CREATIVE WRITING EVENTS CONTINUE THIS MONTH AT LINDEN PLACE
Writing workshops, webinars, a write-in, and more throughout the month
In tandem with their yearly writers’ residency program, Linden Place has partnered with community organizations and schools that include School One/WriteRI, What Cheer Writers Club, Roger Williams University Dept. of English and Creative Writing, and the Bristol Historical Society to create a month of programming for writers and would-be writers. The events are an expansion of the Linden Place Writers Residency program which provides 8 selected Rhode Island writers with free workspace, $100 travel stipend, consults with a sensitivity reader, research support and more.
- “Writing Early Black History with Authenticity & Sensitivity.”In this webinar Renee Harleston, founder of Writing Diversely, will explain what a sensitivity reader is and how they help writers create authentic, diverse worlds and characters. Discussion points include common stereotypes and tropes, use of language, and more nuances of writing early Black history with enslaved or enslaver characters. There will be time for audience questions at the end. Tuesday April 18 from 6:30-7:30pm. Cost $10.
- “Under the Lindens: Write-In.” Presented by What Cheer Writers Club, this community write-in invites local writers to gather and work on their individual projects in a community setting. Writers can work at tables in the ballroom or across the expansive grounds of this historic landmark. Coffee provided! Sunday April 23 from 11-4pm.Free for What Cheer members; $10 general public with “Pay What You Can” option.
- “Stanzas & Slices” Student Poetry workshop. Roger Williams University Dept. of English and Creative Writing invites RWU students to partake of a pizza slice at thisinformal poetry workshop. Free. Limited to 24 students. Sunday April 23 from 6-7pm.
Registration information for all events can be found at LindenPlace.com/writers-residency. Linden Place is located at 500 Hope St, Bristol, RI 02809. The residency is made possible in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.