| Writers'
Bloc Spring 2006 Schedule of Classes
Editing Groups
Editing groups focus on a writer's development as
well as on the crafting of individual pieces. Sessions focus on
developing projects and receiving feedback from the workshop leader
and other members in the editing groups working toward completion
of publishable work. Writers will refine one/two short stories
or a portion of a novel.
Fiction with Juli Henshaw
Info: This six week group is for anyone who is
interested in writing or has dabbled in writing fiction. Beginners
and intermediate writers welcome.
When: Mondays from 6-7:30pm, March 6 to April
10
Where: At a downtown Phoenix location TBD
Cost: $100 for 6 weeks, max 15 students
Register: Send an email to writersblocphx@yahoo.com
Juli Henshaw’s work has appeared in the
South Dakota Review and the Hawaii Review, and
is forthcoming in the Beloit Fiction Journal. She has
taught Creative Writing at Mesa Community and Phoenix Colleges,
Changing Hands Bookstore, and most recently, the Writers’
Bloc in Phoenix.
Writing Workshops
So You Wanna Be a Rock Star? with Kevin Vaughan-Brubaker
Ever dream of being the lead singer in a rock band?
Well, Writers’ Bloc can provide that opportunity.
On Saturday, March 18 from 2 to 4pm at Modified
Arts, 407 East Roosevelt, Writers’ Bloc
will present the first part of the three-part songwriting workshop,
“So You Wanna Be a Rock Star?” The
two-hour class, taught by instructor Kevin Vaughan-Brubaker, will
focus on the composition of lyrics for music by the band Mondegreen.
At the conclusion of the class, students will be able to take
home the music with the opportunity to write original lyrics.
Information on resources for professional songwriters to help
establish an overall rock n' roll lifestyle will be available.
On a date determined during the first meeting, students are invited
to a private rehearsal with Mondegreen. The five-piece rock band
will give students the chance to review written lyrics and discuss
how the lyrics could be performed.
On Tuesday, April 5 at 8pm, the public is invited
to Modified Arts for the third and final part of the workshop,
a contest between students. Workshop participants
will perform their original lyrics on stage with Mondegreen, competing
for prizes including the opportunity to perform live with Mondegreen
at Last Exit, two complimentary tickets to the Phoenix Symphony,
autographed CDs from local bands Fatigo and Andrew Jackson Jihad,
and more. A panel of judges, including Leslie Barton, Booking
Agent of Modified Arts and Donald Martinez of The Shizz, will
determine the top three winners. Entertainment will follow the
contest, and the cover charge for the public is $3.
Where: Modified
Arts, 407 East Roosevelt Street in Phoenix
Cost: $40, max 20 students. Includes the March
18 workshop, private rehearsal, and optional participation in
the April 5 contest
Register: Send an email to writersblocphx@yahoo.com
Kevin Vaughan-Brubaker lives in Phoenix, Arizona,
with his wife, cats, and gecko. Aside from being a writer, Kevin
is a musician, actor, sound designer, and cultural maven-at-large.
He is the secretary of the board for Nightboat Books, a small
press in NYC, and one of the founding members of Writers' Bloc,
a studio space/writer’s collective in downtown Phoenix.
Kevin has an MFA in Creative Writing from the Virginia Piper Center
for Creative Writing at Arizona State University, works for the
Arizona Commission on the Arts, and teaches creative writing for
University of Phoenix Online.
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