Other Countries:
Black Gay Expression Monthly Writing Workshop
The second August 2009 Other Countries Monthly Writing Workshop will be:
Date & Time: Saturday, August 22nd from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location:
LGBT Community Services Center
208 West 13th Street
(between 7th and 8th Avenues)
Room 102
New York, NY 10011
If you plan to present work on August 22nd:
* please confirm with Kevin McGruder by Thursday, August 20th at kevmcgr[at]pipeline.com
* bring 8-10 copies of your work for distribution.
For those interested, we will go out to dinner afterward at a nearby restaurant.
Below are guidelines for the workshop.
Other Countries Writing Workshop Discussion/Critique Guidelines
The Other Countries Writing Workshop is a peer-facilitated workshop. In order to ensure a supportive atmosphere and to encourage constructive criticism of work please keep the following in mind:
Before reading their work, writers should introduce it by telling about the FAP (Focus, Audience, and Purpose) for the piece as well as its genre. They should think of specific questions they want answered by the workshop, e.g. “Is this ready for submission to literary journals?” “Does this first chapter pull you into my novel’s story?” “Does this character seem too cardboard or cliché?”
The moderator will facilitate the discussion/critique of the work
Participants should:
- avoid cross talk between other participants while a comment is being made
- address both positives and negatives in the work;
- avoid extraneous “amen-ing” (repeating the comments) of previous speakers;
- avoid personal commentary of the writer and others; provide suggestions for further development of the work, etc.
We welcome contributions to defray room rental costs. Checks or money orders can be made payable to Other Countries and sent to:
Other Countries
345 West 145th Street, Suite 12B2
New York, NY 10031-5323
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