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SUMMARY:Writing retreat in the spectacular Bernese Oberland\, Switzerland
DESCRIPTION:Make time and space for you and your craft in idyllic Switzerland. Enjoy writing in inspiring surroundings in the supportive company of like-minded people\, and enhance your day with a walk in nature. Your tutor will guide you through daily workshops and discussions on key elements of writing\, such as characterisation\, plot\, point of view\, sense of place and dialogue. The final session will offer a practical approach to various stages of editing. The daily schedule incorporates private writing time. You can view a sample timetable on the website.\nHosted by an author and creative-writing tutor with years of experience (teaching all age groups and levels: from secondary-school pupils to students on Creative Writing undergraduate and Masters degrees).\nAccommodation will be at a luxury apartment in a modern chalet\, in a village at approx. 1070 metres above sea-level. It’s an easy walk from the flat to the local cafes\, shop and public transport. You’ll have your own space: a double room put to single-occupancy use\, with stunning views of the mountains (including Wetterhorn\, Wellhorn\, Engelhörner and Eiger) and high in natural light.\nThe course fee is inclusive of tuition\, accommodation and meals.\nTo learn more\, see website: https://valeriavescina.com/teaching/writing-retreats/
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-retreat-in-the-spectacular-bernese-oberland-switzerland/
LOCATION:Hasliberg-Reuti\, Am Tychelwaegli\, Hasliberg-Reuti\, 6086\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Emerging Writers Residency: Poetry 2023
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThis two-week writing program supports new writers in poetry at varying levels of accomplishment\, from not-yet-published writers to those with one published book. In this workshop-based residency\, you will work closely with our faculty\, Suzanne Zelazo\, Sharanpal Ruprai\, and professional guest Helen Hajnoczky\, to expand your practice and focus on improving writing skills. \nThe Emerging Writers Residency is an energizing\, transformative experience\, designed to help you take your writing to a new level. This residency is a perfect entry point into Banff Centre’s full suite of Literary Arts programs\, offering new writers the opportunity to work on a portion of a manuscript in a workshop setting directly with faculty. The program will help you build your critical vocabulary\, making you better critics of your own and others’ work. You will also learn more about the craft of writing\, and about the conventions and possibilities for innovation in poetry. \nWhat does the program offer?\nThis two-week residency provides thematic teaching from faculty members and professional guests\, Q&A sessions\, public readings\, and one-on-one workshopping. Mentors will discuss ideas\, experiences\, and obstacles that you may be encountering with your writing from across poetic genres. \nIn addition to a single room\, and a small private studio\, you will be surrounded by a community of artistic peers. The flexible program format allows you to choose the amount of support you are looking for. All program elements are optional. \nWho should apply?\nAny new writer of poetry interested in structured feedback from faculty and fellow participants will benefit from this program. The program is open to writers with no publications\, a few publications\, or even a first book. \n*Financial Aid available. \nProgram Dates: September 25 – October 06\, 2023\nApplication Deadline: June 14\, 2023\nLearn more and apply online: http://bit.ly/3ilinBK
URL:https://qwf.org/event/emerging-writers-residency-poetry-2023/
LOCATION:Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity\, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive\, Banff\, Alberta\, T1L 1H5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Responding with Poetry: An Interactive Talk with Patrick James Errington
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, September 29\, 3:00-4:30 pmArts Building (McCall MacBain) 160McGill University\, Montreal\n\n\n\nPlease join Poetry Matters for Responding with Poetry with Dr. Patrick Errington (University of Edinburgh).Poet and researcher Patrick Errington will give an in-person talk leading from his current research on the neuroscience of the aesthetic experience of poetry. \n\n\n\nA portion of the talk will involve an interactive workshop on what Errington theorizes as the process of “responding with” a poem. \n\n\n\nPlease register at “Contact Us” at https://www.mcgill.ca/poetrymatters/ \n\n\n\nErrington will also give a poetry reading that evening\, Friday\, September 29\, 7:30\, at The Yellow Door\, 3625 rue Aylmer\, with poets Susan Elmslie and Patrick O’Reilly.  \n\n\n\nPatrick James Errington is a poet\, translator\, critic\, editor\, and academic from the prairies of Alberta\, Canada. He is author of two chapbooks\, Glean (ignitionpress\, 2018)\, and Field Studies (Clutag\, 2019)\, and his full-length collection\, the swailing\, has just appeared through McGill Queen’s University Press (2023). Errington is recipient of awards from\, among others\, the London Magazine Poetry Competition\, the Flambard International Prize\, the McLellan Poetry Prize\, the Plough Prize\, the 2020 Callan Gordon/Scottish New Writers Award\, and the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award from the Writer’s Trust of Canada. He holds an MFA from Columbia University a PhD in poetic theory and enactive hermeneutics from the University of St. Andrews. He is currently a Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/responding-with-poetry-an-interactive-talk-with-patrick-james-errington/
LOCATION:Arts Building\, McGill University
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Poetic Attention
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, September 29\, 7:30 pmThe Yellow Door3625 Aylmer St\, Montreal \n\n\n\nJoin Poetry Matters for a reading with poets Susan Elmslie\, Patrick Errington\, and Patrick O’Reilly \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSusan Elmslie lives in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke. She is author of Museum of Kindness (Brick\, 2017); I\, Nadja\, and Other Poems (Brick\, 2006)\, which won the A.M. Klein Poetry Prize and was shortlisted for the McAuslan First Book Prize\, the Pat Lowther Award\, and a ReLit Award; and the prize-winning chapbook When Your Body Takes to Trembling (Cranberry Tree\, 1996). She holds a PhD in English (specialization: Canadian literature) from McGill. She was a Hawthornden Poetry Fellow in 2002. \n\n\n\nPatrick James Errington is author of two chapbooks\, Glean (ignitionpress\, 2018) and Field Studies (Clutag 2019)\, and his debut full-length collection\, the swailing (MQUP 2023). Errington is recipient of awards from the National Poetry Competition and The London Magazine Poetry Competition\, as well as many others. He holds an MFA from Columbia University (2015)\, a PhD in poetic theory and enactive hermeneutics from the University of St Andrews (2018)\, He is a Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. \n\n\n\nPatrick O’Reilly is an archivist and writer from Renews\, NL\, now living in Montréal/Tiohtià:ke. His first chapbook\, A Collapsible Newfoundland\, was published by Frog Hollow Press in 2020. Recent work has appeared in\, or is forthcoming\, in Yolk\, ionosphere\, and Black Sails\, vol.1. His poem “Mint Julep in a Highball Glass” has been nominated for 2023’s Best of the Net anthology. \n\n\n\nSpace is limited. Please register through Contact Us on the Poetry Matters website.
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LOCATION:Yellow Door\, 3625 rue Aylmer\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Reading
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