Workshops for Writers
TKennedyea
South Fallsburg, New York, is pleased to offer you the following announcement
of our Summer 2001 season. If you have received this message in error, our
apologies.
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Please reply via email with your address, if you would like to receive printed
information. Thanks for your interest in the Catskill Colony.
Teresa Kennedy
The Fiction Writers Boot Camp
July 9-15 2001
This intensive one-week workshop is designed to give you what you need to know
to get that novel published. In the first sessions, we cover everything from
the basics of plot and character to self-editing to manuscript preparation. In
the second half of the week, we have agents and professional editors review
your manuscript, cover and query letters and plot synopses. These sessions will
also include the pros and cons of self-publishing and internet publishing.
Please note: This is an intense mentoring program. You don’t have to be
published, but you do have to be serious about writing and getting published.
The fact that we can accept no more than 30 applicants for this session insures
that you will get one-on-one attention advice and some real-world information
from publishing veterans. Can a workshop turn you from an amateur to a
professional writer in one week? Only if you want it enough!
Requirements: A novel manuscript in progress, or several stories you are
willing to have critiqued
Cost: $1500. Includes 2 meals per day. Accommodations are shared room in
cottage with full kitchens.
Single occupancy rates are higher.
Registration Deadline: March 15, 2001
Deposit of $750.00 due on registration. Balance due May 1, 2001.
The Non-Fiction Writers Boot Camp
August 26th -September 1, 2001
Targeted for those with an interest in non-fiction, this workshop is modeled on
the Fiction writers boot camp, but will instead included sessions on
trend-spotting, self-help, target markets, the book proposal and presentation.
Especially useful for experts and professionals who want to share their
experience and knowledge in book form.
Requirements: A manuscript in progress, or an outline of the proposed book.
Cost $1500. Includes 2 meals per day. Accommodations are shared room in cottage
with full kitchens.
Single occupancy rates are higher.
Registration Deadline: March 15, 2001
Deposit of $750.00 due on registration. Balance due May 1, 2001.
Creative Alchemy
July 26-29, 2001 and August 17-20
In this unique workshop, we explore the idea that the ancient art of Alchemy is
more than a metaphor for spiritual Transformation. The magic of Alchemy is in
Application. This 4-day workshop will examine, through individual and group
sessions how the principles of Jungian psychology, Western astrology, and dream
symbolism can all be used to discover and connect to the source of true
creative inspiration. We teach that your impulse to create is not an
accidental, but an essential component of your life experience. The Spiritual
power that exists within each of us is meant to be directed and applied. Based
upon the principles explored in the upcoming book, The Alchemist’s Way,
participants will learn how larger forces shape each of our lives. Once the
map of an individual’s destiny is discovered, creative power can be directed
and expressed. Alchemy can heal not only the Self, but the world. Join us for a
truly Transformative view of how individual Art is the highest and most
beautiful expression of Life.
Featuring Curtis Cates M.D. Dr. Cates is a Jungian analyst, alchemist and
astrologer whose popular website, http://kristo.com features individual
consultations, seminars and a daily horoscope.
Requirements: A computer generated horoscope birth chart; a summary and samples
of works in progress.
Cost: 750.00 Includes accommodations and 2 meals
Deadline for Registration: March 15, 2001
Deposit: 375.00 due on registration. Balance due May 1, 2001
Playwrights Weekend
Dates to be announced
Explore the basics of the play in this highly entertaining and informative
3-day workshop for playwrights. Co-Instructors Colleen Burns and Siobhan Fallon
bring a unique perspective to the craft of the playwright. Both are actors
turned playwrights, and offer a host of useful and informative tips on dialog,
plot development and the age old art of stage craft.
Requirements: A play in progress
Cost: 500.00 Includes accommodations and 2 meals per day.