Time for some quick self-care! Grab a snack, stretch your legs, check in with friends, then get ready for your next amazing workshop!
Category: Wilwrite26 Online Track
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9AM – 9PM Saturday Zoom: Quiet Writing
Writing at a writer conference? You bet! Bring that brilliant idea and get it on the page in a quiet space. The quiet room is open all day.
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9 – 10AM Saturday Zoom 2: Writing as Resistance: Crafting Work That Refuses to Be Silenced
In a time of political suppression, censorship, and rising hostility toward the arts, your writing can become a vital act of resistance. In this workshop, you’ll learn practical craft strategies for embedding resistance into form, voice, and structure without relying on clichés or overt messaging. You’ll examine short excerpts from contemporary writers who confront systems of power, then generate new work through guided prompts designed for online engagement. You’ll leave with fresh material, sharper tools, and a clearer understanding of how your art can speak back.
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9 – 10AM Saturday Zoom 1: Memoir as Fiction
In this practical workshop, Laurie Scheer will show you how to thoughtfully transform real-life experiences into compelling fiction. You’ll learn how to identify which moments from your personal story are best suited for adaptation and how to reshape them to serve character, plot, and theme. You’ll leave with clear strategies for crafting a cohesive, engaging narrative based in your own experiences.
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9 – 10AM Saturday Belmont B: Literary Agent Panel
On April 15th, we’ll announce our industry professionals. Stay tuned for more details on this exciting panel.
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8:45 – 9AM Saturday Belmont A/B & Zoom: Break
Take a break and take a look at this year’s auction in the Belmont Foyer! Proceeds support our year round activities for writers just like you, so take a peek, then zip over to your next class to find your favorite seat.
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7 – 8AM Saturday Windsor A: Yoga
Greet the sun like a (writing) warrior with our morning Yoga class. Designed for experienced and new folks alike, this beautifully relaxing session will help you stretch your muscles and wake up all your sleepy Muses. Join us in Windsor A or from the comfort of your room.
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7 – 9PM Friday Windsor C & Zoom: Timberline Review
It’s time for the Launch of the 15th Annual Timberline Review Literary Journal. You’ll hear from poets, essayists, authors, memoirists, and that’s just scratching the surface! Come in-person and get your copy of the journal signed by the authors, or join us online to meet and celebrate with this year’s editors, authors, and artists.
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4:30 – 5PM Friday Belmont A/B & Zoom: Break
School taught us that the best time to make a new friend is in the hallway between classes. There’s no rush to get to the workshop, so why not start a conversation with someone you’ve never met? It might just be the start of a lifelong friendship!
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3 – 4:30PM Friday Zoom: Your Brand
What does your author brand look like? Designer Maite Dalila will help you find out. In this interactive workshop, you’ll take a deep dive into branding and walk away with the exact colors, fonts, and imagery that make your brand match the quality of your writing.