Jordan Dane's Gemini Ink Workshop

From Gemini Ink:

Hello,

Hello. Hope you’re doing well. I wanted to thank you for your continued support of Gemini Ink. Your frequent posts about our classes and events really do help us.

The last SLHW meeting I attended, y’all mentioned Jordan Dane being an upcoming guest speaker. I’m not sure if this has happened already, but if not we urge you to spread the word about Dane’s upcoming workshop. We think SLHW members might be interested in an upcoming young adult writing-themed workshop with Dane.

Dane will conduct a one-day workshop focusing on the basics of writing for the young adult market. In the Arms of Stone Angels (Harlequin Teen, 2011) will be the first of two young adult novels written by Dane. Although she broke into the scene as a suspense novelist, Dane has found herself dabbling in both writing markets. She shows a tremendous passion and dedication to the craft, and is prepared to share her whirlwind journey of becoming a published writer to those who attend the workshop.

If you or anyone you know is interested in signing up for the workshop, please note we do offer a limited amount of scholarships. I’ve attached a scholarship form for your convenience.

Below is a course description:

Writing for the Young Adult Market: Where Do I Begin?
Level: All
Instructor: Jordan Dane

Interested in writing for one of the hottest genres in the publishing industry? Young adult novelist Jordan Dane shares what she’s learned about trends / themes / subgenres in the Young Adult market, the unique voice, how to create believable characters, and where to get ideas for books targeting teens 12-18 years old. This two-hour discussion workshop will be geared for aspiring authors and published authors wanting to learn about YA. And for three attendees, Jordan will provide a first chapter critique. Names will be drawn during the workshop and after winners provide their first chapter via email, Jordan will send written feedback within two weeks of submission.

Date: Saturday, Oct. 16, 1 – 3pm
Limit: 12 Participants
Registration Deadline: Friday, Oct. 15
Teachers CPE Credits: 4 Language Arts
Fee: $58

Thanks,
Jennifer Herrera
Communications Director
Gemini Ink
513 S. Presa :: San Antonio, TX :: 78205
210.734.9673 p :: 210.737.0688 f
communications@geminiink.org
www.geminiink.org

News from Gemini Ink

From Gemini Ink:

I just wanted to send y’all a quick announcement about Bobby and Lee Byrd of Cinco Punto Press visiting San Antonio this weekend. They’re conducting multiple workshops and consultations this weekend, all of which will interest SLHW members!

If you or other group members would like to register for any (or all!) class(es), let us know! Keep in mind we have a few available scholarships. For your convenience, I have attached a scholarship form. If you’re interested in applying for a scholarship, contact our University Without Walls interim director, Daniel Torres at uww@geminiink.org

Making Poems from the Right Side of Your House

Level: All

Instructor: Bobby Byrd

We all come to making poems with certain rigid ideas about what a poem is – how it should act out in public. What should these word things do for us? Writing lyric poetry, poems about ourselves and our lives, makes our poems even more susceptible to sentimentality and our personal hang-ups. Lyric poems can end up like children: the only person not bothered by them is the poet. Thus, in our workshop our everyday lives will be the subjects of our poems, but we will let participants be free with their language and their poetry. We’ll try to quit worrying about what a poem MEANS. Let it mean what it means. We’ll have fun and play with the language. Anything might happen on the way to the poem. But always the content of the poem will be our own lives.

Date: Saturday, Oct. 9, 10am – noon

Limit: 15 Participants

Registration Deadline EXTENDED: Friday, Oct. 8

Teachers CPE Credits: 2 Language Arts

Discounted Fee: $58



Getting Published
Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Instructor: Lee Merrill Byrd

Curious what publishers look for when they acquire manuscripts? Or what they see when they see your manuscript? Publisher Lee Byrd of Cinco Puntos Press has been in the publishing business for 25 years. She and her husband Bobby Byrd have developed their own unique vision of publishing. Lee doesn’t always know what she’s looking for, but when she sees a manuscript with a certain quality, she knows she’s found it! This workshop will help you to think more about the mysterious alchemy between a manuscript and an editor, with an eye to helping you get your own work published.

Date: Saturday, Oct. 9, 10am – noon

Limit: 15 Participants

Registration Deadline EXTENDED: Friday, Oct. 8

Teachers CPE Credits: 2 Language Arts

Discounted Fee: $58



Private Editorial Consultations
Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Instructor: Lee and Bobby Byrd

Lee and Bobby Byrd are the founders of Cinco Puntos Press in El Paso, TX. The husband and wife duo will be accepting 30 manuscripts (15 poetry and 15 fiction) for 20 minute, individual editorial consultations Each manuscript must consist of 10 to 15 pages of writing. Space is limited; call Gemini Ink to make an appointment.

Date: Saturday, Oct. 9 and Sunday, Oct. 10 by appointment

Limit: 30 Participants

Registration Deadline EXTENDED: Friday, Oct. 8

Required Manuscript: Manuscripts must be mailed to 701 Texas Avenue, El Paso, TX 79901 upon registration. If the pages are fiction, please mark the envelope ATTN: Lee Byrd / Gemini Ink Consultation; if they are poetry then mark the envelope ATTN: Bobby Byrd / Gemini Ink Consultation

Discounted Fee: $72



ALSO … they’ll be conducting a free and open to the public reading this Saturday:



Faculty Reading

Join Gemini Ink for a special Saturday reading featuring faculty members Lee and Bobby Byrd of Cinco Puntos Press and Ámbar Past of Taller Leñateros.

DATE: Saturday, Oct. 9; 7pm

WHERE: Gemini Ink, 513 S. Presa, San Antonio, TX 78205

COST: Free and open to the public


Thanks,
Jennifer Herrera
Communications Director
Gemini Ink
513 S. Presa :: San Antonio, TX :: 78205
210.734.9673 p :: 210.737.0688 f
communications@geminiink.org
www.geminiink.org

News from Gemini Ink

Here's the latest news from Gemini Ink:

A few of our highlights include our annual fundraising gala, INKstravaganza, which takes place in a little less than two weeks. We’ll be honoring our very own San Antonio writer, John Phillip Santos with the Literary Excellence Award. We still have tickets available, if people are interested they can contact us here at 210.734.9673 or visit our INKstravaganza page, http://geminiink.org/inkstravaganza. We’re also teaming up with the City of San Antonio in celebrating the Bicentennial of Mexico’s 1810 Independence and the Centennial of Mexico’s 1910 Revolution with a few events including, Incantations: Songs, Spells, and Images by Mayan Women featuring a Mayan ceremony, book presentation, and conversation of transethnic publishing with Ámbar Past, and Maruch Mendes Peres of Taller Leñateros in Chiapas, Mexico and Lee and Bobby Byrd of Cinco Puntos Press in El Paso, Texas. The event takes place on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 6 pm at the Instituto Cultural de México (auditorium). And, if that weren’t enough we’re sponsoring alurista’s Tunaluna (Aztlán Libre Press, 2010) book tour. He’s making three stops in San Antonio, one in which will be at Palo Alto College’s Performing Arts Center, where he will be conducting a free Chicano Poetry Workshop on Saturday, October 9. We have a few spots still available, if interested in registering for the class please contact us at our office ASAP. For more information about our events and classes, please visit www.geminiink.org.

Latina & Chicana Literature

The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center is proud to be offering an exciting new class
in LATINA & CHICANA LITERATURE as part of our 2010 education programming.

The class will be led by award winning author LAURIE ANN GUERRERO.
The 14 week session begins, Wednesday September 8th.

You can register using our new and easy to use online registration form:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/805547414

Latina/Chicana Literature
Ages 18 to adult
Instructor: Laurie Ann Guerrero
Date: Wednesdays, 6 – 8 p.m.
Location: Guadalupe Gallery Bldg., Literature Lounge, 723 S. Brazos
Registration Fee: $25 GCAC Membership
Tuition: $150/semester

Read and discuss works by important Latina/Chicana writers as we explore the importance of women documenting their stories. Works include fiction, poetry, personal/political essays by Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz, Claribel Alegria, Aracelis Girmay, Diana Garcia, Ana Castillo, Carmen Tafolla, Kristin Naca, Gloria Anzaldua, Gabriela Mistral, Daisy Zamora, Demetria Martinez and others. Participants will be encouraged, though not required, to try their hand at documenting their own stories. ALL ARE WELCOME.

About instructor Laurie Ann Guerrero:

Laurie Ann Guerrero is the author of Babies Under the Skin, winner of the Panhandler Publishing Chapbook Award. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Borderlands, Feminist Studies, Meridians, Naugatuck River Review, Global City Review, among others. Her manuscript, Blood & Tongues, was a finalist for the 2010 Andres Montoya Poetry Prize. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Guerrero holds a BA in English Language & Lit from Smith College and is an MFA candidate in poetry from Drew University. She is an instructor of English at Palo Alto College and lives in the Southside with her husband and three children.

For information about all of the classes the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center has to offer in 2010,

Click here: http://www.guadalupeculturalarts.org/education/

For more information about the LATINA & CHICANA LITERATURE class, contact:

Vincent Toro
Performing Arts Director
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
1300 Guadalupe Street
San Antonio, Texas 78207
(210) 271-3151 ext. 226
vincentt@guadalupeculturalarts.org

"Give me any empty space and I'll give you magic."
-Peter Brook

COSA & Gemini Ink's WIC Performance

From Gemini Ink:

WHAT: Life Letters Selected Readings Performance

WHO: City of San Antonio Department of Community Initiatives
Gemini Ink Writers in Communities (WIC)

WHEN: 1:00 p.m. – June 6, 2009

WHERE: Bob Ross Senior Multi-Service Health & Resource Center
2219 Babcock Road, 78229

DETAILS: The Department of Community Initiatives and Gemini Ink’s
Writers in Communities will host a performance of selected
readings from senior (ages 65+) and high school youth writers
who participated in the Life Letters intergenerational writing
workshop series held in April and May. The event is free and
open to the public. Parking will be available.

Life Letters enables both senior and youth participants to draw
upon their own life experience and imagination to craft memoir,
stories, poems, and personal nonfiction in the form of letters.
The project is the first of its kind for Gemini Ink and is supported
by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Initiative on Creativity and Aging and the Orsinger Foundation.

WEBSITE: www.geminiink.org