What’s In Your Kindle?
I’ve been asked quite a lot this summer if I’ve purchased a Kindle, the electronic reading device sold by Amazon that’s all the rage. While I remain old school in my reading habits, preferring the feel of paper to molded plastic, I think the Kindle is a great idea. In fact the Kindle is an idea whose time has come and one of these days I WILL buy one. As long as people are reading books be it on a cell phone, a computer screen or an electronic book, I’m happy. We live our lives through stories and all the new technology is an adaptation of inventive genius to our instinctive need for narrative. Yes, newspapers are folding and bookstores are closing but books are as popular as ever, that’s what the Kindle proves to me! Marita
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I Want to Write! Workshop/Retreat
Release the writer in you! Let Marita Golden – bestselling author and master teacher – show you how to get your words from your head and heart onto the page. This two-day workshop offers a nurturing, safe space where writers at all levels from beginning to published find and create a supportive community. Participants learn techniques to write through fear, anxiety and self-censorship. ~ October 2/3 2009 Classes fill quickly, so apply early.
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Imagi-Nation: A 2-Day Fiction Writing Intensive
This fiction writing “bootcamp” will show you how to plunge your characters into the deep end of the ocean of your imagination, and create a plot that surprises and satisfies the reader. ~ Sat. October 31 & Sun. November 1, 2009 ~ Sat. February 27 & Sun. February 28, 2010
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Tell Your Story True: A 2-Day Memoir/Autobiography Intensive
In this workshop you will learn how to honor the truth of your unique personal story and master techniques that make it memorable. Have you ever wondered:
- How to find the courage to tell the story of your life?
- How you can defeat the fear of criticism and rejection that blocks your authentic writers’ voice?
- What writing techniques are most effective for telling your story?
Then this is the workshop for you. These and other often asked questions will be answered through in-class writing exercises, close reading of published work and analysis of participants’ in-progress memoirs. You will gain the confidence and the tools you need to write about your life with power and conviction. ~ Sat. October 24 & Sun. October 25, 2009 ~ Sat. January 30 & Sun. January 31, 2010
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Marita Golden’s Upcoming Events
One Maryland One Book Kick-Off Program – An Evening with Marita Golden Join Marita Golden as she discusses the literary and historical significance of the book Song Yet Sung by James McBride. Date:Wednesday, September 9, 2009 Time: 7:00pm Location: White Oak Library – Silver Spring, MD
A Black Woman Writer in Israel: My Own Piece of the Middle East Marita Golden will discuss her trip to Israel and the complex society she found, that defies most of what we think we know from media images and reports. Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Time: 6:30pm Location: MLK Library – Washington, DC
Congressional Black Caucus Author Pavilion Marita Golden will moderate the panel Back Writers as Cultural Activists & Gatekeepers of History featuring authors David Levering Lewis, Howard Dodson, Annette Gordon-Reed and Ralph Eubanks Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009 Time: 4:00pm Location: Washington, DC
Baltimore Book Festival Marita Golden will be on a panel with Barbara Graham discussing Eye of My Heart: 27 Writers Reveal the Hidden Pleasures and Perils of Being a Grandmother Date: Friday, September 25, 2009 Time: 2:00pm Location: Baltimore, MD
Capital Bookfest Marita Golden will be reading and discussing her book It’s All Love: Black Writers on Soul Mates, Family and Friends. Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009 Time: 2:40pm Location: Largo, MD
A Black Woman Writer in Israel: My Own Piece of the Middle East Marita will discuss her trip to Israel and the complex society she found, that defies most of what we think we know from media images and reports. Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Time: 6:30pm Location: Enoch Pratt Free Library (Central Library) – Baltimore, MD
22nd Annual Literary Luncheon Series Marita Golden will be reading and discussing her book It’s All Love: Black Writers on Soul Mates, Family and Friends. Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 Time: 11:30am Location: Strathmore Mansion, MD
An Afternoon with Marita Golden Marita Golden will be reading and discussing her book It’s All Love: Black Writers on Soul Mates, Family and Friends. Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009 Time: 12:00pm Location: Newark Public Library, NJ
