WEEKEND WRITING WORKSHOP

Course Title: Weekend Writing Workshop
Course #: CS 1108*01
Dates: Aug 5-7
Instructor: Jane Wohl
Minimum Age: 18
Max # participants: 12
Location: Spearo-O
Participant Cost: $329

Course Description: A weekend writing workshop at Spear O Wigwam will provide a retreat for both experienced and novice writers.  Jane Wohl, poet and teacher, will conduct sessions that cover both ways to generate new material and ways to revise old material. Participants will be able to work in either poetry or prose. Participants should be prepared to share their work with the group.

How to sign up: In-Person or Phone. SIGN UP EARLY!  COLLEGE SUMMER HOURS ARE M-Th, 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
Sheridan College Office of the Registrar – Sheridan College Campus – (307) 674-6446 x 2200
Sheridan College Workforce & Training Development Office – Sheridan College Downtown (307) 674-6446 x 4501
Gillette College Records Office – Gillette College Campus (307) 686-0254 x 1431 or x 1432
Sheridan College in Johnson County – (307) 684-2001

Sorry for any inconvenience, currently we do not have an option for on-line registration.

Course Schedule:

  • Friday, August 5:
  • 3:00 Meet @ SC to leave
  • 4:00 Arrive &  settle in
  • 5:30: Introductions/wine and cheese
  • 6:00 Dinner
  • 7:00 Writing/ reading/music
  • Saturday, August 6:
  • 7:30 Breakfast
  • 8:30 First writing session
  • 10:30 break
  • 11:00 Second writing session
  • 1:00 Lunch
  • 2:00 rest/ walk/ swim quiet time
  • 4:00  Third writing session
  • 5:30 wine/cheese
  • 6:00 Dinner
  • 7:00 music/ relaxing
  • Sunday, August 7:
  • 7:30 Breakfast
  • 8:30 Fourth Writing Session
  • 10:30 Break
  • 11:00 Fifth Writing Session and Wrap Up
  • 12:30 Lunch
  • 1:00 Leave

Participant Equip List:

  • Writing supplies (notebooks, pens) laptop (if desired)
  • Water bottle
  • Good walking shoes
  • Casual clothes including layers for chilly evenings
  • Flashlight
  • Musical instruments
  • Favorite poems/short stories
  • Bathing suit (some of us are nuts enough to want to swim in Park Reservoir)

What to expect when staying @ Spear-O-Wigwam:

Travel

– All participants will be expected to meet at the Sheridan College Golden Dome 10 minutes prior to departure time. Students are allowed to drive their own vehicle, or transportation will be provided to Spear-O-Wigwam. Please indicate at time of registration as to how you intend on traveling.

Meals

– All meals, snacks and drinks will be provided while staying at Spear-O-Wigwam. Please let us know if you have any allergies or specific requirements when you register for a course.

Lodging

– Excluding Front Country Backpacking and Wilderness Survival, all Summer 2011 class participants will be housed in Spear-O-Wigwam cabins.

Equipment

– Upon registration, each student will be given an equipment list provided by the course instructor.

Fishing

– Course participants are welcome to fish during their free time at Spear-O-Wigwam; however, you must provide your own fishing equipment and have a current Wyoming fishing license. (There will be no place to purchase one once you are at Spear-O)