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CREATIVE WRITING OF COLUMBIA PRESENTS
THE AMHERST WRITERS & ARTISTS METHOD

This workshop is open to anyone with a desire to write; it is particularly well-suited for beginning writers, those who have not written in some time, and writers seeking to change styles/genre (i.e. business writers, academics, journalists).

-Write in response to a variety of exercises
-Identify strengths in your writing
-Build trust in your unique voice
-Share skills in a supportive setting
8 week sessions $120; scholarships available

Friday mornings 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
10/10/2008 - 12/5/2008 (no class 11/28)
1/02/09 – 2/20/09
2/27/09 – 4/10/09
4/17/09 - 6/05/09
6/12/09 - 7/31/09

Wednesday evenings 7:00 – 9:30 pm

1/7/09 – 2/25/09
3/4/09 –  4/22/09
6/3/09 - 7/22/09
9/2/09 - 10/21/09


CREATIVE WRITING OF COLUMBIA PRESENTS

THE NEXT LEVEL

This workshop is particularly well-suited for creative writers involved in ongoing projects: short stories, novels, collections. Anyone with a desire to write is welcome.

--Work on your memoir, novel, essays, or poetry
--Exchange resources on writing and publishing
--Identify your writing strengths
--Receive critique in a supportive setting
--Network with published writers

Tuesday evenings 7:00 – 9:30 pm
1/06/09 – 2/24/09
3/03/09 – 4/21/09
4/28/09 - 6/16/09
6/28/09 - 8/08/09


8 Weeks $120

Bridget Bufford, a St. Louis native, works part-time for a garden center, provides respite for children with developmental delays and leads writing workshops for established and aspiring writers. She received a Catalyst Award for
Minus One: A Twelve-Step Journey (Haworth Press). The novel was short-listed for a 2005 Lambda Literary Award; excerpts have been featured in The Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly, Pillow Talk II, Body Check, and Writing Alone & With Others.
Amherst Writers & Artists
Minus One:
A Twelve-Step Journey
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Bridget Bufford
(573) 864-9326
pericula@aol.com
Two hours to focus on my craft, get feedback from fellow writers and a sense of completion is what writing is all about. And during the course of my experience, I wrote four pieces that have resulted in published pieces. It was incredibly inspiring for me!

BARRI BUMGARNER
8 Days (Tigress Press)
Slipping (Tigress Press)