00 p.m. at Jade Creek
Books, 123 North College Avenue View more information about Leslee Becker | View a Description of this Reading
- Featured Writer: Novelist & Short Story Writer
Judy Doenges, "From Short Story to Novel: One Writer's Progress and Process"
Tuesday, June 26, 5:00 p.m. at Jade Creek
Books, 123 North College Avenue View more information about Judy Doenges | View a Description of this Reading
- Closing Reading: Poet, Novelist, & Essayist Linda Hogan
Wednesday, June 27, 7:00 p.m. at the Fort Collins Senior Center, 1200 Raintree View more information about Linda Hogan
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Reading & Writing Workshops (Enrollment
Required)
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Greyrock
Institute workshops bring together readers and writers of all interests and
experiences with seasoned teachers of writing and literature. Select from workshops that explore writing
techniques – such as effective use of detail and strategies for avoiding
writer’s block – and a wide range of genres, from children’s literature to
classic science fiction. Workshops will be held on the Colorado State
University campus. Free parking passes will be mailed to all registered
participants.
- Writing for the Web: A Primer, Mike Palmquist, Thursday, June 21, 2-4
p.m.
View a Description of this Workshop
- Seeing the Land: Creating Visual Images of the West, Deborah Sattler,
Thursday, June 21, 7-9 p.m.
View a Description of this Workshop
- Choosing Children's Books (Ages 6-9), Jessica Richards-Palmquist and Linda Payton, Friday, June 22, 10 a.m. to noon
View a Description of this Workshop
- Writing Family Histories (two sessions), Amy
Cashulette Flagg and Demetrios Godenitz, Friday, June 22, 2-4 p.m., and Tuesday, June 26, 2-4 p.m.
View a Description of this Workshop
- Wolves, Wanderlust, and the Wild, Wild West: New Adolescent
Literature with a Rocky Mountain Attitude, Julie Robinson, Monday, June 25, 10 a.m. to noon
View a Description of this Workshop
- Letting the Poem Show You How to Read It, Mary Crow, Colorado Poet
Laureate, Monday, June 25, 2-4 p.m.
View a Description of this Workshop
- What Makes Classic Science Fiction "Classic"? David Mogen, Monday, June
25, 7-9 p.m.
View a Description of this Workshop
- Reinventing Your Prose Style Through Music, Emily Wortman-Wunder,
Tuesday, June 26, 10 a.m. to noon
View a Description of this Workshop
- Imitation Isn't Just Flattery: Using Imitation to Write Short Stories, Kevin Foskin, Tuesday, June 26, 7-9 p.m.
View a Description of this Workshop
- The Possibilities of Language: Writing Poetry with Vivid Images and Details, Jill Darling, Wednesday, June 27, 10 a.m. to noon
View a Description of this Workshop
- Using Exercises to Jumpstart Your Writing and Defeat Writer's Block, Mary Crow, Colorado Poet
Laureate, Wednesday, June 27, 2-4 p.m.
View a Description of this Workshop
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Thanks to our Charter Sponsors
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The following sponsors have contributed $100 or more to the Greyrock Institute. Thanks for your support.
Marlene & Dean Duncan, Max & Judy Elliott, Lee & Carla Jeffrey, Gary & Deanna Ludwin, Larry & Sharon Merkel, Christopher Staszek & Jean Hanson, Mike & Jessica Palmquist, Dr. George Tutt, and Colorado Capital Management
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For More Information ...
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To learn more about the Institute, please call us at (970) 491-6428 or
send email to Sue Russell at Sue.Russell@Colostate.edu. |
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