INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Letter from Jhazalyn Prince; Professional Development and Writing Retreat; Training News; Affiliate Classifieds. Dear AWA community, My first year when I was looking for a work-study job, I wanted to find something that would relate to my studies and prepare me for work outside of college. It seems cliché to say that I…
INSIDE THIS NEWSLETTER Letter from Sue Reynolds, Professional Development and Writing Retreat, Training News, Regional News, Founder’s Message, Affiliate Classifieds April 2018 “We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust… Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder,…
November 2016 Amherst Writers & Artists Newsletter Stellar November Dear Friends of AWA, It’s easy to feel like we are lost in a crowd, one of many and indistinguishable from our billions of fellow human beings. But we are, each of us, quite unique. We are each glowing in our particular way. In this edition…
October 2016 Amherst Writers & Artists Newsletter Global October Photo by Maureen Buchanan Jones Dear AWA Friends, We have well and truly Written Around the World!! AWA workshop leaders gathered writers through the weekend of October 22 & 23 from Mexico to Ireland to write and to raise scholarship funds for those who can’t afford the…
September 2016 Amherst Writers & Artists Newsletter September Switch Photo by Dennis Van Zuijlekom Dear AWA Friends, September is a moment of starting again. It is a switch from the release of summer back to the rhythms of work, projects, or school. September allows us to connect again with work colleagues, fellow writers, those we…
August 2016 Amherst Writers & Artists Newsletter Attentive August Photo of Madge O’Callaghan & Gwen Nusbaum by Maureen Buchanan Jones Dear AWA Friends, The AWA Method establishes respect for each writer, a focus on the writing, privacy, and attention to craft. Embedded in each practice is the necessity of listening. In an AWA workshop, writers…