Event Listing - Literary Arts
Sat May 17

Coming Up at the San Francisco Writing Salon

Creative Writing Smorgasbord


Tel. 415.609.2468
Email Creative Writing Smorgasbord
Website
$165 - $195

Location
Date and Time
The San Francisco Writing Salon
720 York St.
San Francisco, CA 94110 map
cross street: between 19th and 20th streets
district: Mission

Sat May 17 (Five Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., starting May 17th (no class May 24th))

Description
Chekhov said that writing should "hit the reader on the snout." A metaphor, sure, a but fantastic advice for apprentice writers: a reminder that art needs a unique, compelling personality. In this class, students will nibble on appetizers from all the major genres—fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, poetry, and others.

The class will revolve around writing exercises that encourage trial and error. "If we don’t take the time to do things "incorrectly," how will we ever learn to execute them in more effective ways?" says instructor Josh Mohr. “For every chance I’ve taken and succeeded in my writing, there are twenty similar attempts that ended up in my Hall of Shame."

In a fun, fast-paced, nurturing environment, students will generate and share their work with peers. You’ll read pieces from the canon, but also from writers you may not have heard of before. Says Josh: "We’ll take chances; we’ll laugh; we’ll work; we’ll indulge in each sample and together we’ll learn."