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About Ali Ali Lichtenstein, PhD Fiber and Mixed Media Artist, Writer, Writing Workshop Leader Ali is the founder of Empty Bowl Writers™ and co-founder, with Susie Crowther, MA, of Zebras in the Woods: Creative Arts and Wellness. She leads fiber and creative writing playshops and special events. Ali’s fiber work includes doll-making, collage, and fantasy figures. She is currently on hiatus from her day job at Keene State College, where she teaches an eclectic array of courses, including writing, women's and gender studies, English, and Integrated Studies. Ali holds an integrative studies doctorate in the fields of rhetoric/composition and women's studies with primary emphasis on spirituality and creative process. She is certified by Amherst Writers and Artists™ to lead group writing sessions with strategies developed by Pat Schneider, MFA. Click Here for Ali Lichtenstein curriculum vitae Click Here for Accolades You may contact me at ali@emptybowlwriters.com Writing Groups Everyone is a writer. You are a writer. All over the world, in every culture, human beings have carved into stone, written on parchment, birch bark, or scraps of paper, and sealed into letters—their words…Creating with words is our continuing passion. We dream stories; we make up stories, poems, song… ~Pat Schneider Empty Bowl Writers™ writing groups aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but they may be right for you. Founder and facilitator Ali Lichtenstein has been leading groups in Vermont and New Hampshire for over ten years. Using the Amherst Writers and Artists ™ methodology developed by Pat Schneider, MFA, she creates a supportive, encouraging environment for both novice and experienced writers of all genres. The ancient and enduring concept of the “empty bowl” has varied meanings. In these writing groups it symbolizes the writer’s desire to enter into a writing practice with an open mind, willingly entertaining all subjects, ideas, and forms that may arise during spontaneous writing exercises. Small groups of six to eight writers meet weekly for two hours. During this time, creative writing prompts are provided and writers have complete freedom to write from the heart and soul in any direction desired. Writing may be shared with the group as fresh, first drafts, but this is not a requirement of the writing group. Over the course of six to ten weeks writers are encouraged by the facilitator and each other. All workshops will be held at 382 West Street, Keene, NH 03431 Every person is born into life as a blank page—and every person leaves life as a full book. Our lives are our story, and our story is our life. Story is the narrative thread of our experience—not what literally happens, but what we make of what happens, what we tell each other and what we remember. Christina Baldwin, Storycatcher Schedule All workshops will be held at 382 West Street, Keene, NH 03431 All groups will meet for eight consecutive weeks. (see calendars, below): Spring 2010 Writing Group Schedule Mondays, April 5th through May 24th, 2010 3:30-5:30pm To register or for more information, go to the Register/Contact Us tab or click here. Summer 2010 Writing Group Schedule Weekly writing groups are not scheduled during the summer months. See “Special Events” for summer writing retreats and events. Fall 2010 Writing Group Schedule Mondays, September 6th through October 25th, 2010 3:30-5:30pm, To register or for more information, go to the Register/Contact Us tab or click here. Life hangs on a narrative thread. This thread is a braid of stories that inform us about who we are, and where we come from, and where we might go. The thread is slender but strong; we trust it to hold us and allow us to swing over the edge of the known into the future we dream in words. Christina Baldwin, Storycatcher A writer is someone who writes. You have done it; you have expressed yourself on paper. Getting started [writing] is almost always getting started again..."So what do you need? You need to discover and respect your own rituals and habits so that they will assist you..." Pat Schneider, Writing Alone and With Others Register/Contact Ali Spring 2010 Writing Group Schedule Mondays, 3:30-5:30pm, April 5th through May 24th 8-week class $225.00 Small groups of six to eight writers meet weekly for two hours. During this time, creative writing prompts are provided and writers have complete freedom to write from the heart and soul in any direction desired. Writing may be shared with the group as fresh, first drafts, but this is not a requirement of the writing group. Over the course of six to ten weeks writers are encouraged by the facilitator and each other. Fall 2010 Writing Group Schedule Mondays, 3:30-5:30pm September 5th through October 25th 8-week class $225.00 Small groups of six to eight writers meet weekly for two hours. During this time, creative writing prompts are provided and writers have complete freedom to write from the heart and soul in any direction desired. Writing may be shared with the group as fresh, first drafts, but this is not a requirement of the writing group. Over the course of six to ten weeks writers are encouraged by the facilitator and each other. Story is the foundation of relationship. With words alone we can create connection, establish community. With words alone we can recognize ourselves in each other's lives. Christina Baldwin Directions to our Office From Main Street in Keene, follow West on West Street. Go through 2 sets of traffic lights. After the second set of traffic lights you will see Pearl Street on your left. #382 is the second building after Pearl Street on your left. Parking is available in the rear of the building. We are located on the first floor in the middle, Suite 105. Empty Bowl Writers 382 West St., Suite 105, Keene, NH 03431 ali@emptybowlwriters.com or call 603-876-3667 Writing and performing should deepen the meaning of words, should illuminate, transfix and transform. bell hooks |
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