What we’re about
Sacramento Creative Writing workshops are here to support you, inspire you, to connect you with other writers, and to free your writing voice. Let's gather and write, write, write.
In our Wednesday and Saturday workshops*, you will receive:
- The support and guidance of an experienced group facilitator
- Writing prompts intended to jump start fresh, new, first-draft writing
- A writing environment where everyone can feel safe and respected
- Inspiration to listen deeply to your own voice and write about what matters to you
What to Expect
Writing: A typical two-hour workshop will include two "writes"
Sharing: You will be invited to read your writing out loud, but this is optional. You may pass at anytime.
Responding: The Saturday workshops do not include verbal response, just silent applause. In the Wednesday workshop, we respond to just-written first drafts with positive feedback, not criticism. This builds trust and self confidence and helps us grow as writers and human beings. When a writer reads aloud, we respond very specifically with:
what we like
what stays with us
what is strong
Note: Everything shared in the workshop is confidential.
We look forward to meeting you!
* The Monday workshop has a different format. We meditate in silence for 30 minutes, then write in silence for 30 minutes. No prompts or reading aloud.
Upcoming events (4+)
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Gwyneth Tracy is trained in the Amherst Writers and Artists Way (AWA)*.
Format:
Introductions
The 3 guidelines are reviewed for those who might want to share their work.
Creative prompts will be presented and people will write for 15 minutes per prompt.
No attention to grammar, spelling, or punctuation. The point is to get words and thoughts on paper.
Nobody reads your work, only you.
You may share your writing, if you wish, or not.
· Every Thursday
· 5-7pm
· Zoom codes will be provided to those who RSVP***
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### AWA is an international community of writing workshop leaders committed to the belief that a writer is someone who writes & every writer has a unique voice. AWA workshops follow a proven method that affirms writers by building confidence, creating an atmosphere of equal exploration, and protecting confidentiality.
Through the AWA Training Program, AWA trains writers to uphold the AWA Method and become workshop leaders. These workshop leaders are certified to work with novice writers who have been led to believe they have no voice and with experienced writers who want to hone their craft. Training includes business practices as well as strategies for writing with those who have been traditionally not heard through poverty, discrimination, illness, age or other obstacles and achieves a powerful combination of language and confidence needed to overcome social barriers.
- Write UpLink visible for attendees
Gwyneth Tracy is trained in the Amherst Writers and Artists Way (AWA)*.
Format:
Introductions
The 3 guidelines are reviewed for those who might want to share their work.
Creative prompts will be presented and people will write for 15 minutes per prompt.
No attention to grammar, spelling, or punctuation. The point is to get words and thoughts on paper.
Nobody reads your work, only you.
You may share your writing, if you wish, or not.
· Every Thursday
· 5-7pm
· Zoom codes will be provided to those who RSVP***
![img]()
### AWA is an international community of writing workshop leaders committed to the belief that a writer is someone who writes & every writer has a unique voice. AWA workshops follow a proven method that affirms writers by building confidence, creating an atmosphere of equal exploration, and protecting confidentiality.
Through the AWA Training Program, AWA trains writers to uphold the AWA Method and become workshop leaders. These workshop leaders are certified to work with novice writers who have been led to believe they have no voice and with experienced writers who want to hone their craft. Training includes business practices as well as strategies for writing with those who have been traditionally not heard through poverty, discrimination, illness, age or other obstacles and achieves a powerful combination of language and confidence needed to overcome social barriers.
