Creative Writing Workshop to Combat Banned Books and Writings: Writer and Poet Laureate of Silver City and Grant County, Heather Frankland will be doing a special creative writing workshop for Banned Book Week as part of The Write Stuff Writing Workshop Program, sponsored by Southwest Word Fiesta. Banned Book Week is September 22nd to September 28th. Frankland will lead participants through a set of prompts that examine and advocate for banned books and the freedom to read.
The workshop will be offered on September 28, 2024, from 9:30 to 11:30 AM, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City, 3845 N Swan St, Silver City, NM.
Originally from Muncie, Indiana, Heather Frankland currently lives in Silver City, NM where she teaches English Composition at Western New Mexico University. She holds both a Masters of Public Health and a Masters of Fine Arts in Poetry from New Mexico State University and a BA in English Writing with a Concentration in Environmental Studies from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. She served as a Peace Corps and Peace Corps Response Volunteer in Peru and Panama. She is the current poet laureate of Silver City/Grant County. Her chapbook, “Midwest Musings,” was published by Finishing Line Press in 2023. (Attached photo credit: Jay Hemphill.)
The Write Stuff, a program presented by Southwest Word Fiesta and hosted by award-winning author and writing instructor Kris Neri, will share the techniques required for writers to elevate the professionalism of their works. This program will present a series of in-depth writing workshops throughout the year, offered by a some of the most accomplished local authors and instructors on a variety of writing topics.
All workshops are free and open to the public. No reservations. Seating and parking is plentiful.
For more information, contact Kris Neri krisneri2@gmail.com.
