Summer Retreats, Michael Biegner Reading and More!
Revision Retreat: July 8-10, Weekend Retreat: August 5-7, Summer camp August 1-5
Greetings, writers! I've spent the last two years immersed in the written word. During my MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts I read over a hundred books, wrote two and a half novels, a sixty-page critical thesis on how authors have rendered bipolar and other mental illness from the early twentieth to the early twenty-first centuries and created a forty-five minute video lecture on the intersections between songwriting and writing fiction. I've made lifelong friends, gained an ever greater appreciation for the gift of art and community, and hopefully learned a lot about how to support the writers who come to Little Blue (virtually or in person) in improving their own writing and developing a healthy writing practice. I've learned how to handle literary rejections and successes and am eager to share my publishing experiences with you. I will graduate on June 30 and begin recording my band's twenty-first album. But you know what I'm most excited about? Opening up Little Blue to welcome you all back for a summer retreat. Also, see Roz Chast's thoughts on Art School.
I am delighted to announce that I will offer three retreats over the summer. All are designed to balance: -instruction
-inspiration
-time to create
-time to revise
-thoughts about finding homes for your work out in the world
-participating in a writing community by listening in group to the new work of others.Plus, as I have said before, my superpower is that I attract the very best humans in the world. You will surely find friends at Little Blue.
Love, Nerissa
Revision Retreat, July 8-10
Summer Writing Camp, August 1-5
Summer Weekend Retreat August 5-7
Use this link to purchase any number of days in any of the three retreats. A word about summer retreats: -just to clarify, if committing to an entire week or weekend is too much, you can always choose the pro-rate-by-the-day option. The regular cost is $110/day for the pro-rated fee. -the cost for the weekend retreats (July 8-10, August 5-7) is $300. -The cost for Summer Camp 5-day Week (Monday-Friday) is $500. -the cost for Summer Weekend Retreat (Aug. 5-7, Friday-Sunday) is $300. -The cost for the Weeklong full seven days (Summer Camp + August weekend retreat) is $700, on sale now for $600. I'm sorry if this was confusing! I was trying to accommodate as many of you as I could. Also, even though the July retreat is designated as "Revision" you can, of course, work on new material or whatever you want. Same with the weeklong/August weekend.
Michael J. Biegner Annual Reading and Celebration
On Tuesday June 14, please come to our annual Michael J. Biegner Reading and Potluck. In-Person (outdoors) AND virtual. (I have an outdoor projector so we can see those who want to attend and read from Zoom). Date: Tuesday June 14 Time: 6-8:30pm (6pm potluck, 7pm reading) Who: all those who participated in a weekly group for the 2021-2022 season may read one poem or up to 500 words of prose as we celebrate our collective labors this year. All are welcome to attend, but for COVID safety, we'll stay mostly outdoors, weather permitting. Folks who want to participate may do so remotely--I'll set up a computer for the "stage" though you might not get to eat much of the potluck unless you come in person. (If it's rainy, we'll be inside, but masked, and we'll skip the potluck.) Bring your own chair, a mask, and a dish to share. We will also be reading some of Michael's beautiful poems. Please let me know if you'd like to read, and I can send you a selection. Your writing really wants your attention. It told me so. See you this summer! Nerissa