Wild Muse Intuitive Writing Workshops with Maia Williams

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  • Wild Muse Intuitive Writing
    Winter 2022
    Memory as Muse
    “Writing sometimes feels frivolous
    and sometimes sacred, but memory
    is one of my strongest muses.”
    – Marge Piercy, Braided Lives

    All writers are welcome—beginning, emerging, and published.

    The primary focus is on short form memoir written in prose and poetry. I share examples of excellent writing by established and emerging writers. We write together two or more times each week (10-15 mins. each). You may go with the flow or use the writing time to work on your own project.
    All forms of writing are welcome (poetry, prose, hybrid, memoir, essay, flash, micro, vignette, fragment—even fiction).
     

    Choose one of three 8-session options (16 hrs.)…

    – IN-PERSON group on Saturdays in San Miguel de Allende

    [Meeting in col. Guadiana on a covered, open-air terrace overlooking a lush garden, following Covid-19 protocol. You must be vaccinated (x3 is best) to participate.] Group size is limited to 8.
    SATURDAYS: JAN 15 – MAR 19 :: 2:00pm to 4:00pm CENTRAL

    [skip FEB 5 & MAR 5]

    – LIVE on ZOOM groups – Tuesdays or Thursdays
    TUESDAYS: JAN 18 – MAR 22 :: 11:30am to 1:30pm CENTRAL

    [skip FEB 1 & MAR 1]
    THURSDAYS: JAN 20 – MAR 24 :: 2:00pm to 4:00pm CENTRAL

    [skip FEB 3 & MAR 3]

     

    $215 USD – Registration:

    1) RSVP by reply email (wildmuse20@gmail.com) – note desired day in the subject line.

    2) Payment options will be emailed to you.

    Typical Schedule:
    – First hour, everyone is invited to bring a writing to share (4 mins. max). You will receive comments emphasizing what’s most engaging and memorable about your work.
    – Quick Stretch / Comfort / Dance Break! (dancing on- or off-camera)
    – Second hour, we touch on a craft tip or two, and write together twice (10-15 mins. each) .
    – As always, you may share your work or pass.
    Each week, you will receive materials via email as PDF attachments. Should you miss a session, you will have everything you need to write on your own. Set a timer for 10-15 minutes – ready, set, go!
     
    2022 Anthology Update!
    Wild Muse participants (2020 – 2022) will be invited to submit work in July. Inclusion will be confirmed in September. We plan to publish in November. We will celebrate the 7th year of Wild Muse workshops with an online publication and a limited print run of your best work.
    Your Instructor: Maia Williams

     

    Founder, Wild Muse Show Up & Write!
    [est. 2015: in-person/online + 2021/22 OLLI at Duke Univ.]
    Founder, San Miguel Poetry & Prose Cafés
    Co-Director 2004-2020, San Miguel Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival
    Editor-in-Chief, Crossroads arts & culture magazine [paused 2020/21]

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