From Spark to Story: A Generative Writing Workshop

Friday, April 4, 2025 3:30–4:30 PM

Location
Little Hall, 201
Website
https://calendar.colgate.edu/event/from-spark-to-story-a-generative-writing-workshop

Description

You bring an idea or two, and our writing workshop will help you turn them into the first pages of a manuscript. Don't have any ideas? Don't worry: we'll come with a list of prompts to help you get started.Facilitated by our Creative Writing faculty members, you'll pair up with a student to generate new pieces of writing. You'll also learn about and have the chance to apply to the Colgate Writers Conference — an intimate summer gathering in June that has nurtured writers of all levels for nearly thirty years.This event is a part of Arts, Creativity, and Innovation Weekend. View the full schedule.

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