With
Sean Kernan
When
May 14 - 17, 2018
Category
Writers Lab
Tuition
1295.00
Registration Info
“I write to find out what I have to say.” Charles Wright
Writing can be the highest, most penetrating form of art there is—so simple, so demanding, and so transformative of the writer—and it is so completely accessible. For anyone who has read a novel or poem, been knocked out by it, and wondered, “Could I do this?” this workshop is where the answer lies.
Designed for artists and creative people of any kind—including voracious readers—who have a passion for the written word, this workshop was crafted by writer and photographer Sean Kernan to be a safe, encouraging and inspiring place to embark on your writing journey.
The week is about beginnings, starting points, and direction—discovering how you write and how to get your process working. Each day, Sean takes us though thought experiments and assignments that provoke imagination and awareness, and we write down what comes of them. Then we read and listen to ourselves, and to others, and see where our words land. Finally, we craft what we write to give it clarity and flow.
As our week together progresses, you get a real sense that you can actually write something that is alive, and a sense of direction that you can follow. At the end of our time together, you feel wider and deeper than you thought you were and you have begun to trust in your ability to what you feel.
You won’t leave with a novel, but you will leave with writing that surprises and delights you, along with new understandings of a life’s passionate journey in front of you.
Additional Information
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This program is open to beginning writers.
SPECIAL NOTES:
Enrollment limited to 12 writers.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Add on-campus housing! A single room with private bath is $400 per person for five nights. Or share a double room, with private bath, with a friend for $300 per person for five nights.
TUITION INFO:
Tuition includes a meal plan of breakfast and lunch, Monday-Thursday, May 14-17, and a closing dinner on Thursday evening.
Sean Kernan published his first poem when he was 16, and he decided that if it was that easy he’d just go ahead and be a writer. He then somehow deflected into theater and photography—but he has always maintained some kind of writing practice.
His writing and photography has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Communication Arts, Graphis, New York, and many others. He has published two monographs of photographs, The Secret Books (with Jorge Luis Borges) and Among Trees, (introduction by Anthony Doerr), has produced a film, Crow Stories, about life on the Crow Reservation, is nearly finished with one novel, The Invisible Library, and nearly begun another, Old Age, Sickness, and Death: A Comedy.
Sean is a pioneering teacher known for investigating creativity in various disciplines, and based on this work he authored Looking Into the Light. He has taught and lectured at Parsons School of Design, Art Center College of Design, University of Texas, and Yale Medical School. He has exhibited internationally and won numerous awards, including Center’s 2010 Teacher of the Year and an honorary doctorate from Art Center College of Design.
Website: www.seankernan.com