Sunday, August 9, 2015

                 Three Ponds Farm Writing Retreat
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.