September 11-12, 2015
threepondsfarmwritersretreats.blogspot.com
Setting/Description
Examines the ways authors use language to establish context, focusing particularly on using description and setting to develop characterization and set a tone.
(tips, prompts, and critiques)
led by
Betty Stolarek (Novelist, author of One Amber Bead)
&
Phillip Sterling (Poet/short fiction, author of
In Which Brief Stories Are Told)
Tentative schedule:
Friday: 1-2 p.m registration, meet and greet
2-5 p.m. workshop with Phillip Sterling
5-7 p.m. social hour and light dinner
7 p.m. reading by faculty, participants/ guests invited
Saturday: 8-9 a.m. breakfast
9-12 workshop with Betty Stolarek
12-1 lunch
1-4 p.m. critique with Sterling/Stolarek
$200 per writer*
(includes all workshop fees & meals**)
@ Three Ponds Farm
18741 Milton Road
Big Rapids, MI 49307
For more information, writing sample submission requirements, or registration, contact:
Betty Stolarek
231-796-2707
*Limited to 10 participants
**Some overnight accommodations available. Check our blog for details.
***To register, send check for $100.00 made out to Three Ponds Farm Retreats to Betty Stolarek at Milton Road address, or use PayPal (available through our blog.) 10% discount if deposit is received by 9/1/15.
