Local Writers to hold Therapeutic Writing Workshop on Saturday, April 7, 2018

Mary Rose Workshops

 You are invited to the premier presentation of Therapeutic Writing Workshops for Women, by Mary and Rosemary (Mary Rose).

The First Mary Rose Workshop will be held 4/7/2018. It will be led by:

Mary Ricketson

Rosemary Royston

Mary Ricketson, (left), published writer of poetry, and Licensed Professional Counselor.

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Rosemary Royston, (right), published writer of poetry and prose, Master of Fine Arts, Lecturer at Young Harris College, GA.

The theme of this workshop:

Therapeutic writing, any genre:  crafting your own poem or prose

Schedule:

Saturday, April 7, 2018:

When:

10 AM – 4 PM                        $50 per person             limit 12 participants

What to bring:

A bag lunch, notebook and pencils/pens.                  Healthy drinks and snacks will be provided.

Where:

447 Pet Lane, Murphy NC 28906  

Directions will be provided upon registration.  Count on a 20 minute drive north of Murphy NC.

Arrive at a cabin in a quiet wooded setting.

 Details:

Expressive writing about your own experience, including trauma, even for only 15 minutes a day, is known to be helpful to the immune system, stabilize blood pressure, calm the body and mind, and contribute to overall good health.

This workshop is geared toward writers of intermediate and advanced levels.

Expect informative sessions, time to write, read your own words, receive and offer critique.

Break times will allow for indoor/outdoor seating, walks, conversation or quiet solitude.

Register by:

Contact Mary or Rosemary:

maryricketson311@hotmail.com

rosemary28rr@gmail.com 

Fees may be paid by cash or personal check.

Congratulations to Betty Reed of Transylvania County

We are happy to announce that Betty Reed had three poems accepted for the 7th issue of Eno Magazine (Duke University).Eno is about connecting with the natural world through artistic mediums.
Betty encouraged a new member of the Transylvania Writers Alliance to submit a poem and his is also going to be published.
Betty said, "He was encouraged and he submitted to a literary magazine in Mississippi. Two more of his poems now will be published."

This is an example of how our mountain writers reach out and help other writers. I'm sure Betty was as happy for the new member as she was for herself. Be generous toward other writers. We should not be in competition with each other. Let's help promote our fellow writers and do what we can to help them get their work published.

 

Betty Jamerson Reed, a native of Western North Carolina, enjoys playing with words. Her poems have appeared in Lucidity Poetry Journal, Living with Grief, and Friends Journal, as well as anthologies such as Echoes across the Blue Ridge, (2010), It's All Relative: Tales from the Tree (2016), as well as in the special "Signature (2016) " and "Windows (2017)" anthologies of River Poets. Two of her poems appear in Mountain Mist (2017) 

 

She is also the author of two award-winning works of nonfiction: The Brevard Rosenwald School (2004) and School Segregation in Western North Carolina (2011).