Dusty Owl presents the first Monthly Workshop Series, kicked off with Richard Taylor and Pearl Pirie

Saturday October 18, 2008 Saturday December 13
Heartwood House (153 Chapel Street, Ottawa)
Dusty Owl Workshops
Learning to Repeat Yourself Well (9am- 12pm)
Pearl Pirie spent a decade teaching in adult education. Her articles on teaching and on poetry have been published in print and online since the mid-nineties.
This is a workshop that will help you explore new ideas and poetic forms including the sestina and the pantoum. Both forms show one can repeat without being redundant by placing phrases and lines inside new contexts. Examples and resources will be given. The workshop will include time to respond to prompts and do cooperative and shared writing with peers.
Get Comfortable With Creative Writing (1pm – 4pm)
Richard Taylor has published a collection of short stories, a novel, many feature articles in magazines, and a travel memoir. He has taught over 70 creative writing workshops in Ottawa, Hong Kong, Australia, Tuscany and an annual summer writers retreat in Quebec, Write By The Lake. Since 1995 when he was writer-in-residence at Carleton University.
This workshop will jumpstart you into writing. Together with various literary triggers, prompts and writing exercises, Richard Taylor will share his extensive knowledge about how to balance inspiration and discipline, finding a personal voice, choosing a subject and developing a sense of structure. Many of Taylor’s writing students have gone on to publish novels, books of short stories, poetry, travel and memoir writing, and innumerable magazine articles.
$30 for each workshop or $50 for both
TICKETS @ MOTHER TONGUE BOOKS (1067 Bank St. near Sunnyside)
Limited enrollment, be sure to get your ticket early!