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WHERE'S JOANNA? Spring Edition
 After a slow winter, when everything came to a frozen standstill, it is now time for the spring thaw. And what a thaw it is!
I will be presenting four times over a two week period in April in both Rutland and Addison Counties, and the month of May will find me at RRMC and online. (A May workshop is also in the works for Chittenden County.)
Wherever I turn up this spring, I'd love to meet and share the gift of expressive writing with you. Below are some opportunities to do just that.
 April 7, 9, 14, 16: Three Writers, Four Nights, CSC Herrick Auditorium, 7-8pm; FREE. As part of a series of talks with Author Burnham Holmes and Poet Joyce Thomas, I will be presenting "Expressive Writing: Getting to Your Truth" on Thursday, April 9 with a panel discussion on Thursday, April 16.
Just Announced! Saturday, April 18: League of Vermont Writers Spring Conference, Franklin Conference Center, Rutland, VT. I will be presenting, "Find your Story, Find your Voice: Writing Beyond the Script." Visit http://leagueofvermontwriters.org/ for registration info.
If you are a Middlebury College student, or know someone who is, this one's for you: Tuesday, April 21, 7:30PM. I will be presenting "How journaling/expressive writing can enhance well-being, lower stress, and increase self-confidence" as part of their resilience programming.
May 18 - June 29: Changing the World with Words: Transformative Language Arts (TLA) Foundations (online). I will be co-teaching with poet, writer, and TLA founder Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg. This class is also required as part of the TLA Foundations Certification. Details and registration info here.
Thursday, May 21; 6-7:30: Lower Your Stress, The Write Way Rutland Regional Medical Center, Leahy Community Health Education Center: FREE. Register here.
Looking ahead to summer: Camp Time!
I am very excited to teach a class I am calling "The Magic Pen: Personal Writing to Find Your Voice" for tween/teen girls at Chaffee Art Center in Rutland on July 14-16. I will also present a version of it at Rosie's Girls Rutland sometime during their camp weeks, July 20-31. Register your daughters now!
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