6th Annual Let’s Write Event: Bridging the Gap
Saturday September 28, 2024 from 9am-5pm at the Guild
24353 Redwood Highway Kerby, OR 97531
Registration Fee: $45-$65 Sliding Scale • Ages 18+

The Southern Oregon Guild presents the 6th Annual “Let’s Write!” Event – A Day of Writing for All Kinds of Writers! This year’s theme is: Bridging the Gap. Join 6 local writers on Saturday September 28 at the Guild Gallery & Art Center, for a series of interactive workshops aimed to actively inspire your own literary practice! FULL CLASS DESCRIPTIONS & REGISTRATION CAN BE FOUND AT: BIT.LY/LETSWRITE24

The 2024 Keynote Speaker will be Michael Franklin, poet, spoken-word performer, musician, and Illinois Valley resident for the past decade. He is currently the program director and co-founder of Journey Home, a local multidimensional project of Death Midwifery, Conscious Living and Dying, Recovery, Grieving, and Community Connection. In his opening keynote address, "Becoming the Bridge, Becoming the Gap," Michael will pull from his work as a mindfulness facilitator, discussing what it means to be a bridge and explore telling our stories from a place of nonduality towards oneness. In addition to his keynote, Michael Franklin will be presenting his workshop “Oratory: Poetry & The Oral Tradition Re-imagined with Technology.”

Following the keynote address at 9:30am, there will be three 90-minute sessions, each with a choice of two separate workshops, for a total of six different presentations. Facilitators will provide support while guiding attendees to create their own fresh writing. Additional presenters and workshops include: Bridges & Boundaries, A Generative Poetry Workshop with Laurel Winter; Finding the Words, A Generative Blackout Poetry Workshop with Jennifer Rood; Point of View Workshop, Building the Bridge That Connects Reader to Character with Shelly King from Rogue Writers Collective; From Micro to Macro, Bridging the Gap Between an Initial Idea and a Fully Developed Story with Barry Vitcov; From Page to Stage, A Playwriting Workshop with Jay Eklond.

Coffee, Lunch, Snacks, and Refreshments are all included. The day will conclude with a wrap-up session at 4pm, in which participants can share feedback and network with one another. Event Fees are on a sliding scale from $45 to $65. Full, Partial, and Work-Trade Scholarships are available. For event questions, call 541-592-5019 or email guild@southernoregonguild.org.