CSU Summer Arts 2011: Poetic Prose/Flash Fiction @ CSU Fresno
If you’re looking for a creative writing experience this summer, check out CSU Summer Arts which is being hosted at CSU Fresno. I attended in July of 2008 and had an amazing experience with writers like: Doug Rice, Carole Maso, Steven Church and Bill Vollmann. I highly recommend attending. Read about my experience: Writing the … Read more
CSU Summer Arts 2009 – Imagining Home: Writing Narratives of Place
Doug Rice just forwarded me the new information on the writing class he will be teaching this July in Fresno, at CSU Summer Arts. Check out the Summer Arts website for more information on how to apply. Imagining Home: Writing Narratives of Place Too often, place—geographical location—is hurried past in contemporary writing. It is pushed … Read more
CSU Summer Arts Part III: Finding Writers Who Breathe Like Me
This summer, I spent two weeks at California State University Fresno, attending CSU Summer Arts, an annual artists’ conference. I took a course called “Writing the Memoir” with CSU Sacramento professor Doug Rice. Guest artists included memoir writers Steven Church, poet Carole Maso and National Book Award Winner, William T. Vollmann. Although I was in … Read more
Letters to Martha – A Writer’s Correspondence
Yesterday I sent off a letter via snail mail to Martha. I dropped the letter into the mail slot, peeked into its shadowy confines with hope and great expectation. Will she right me back? I met Martha at Summer Arts this July at Fresno. We were both in Writing the Memoir. In her writing and … Read more
CSU Summer Arts: Writing the Memoir Part II
Doug Rice, coordinator of CSU Summer Arts, chose a fine selection of visiting writers to speak to our class. Not only did each bring a different perspective, each was inspiring and shared a great deal of knowledge. Steven Church, professor of English at CSU Fresno, and author of The Guinness Book of Me, was the … Read more
CSU Summer Arts: Writing the Memoir Part I
Four writers left for CSU Summer Arts on a Sunday. Bridget Mabunga (she drove), Marie Hoffman, Janna Santoro and myself. On the way to Fresno, we chatted, wondered what the experience would be like– wondered if we would come back changed. What is Summer Arts ? Was it some hippie extravaganza? Was it a love … Read more
CSU Summer Arts: Writing the Memoir
Updates on CSU Summer Arts: Writing the Memoir to come. Until then, here’s a glimpse of my two weeks at CSU Fresno with Doug Rice, Steven Church, Carole Maso and Bill Vollmann… Hanging out after Steve Church’s reading. Doug Rice imparting wisdom at Fresno’s famous Red Wave. Bottoms up with Murleen and Roxanne. Writing the … Read more
CSU Summer Arts
I’ve been completing my application to CSU Summer Arts. I can only attend if I receive a scholarship, but what an experience it would be! High hopes! I want to take “Writing the Memoir.” The class coordinator is Doug Rice, a Creative Writing professor at CSU Sacramento. Borrowed from the CSU Summer Arts Website: summer … Read more
