Saturday March 23 Genre Writer’s Workshop
NEW DATE: July 6
with author Max Ellendale
3:00-5:00 pm Upstairs@Meadowlark
Paranormal romance author Max Ellendale (Glyph, Breathless Press 2012) will lead a 2-hour workshop on all aspects of beginning a plot-driven novel. A great introduction to the discipline of writing a book-length work for fantasy, sci-fi, and other genre fiction writers. Optional individual consult. Sign up at info@cuppapulp.com or call Meadowlark at 845-290-1572. $20 2-hour intensive, $10 optional consult. Read our interview with Max Ellendale here.
Monday March 25 Open Write-and-Read workshop
NEW DATE: Monday, April 1
7:30 pm Upstairs@Meadowlark
Led by Donna Miele. Join us to read and discuss your work. Bring a notebook, pen, and anything you have been working on. Be prepared to read 3-5 pages (up to 1000 words) aloud for compassionate comment from fellow writers. You can do this!
Sign up at info@cuppapulp.com or call Meadowlark at 845-290-1572.
Wednesday, April 3-Swamplandia!
NEW DATE: Monday, April 22
7:30 pm Upstairs@Meadowlark
Led by Julie Goldberg
Join us for a cup of tea or glass of wine and refreshments as we discuss this Pulitzer Prize nominee for 2012.
Sign up at info@cuppapulp.com or call Meadowlark at 845-290-1572.
Saturday, April 13 Meadowlark Storyteller’s Series
11:00 am Upstairs@Meadowlark
Led by Jen Choquette. An informal time to explore oral storytelling, for parents and other tale-weavers! Based on Josie Felce’s Storytelling for Life: Why Stories Matter and Ways of Telling Them.
Sign up at info@cuppapulp.com or call Meadowlark at 845-290-1572.
Thursday, April 25 Leaning on Cedars
with author Andrew Shurtleff
7:00 pm Upstairs@Meadowlark
GMWS alum Andrew Shurtleff will talk about writing his novel, Leaning on Cedars: A Story of Initiation for Our Time. Now a PhD student at Columbia University, Andrew began the book as his high school Senior Project, and completed it as an undergraduate at Clark University. Come join the discussion on the writing and publishing process! Refreshments will be served, and Leaning on Cedars will be available for purchase. We’d love to hear if you’re planning to come (everyone gets more cookies that way)… call Meadowlark at 845-290-1572 or email us at info@cuppapulp.com
Wednesday, May 8 The Secret Powers of Story Structure
with Emmy Laybourne
7:00-9:00 pm Upstairs@Meadowlark
Emmy Laybourne (author of MONUMENT 14, “Frighteningly real… riveting,” – NYT) will lead a workshop investigating classic three act story structure. Using lecture, discussion and in-class writing exercises, the class will explore the elements of story structure, learn to diagnose when structure has collapsed, and how to use plotting to strengthen any project. Anyone interested in writing, film, television, teaching, oral storytelling or any other story-based craft is encouraged to attend. This workshop will benefit beginner and professionals alike. Cost: $40. Sign up at info@cuppapulp.com or call Meadowlark at 845-290-1572.