Creative Journeys Writing Workshops

Gail Balden will offer the following workshops at the Center for Contemplative Arts, Underhill Plaza at Manzanita Avenue & Division Street in Manzanita. Open to men and women, workshops are designed for those who write or want to, who have stories to tell or want to explore writing as a tool for self-discovery. No previous writing experience is necessary. Each class meets from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and costs $50.

You can register for two or all three spring workshops (March, April, May) at the same time; the price drops to $80 for two and $120 for all three.

A minimum deposit of $25 is required for each workshop to reserve a space.

To register, contact Gail at 503-368-7807 or send deposit to reserve a space to Gail Balden, 41500 Anderson Road, Nehalem, Oregon 97131.

Early enrollment is advised, as seating is limited. Participants should bring a journal or notebook and their favorite pens.

For purchasing books referred to you by Gail Balden's Creative Journeys Workshops, visit the Links & Accommodations page.

Courage for the Journey

Saturday, March 15, 2008

What do you have to say? Listen to your heart and hear the stories and poems within. Drop fear, take risks, and begin to tell the tale. Whether you journal, write nonfiction, fiction or poetry, this workshop will help you to dig deeper and write more vividly.

Creating an Illustrated Journal
Saturday, April 19, 2008
E.B. White wrote: “Even now, this late in the day, a blank sheet of paper holds the greatest excitement there is for me—more promising than a silver cloud, and prettierthan a red wagon.” Journal for clarity and capture the splendor of the world and your heart on the page through words and images.

Writing Our Lives
Saturday, May 17, 2008
What is your story? Who are you? How do you experience the world? What are your most wonderful memories? Write, share and touch others with the words of your heart. Leave a trace as only you can.

Sinsinawa Mound Center, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin
Weekend Writing Retreat:
Writing as a Spiritual Quest
May 30 - June 1, 2008
Writing can change your life. We all have a soul’s story only we can tell, and our creativity and spirituality grow stronger through the power of self-expression. We will focus on writing about what really matters and explore our spiritual well being by looking at the sacred, grace and loss in our lives. Join us in seeing the hand of promise in who we are and how we can express this through writing.

Private room, $179; Commuter, $114.
Includes workshop, lodging, and meals.

For more information on Sinsinawa, see
www.sinsinawa.org/MoundCenter.

Crazy Wisdom Bookstore
114 S. Main St. Ann Arbor, Michigan - 734.665.2757
Leave a Trace
Saturday, June 7, 2008, 10:30 am-4 pm
A one-day creative writing workshop with Gail Balden

The past, Virginia Woolf noted, urges us to “leave a trace.” Isn’t this secretly what we hope for yet fear we’ll never achieve? This writing workshop, designed for those who write or want to, will focus on unlocking memories, capturing your stories in your own unique voice and claiming passion and purpose through writing. Whether you write for yourself, your family or the world, or your story takes the form of an essay, fiction, or a poem; this workshop will leave you inspired at the storyteller who lives within all of us. No writing experience required, just an open heart. Participants should bring a journal or notebook and their favorite pens.

Cost: $50
www.crazywisdom.net