Seven Bridge Writers’ Collaborative offers monthly workshops on the craft of writing on the third Saturdays between September and June with no workshop in December. All workshops are free and open to the public, but gifts to help continue SBWC’s mission to offer free to low-cost opportunities for writers are always appreciated. A suggested donation for workshops is $15. TO GIVE A GIFT, CLICK HERE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO COVID-19, SBWC PROGRAMMING MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND MAY BE ONLINE.
THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY A GRANT FROM THE LANCASTER CULTURAL COUNCIL, A LOCAL AGENCY WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY THE MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL, A STATE AGENCY.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH WORKSHOP, CLICK ON THE DATE:
Writing Dialogue, with Sally Cragin, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main Street, Lancaster, MA
Want to Write Your Memoir? Special Workshop with Michael Keith, 1 -3 p.m. Leominster Public Library, 30 West Street, Leominster, MA
Writing Biography, a Special Workshop with James Dempsey, 3 -5 p.m. Leominster Public Library, 30 West Street, Leominster, MA
From Page to Stage, with Leaf Seligman, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main Street, Lancaster, MA
Flash Fiction, with Winona Wendth, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main Street, Lancaster, MA
What Makes a Good Short Story, with Jim Brennan, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main Street, Lancaster, MA
The Business Side of Writing, with Paula Castner, Dale Phillips, and Ursula Wong, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main Street, Lancaster, MA
An Author’s Guide to Social Media, with Stacey Longo, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main Street, Lancaster, MA
Writing Inspiration, with Barbara Foster and Sharon Harmon, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main Street, Lancaster, MA
Using Suspense in Writing, with Dale Phillips, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main Street, Lancaster, MA
Writing People: How Characterization Works in Fiction, with Dave Daniel
Writing, like long-distance running, is a solitary pursuit, but it doesn’t have to be a lonely one thanks to Seven Bridge Writers Collaborative. The Collaborative offers workshops helping writers of all stripes and stages hone their craft, critique groups harnessing the experience of writers with similar literary interests to see members’ manuscripts to completion, and forums reminding its writers to pause the work and celebrate their successes. The connection, camaraderie, and care found at SBWC is a boon for Central Mass. writers.
Jim Brennan
MFA ’12 Bennington Writing Seminars
Assistant Professor of English at ;nsigamond Community College