Learn. Produce. Share. Belong.
Aspiring and experienced writers join workshops at Shape & Flow for posterity, publication and/or personal growth. They discover quickly the value of the workshop process. Writers come to write, and they do. What most don't expect is the community that forms.
Most writers have in common four desires— to learn the writing craft, produce new work, share stories with an audience and belong to a writing community. This summer, choose from a menu of opportunities to help meet all of these writerly needs:
- Monday, June 4—Six-week workshop begins
- Sunday, June 24—Writing retreat at Valaterra in LaGrange
- Saturday, June 30—Seminar on building a writing platform
- Wednesday, July 11—Six-week workshop begins
- Tuesday, July 17—Six-week workshop begins
Scroll down to find out more about each activity and explore safws.com
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Spend the day at the beautiful Valaterra
Sanctuary House in LaGrange
Beginning at 10 AM on Sunday, June 24, we'll spend the day writing, walking, reading, napping, sharing the written word and a communal meal. The day is $50 per person,with an option to spend the night for an additional $75. Retreat goers must have been enrolled (or be currently enrolled) in a writing workshop at Shape & Flow. Please notify Kimberly of your wish to join the group. You'll receive an electronic invoice so you can guarantee your space.
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Become a member of our writing community!
In a workshop at Shape & Flow, you will meet 2.5 hours for six sessions. Each week, you will respond to timed prompts at home and share or comment upon peer writing within the workshop. You'll learn to read as a writer, experiment with form and voice, use effective dialogue credibly and describe your memories in multi-sensory ways. Our specific schedule is set at the beginning of each six-week session to ensure that everyone will be able to attend most workshops. There is always a make-up session.
Here is the summer schedule for six-week workshops. All are $175; preregistration required.
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Kimberly Crum has her MFA in Writing from Spalding University, has published articles and essays and short memoir since 2000 and has been teaching memoir and essay since 2013 at a repurposed slaughterhouse, the Mellwood Arts Center.
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Build a Writing Platform: Create a niche in the changing world of publishing.
A seminar with author David Dominé, Saturday, June 30, 9:30 to 11:30 at Shape & Flow Studio 123 at, Mellwood Arts Center
With a bit of entrepreneurial spirit, and a focus on the "little picture," writers can market their work to target audiences, enhance name recognition, and make money from book-related endeavors. Budding writers can tailor projects to fit current trends and needs in the industry. Niche marketing—the identifying and reaching out directly to groups of potential readers—can unlock many doors in today’s changing world of publishing. Workshop participants will learn ways to build a writing platform and create a niche for their compositions.
Come with questions.
Leave with a plan!
Contact Kimberly to enroll in this seminar ($30)
Profits will benefit the nonprofit arts programming organization
Louisville Literary Arts
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About David Dominé
David's books appeal to a wide variety of audiences—cooks, ghost hunters, historical preservationists and people who simply enjoy a good story. From Victorian folklore to recipes with bourbon, Kentucky spirits often come alive in the narratives of David Dominé. His numerous books showcase the rich cultural heritage of his adopted state. David is the author of numerous articles and books, including his most recent—, an “unconventional memoir” titled Voodoo Days at La Casa Fabulosa. After going the traditional route with his first ten books, he decided to give self-publishing a try and in 2016 he started his own imprint, Myrtle & LaMere. Over the years he has discovered ways to capitalize on the interest generated by his writing.
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