Joseph Fiennes in “Shakespeare in Love” (1998)
Happy new year, everyone! I hope you’ve plunged into 2013 keen to begin, or carry on, writing.
Coming up, new teaching initiatives for me include
- full-day introductory memoir workshops at Koffler Centre of the Arts
- creative writing retreats in Grenada (April) and Kawartha Lakes (July)
- a new Level II memoir writing course for University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies in Fall 2013, an 8-week follow-up to my intro course Memories into Story
I am also pleased to be returning to North York Central Library for my seventh year with a memoir series this June.
Here are the details. For further information, please contact me at lattamemoirs@gmail.com
January/March: INTRODUCTORY MEMOIR WRITING: FROM THE PERSONAL TO THE UNIVERSAL (full-day workshops)
Location: Koffler Centre of the Arts, 4588 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M2R 1W6 (free parking)
Dates: Sunday, January 27 OR Monday, March 4, 2013
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fee: $75
Registration: Contact the Education and Student Services Office at serdem@kofflerarts.org or 416-638-1881 x 4333.
Details: Introductory Memoir Writing at Koffler
Koffler Centre of the Arts is Canada’s only multidisciplinary, contemporary Jewish cultural institution presenting cutting-edge exhibitions of new Canadian and international art, and diverse programs in music, dance, literature, film, spoken word, and theatre. Their programs are open to everyone from every background.
April: SPICE ISLE WRITING & YOGA RETREAT in Grenada
Location: Petite Anse Hotel and Restaurant, Grenada
Dates: April 7 to 14, 2013
Registration: Limited space still available. (Max 10 participants.) To apply, contact me at lattamemoirs@gmail.com for a detailed Retreat Guide.
Details: This creative writing retreat is suitable for most levels and for those writing fiction or creative nonfiction (including memoir). Yoga with instructor Dale Synnett-Caron, of Ottawa, is optional. Our guest speaker will be British-born author and screenwriter Oonya Kempadoo, now a resident of Grenada, named by the 2002 Orange Prize judges “a Great Talent for the 21st Century.”
Read more about the Grenada retreat, and my previous overseas retreat in Costa Rica.
May/September: MEMORIES INTO STORY: INTRODUCTION TO LIFE WRITING and MEMORIES INTO STORY: LEVEL II (online)
University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies, Creative Writing Program
Location: Online
Dates:
SPRING 2013: May 6 to July 12, 2013 ((Intro course only)
FALL 2013: September 23 to November 29, 2013 (Intro course). Dates for 8-week Level II course TBA; completion of Memories into Story: An Introduction to Life Writing is required.
Fee: $625 (Intro course)
Registration: Click Memories into Story for information or to register for an upcoming session.
Online: Creative Writing Program
Telephone: 416-978-2400
Email: learn@utoronto.ca
ONLINE MENTOR PROGRAM: I’m available upon request as a writing coach through the Online Mentor Program, University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies. Contact course administrator Bill Zaget at the above phone number or email address for details.
June: SHARING YOUR STORIES: AN INTRODUCTION TO MEMOIR WRITING
Location: North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto
Dates: Wednesdays, June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013 (series of 4 workshops)
Time: 1 to 3 p.m.
Fee: Free BUT registration is required and opens May 1.
July: TURQUOISE WATERS WRITERS’ RETREAT (2nd annual)
Location: Sandy Lake, Kawartha Lakes Region, Ontario, Canada (host: Janet Markham)
(New) Dates: Monday, July 29 to Friday, August 2
Registration: This retreat is currently full. Please contact me to have your name put on the waiting list.
Details: This is a creative writing retreat for those writing fiction or creative nonfiction. We are pleased to welcome chef Frank Soriano, who will prepare our evening meals (and also write!). Guest author TBA.