RPCV Writer Workshop in Greater New York
Peace Corps Writers, in cooperation with the Peace Corps Fund, and the NY
Writers Coalition, one of the country's largest community-based writing
organizations in the country, has organized for Returned Peace Corps
Volunteers an 8 week creative writing workshop beginning on September 14,
2006. This workshop is for RPCVs only and will be limited to the first 8
RPCVs who apply.
Writers of all genres, subject matter, and levels of experience are
welcomed. No prior writing experience is necessary. Workshop members will be
given freedom to find and strengthen their individual and unique voices, as
well as to experiment with form, style and new genres. In addition, the
workshop will provide a structure for writers to produce new work on a
regular basis.
John Coyne, editor PeaceCorpsWriters.org, and editor of several anthologies
on Peace Corps writings, will work with workshop writers individually to
help them publish their work. The expectation is that by writing about our
Peace Corps experience RPCVs will bring the world back home, through the
printed word, to Americans who know little about the peoples and cultures of
the developing world.
The workshop will be led by Sean Tanner, writer, certified NY Writers
Coalition workshop leader and experienced international volunteer. It will
begin on Thursday, September 14 at 7 pm and be held on Thursday evenings for
8 weeks.
The workshop cost $75 for 8 weeks. Marian Haley Beil, publisher of
PeaceCorpsWriters.org, will provide one scholarship to the "most recently
returned Peace Corps Volunteers." Contact John Coyne at:
jpcoyne@optonline.net if you wish to apply for this scholarship.
The workshop will take place at:
PeaceCorpsFund Office
Neighborhood Preservation Center
232 East 11th Street
New York, New York
10003
212.228.3128
