The Penland Cabin

The Penland Cabin
Summer, 2005

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

1st Friday November 4th YES!

I hope to see you all on Friday, November 4th, 6:30 PM, at Woolson House on the Rollins College Campus. First Friday is a constructive feedback group for writers. Writers can have any level of experience from beginner to proficient and much-published, and newcomers are always welcome. You can come to share your work for feedback or simply to listen and offer feedback to others. Each writer will have 10 minutes to read their piece and receive comments. Please bring copies (about 20) to share so we can all follow along. I look forward to seeing you there. Best wishes, Kathryn

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

"YES" for First Friday on October 7, 2011

We will meet on October 7th, 6:30 p.m. as usual, at Woolson House on the Rollins campus. I'll be hosting while Phil Deaver is away. Bring a piece of prose or poetry to share for constructive feedback, and please bring copies for the group, which varies in size up to about 20 people. Each writer will have 10 minutes to read and receive feedback. I look forward to seeing you all there.
Best wishes,
Kathryn

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

"YES" for First Friday on August 5th

We will meet on August 5th, 6:30 p.m. as usual, at Woolson House on the Rollins campus. I'll be hosting while Phil Deaver is away. Bring a piece of prose or poetry to share for constructive feedback, and please bring copies for the group, which varies in size up to about 20 people. Each writer will have 10 minutes to read and receive feedback. I look forward to seeing you all there.

Best wishes,

Kathryn

Friday, June 3, 2011

Yes to First Friday Tonight, June 3!!!

Tonight, same time, same place, Kathryn DiBernardo presiding while Philip recovers from cataract surgery! See you at 6:30!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Yes to First Friday May 6

Come to First Friday on May 6, same time, same Batcave.

Friday, April 1, 2011

The Story Workshop: National Dzanc Day

Reminder to First Friday-ers that there's no First Friday this month (April).

I wanted to contact you directly to let you know that on April 9 I'm teaching a short fiction workshop at the former Urban Think Bookstore, now called Urban ReThink/Burrow Books. The poster above says a lot but I wanted to tell you the whole deal with the class.

We'll convene at 9 AM and it is basically a writing day. Nine to 2:00 PM. I will give some prompts, and my intent is not that you bring something you're working on but that you come and try to write a story, a new story you never knew you were going to write and then, lo, by 2 PM you're far enough long that you would never want to quit on it. The following Saturday we would "meet" by email, hopefully with the stories revised enough so you're ready for some feedback. We'll figure out how to have small groups trade papers, and we'll discuss issues you ran into as you wrote it.

It costs a mere $30, and all of that goes to the wonderful Dzanc Books, friend of new and emerging writers. Think of it as a contribution to the Indie and Small Press scene. If you're interested in a writing day and seeing if you can get a new story going, please join us. The prompts will be great, the company (you know who you are, writers!) will be greater yet. The over-big poster above tells you how to sign up, and please also email me at Dan81446@gmail.com
if you want to come and also if you are having any trouble registering.

Phil

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

No First Friday on April Fool's Day

This is to announce no First Friday in April. We'll meet in May. Meantime be sure to attend some readings, and even do some, for National Poetry Month. It really is spring!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Yes, First Friday on March 4, same time same place yahoo

Let's get together Friday evening at 6:30 in Woolson House and read each other some of our work! See you then and . . . Spring's in the air, yahoo.

Monday, January 31, 2011

No February First Friday

This month there will be no First Friday. The AWP conference in Washington, D.C. takes place this week, and I'm traveling there as chairman of the search committee seeking a writer to take my place during the Sabbatical I have coming up. We're going to want to think that through for First Friday also. We have until May to figure it out. Email me if you have ideas. See you in March if not before.

Philip

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

First Friday Will Meet Jan. 7. Happy New Year

The plan is for First Friday to meet on Friday night, jan. 7, starting at 6:30. We will meet in Woolson House on the Rollins Campus. Spread the word and see you soon.

Very truly yours,

Philip