Get ready for the the Oak Table Sessions, a writing workshop for women with Lorna Tureski
“Bring your tales, whoppers, mythical events, birth, death experiences and anything else you might want to get down on paper,” she says to participants.
“Or just show up and write from the prompts I will give you. Learn how to breathe life into your stories. “
Tureski was born in Hope and spent her early years just past Hell’s Gate.
“The Fraser Canyon’s intense geography may have sparked her interest in exploring the fluidity with which one may travel between the practical and the sacred, reconciling the hot-breath intimacy of living and dying and all that is between,” states a release.
Wild Sage Press published her play, We’re Already Home, in 2014, and she is currently finishing the final draft of her first novel.
The Oak Table Sessions workshops are for women who would like to integrate writing more deeply into their lives.
“In this series, aspiring writers will practice applying the techniques of fiction to their life stories,” said Susan Brandoli, Caetani manager.
One of Lorna’s favourite quotes is from writer Joan Didion: “I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.”
Space is limited, so participants are advised to register early.
* Due to popular demand – additional sessions of the The Oak Table Sessions – writing workshop for women with local writer Lorna Tureski have been added Thursdays.
“The Tuesday sessions are full with a waiting list so we have opened up an additional session series beginning Thursday, Jan. 28,” said Brandoli.
The eight sessions run from 10 a.m. to noon at the Caetani Centre.
To register or for more information, visit www.caetani.ca.
