Students reading at Books Inc., San Francisco, CA
Past Events:
Saturday June l3, 2015 1pm to 4pm
“Let’s Write!” Creative Writing Workshop with Harvard Alum Novelist Mary Rakow, Ph.D.
Mechanics Institute & Library
57 Post St. (at Montgomery St. BART)
San Francisco, CA 94104
Price: Members, Harvard Club $30 Non-Members $40
Info and registration: www.harvardclubsf.org “Upcoming Events”
The focus is on individual critique. Class limited to 10 participants. Open to writers at all levels. Bring what you have to this writing workshop: the opening line of a poem, a novel excerpt, an idea. Find what you are trying to make. Get started. Go deeper into what you have. Take a step toward more powerful, truthful and beautiful work.
Sunday, Oct 28, 2012
A Day for Creative Writing
Sponsored by Harvard Club SF for Members and non-Members
What does Beethoven have to do with writing? Limited to 20 participants.
“Let’s Begin Your Memoir!”Limited to 15 participants.
Harvard Club of San Francisco www.HCSF.org
Sunday, July 29, 2012
A Day for Creative Writing:
Lecture: What does Beethoven have to do with writing?
Critique Seminar: “Let’s Write!” Critique Seminar–10 participants
Every participant will receive detailed critique on up to 5 pages of prose work. The atmosphere is safe but also rigorous.”Many creatures must make, but only one must seek within itself what to make.” We are that creature. We alone must make objects of meaning. Bring what you have to this seminar: a novel excerpt, part of a short story, the opening of a memoir. Find what you are trying to make. Get started. Go deeper into what you have. See more clearly the finishing touches you must now do. Take a step toward more powerful, truthful and beautiful work.
Wednesday June 20
Making Time for Writing
So you’ve decided you want to be a writer! The key to any writer’s success is shaping your life to support your work.
Come to this quick and practical lunchtime presentation for tips on shaping your life as a writer: time, space, habits, rituals, techniques, utilizing music and art for your work and overcoming the dreaded “writer’s block.” Learn to create what you want to become!
Saturday June 9, 2 pm
San Francisco Writing Students read from Work in Progress.
A doctor, banker, lawyer, student, IT professional and city planner. Come hear some exciting emerging voices!
Readers: Bryan Gescuk, Lynn Hollenbeck, Kathryn Markum, Michael Shannon, Irina Torrey,Chris Wolf
Followed by refreshments and Q & A.
Location: Books Inc. in Opera Plaza, San Francisco
Friday May 11, 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Lip Service West: True Stories
Rakow reads with Gary Turchin, Eva Schlesinger, Zarina Zabrisky, and Special Guest.
Pegasus Books
Pairing gritty, real, and raw writing with live performance, Lip Service offers audiences the rare glimpse into the personal lives of the artist. Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, embarrassing and brutally honest, Lip Service West promises to be unlike any literary event you’ve ever experienced. Lip Service West is produced by Joe Clifford, sponsored by the San Pablo Arts District, and held bi-monthly.
Saturday April 28
“Let’s Write!” Creative Writing Workshop with Harvard Alum Novelist Mary Rakow, Ph.D. 1pm to 5pm
Mechanics Institute & Library
57 Post St. (at Montgomery St. BART)
San Francisco, CA 94104
Price: Members, Harvard Club $20 Non-Members $40
Info and registration: www.harvardclubsf.org “Upcoming Events”
The focus is on individual critique. Class limited to 10 participants. Open to writers at all levels. Bring what you have to this writing workshop: the opening line of a poem, a novel excerpt, an idea. Find what you are trying to make. Get started. Go deeper into what you have. Take a step toward more powerful, truthful and beautiful work.