Workshops & Seminars
My next writing workshop will be
“Solitude and Story: A
Contemplative Writing Workshop,” (co-conducted
with Dianne Aprile, at the
Bernheim
Arboretum and Research Forest in Clermont, Kentucky, from 17-18 May
2008.
Dianne and I will
lead this weekend workshop in the intimate setting of a rustic house in
Bernheim Forest. We will stay overnight at The Bean House, a private
two-story home in a wooded area near streams and walking paths. The
tranquil nature of Bernheim will allow participants to create their own
pieces of reflective writing. The focus will be on producing short
pieces, either finished or ready to be incorporated into longer works.
Poets and prose writers, alike, are welcome to apply. Sleeping spots in
the house are limited. However, commuters are welcome, and other
accommodations are available in nearby Bardstown.
The workshop,
which will include four meals, costs $250.00. For more information, or
to apply by email with attached samples of your work:
dian(at)sheaf.win.net (replace (at) with @). Or mail application and
writing sample to Bernheim Workshop, 2051 Johnson Road, Louisville, KY
40245.
Also, I’m
currently available
to give talks on my experiences in Asia, particularly my four years of living and working in Central Asia (Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan). Topics can include, but are not limited to, Arts and
Culture, Education, the Natural Environment, Politics, Religion, Society,
etc. If desired, this talk can be accompanied by a slide show featuring
many of the photos on this website.
Below is a list of workshops and
seminars I’ve conducted in the past. For more information about those, or
to make arrangements for a speaking engagement or workshop for your group
or organization, please email me.
“The
Golden Road to Samarkand (or Any Other Destination, Including Home):
Writing About Place”
Winter Wheat:
The Mid-American Review Festival of Writing, Bowling Green State
University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 10 Nov. 2007
“Without and Within: Nature as Catalyst for Writing” Bernheim
Writer-in-Residence public workshop, Bernheim
Arboretum and Research Forest, Clermont, Kentucky, 16 July 2006
“How
to Write a Winning Statement of Purpose” Teachers of English of
Shymkent (TESh) workshop, Shymkent, Kazakhstan, 9 Feb. 2006
U.S.
Government Exchange Program Alumni Workshop, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 28 Sept.
2005
“Differences
Between the American and Kazakhstani Higher Education Systems: How
Understanding Them Will Aid the Current Educational Transition” Second
Republic of Kazakhstan Workshop on International Partnership and
Progressive Technologies in Higher Education, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 28 April
2005
“Differences
Between the American and Kazakhstani University Systems, and How
Understanding Them Will Aid the Coming Educational Transition” TESh
workshop, Shymkent, Kazakhstan, 11 May 2004
Fourth
National Association of Teachers of English of Kazakhstan (NATEK) Conference, Shymkent, Kazakhstan, 23 April 2004
“How
to Write American-Style CVs, Resumes, and Cover Letters” TESh
workshop, Shymkent, Kazakhstan, 9 Oct. 2003
“Introducing Critical Thinking into the EFL Classroom” U.S.
Peace Corps Kaz-17 Pre-Service Training, Panfilova, Kazakhstan, 17 Aug.
2005
Second
Central Asian Teachers of English Conference, Turkistan, Kazakhstan, 19
June 2003
Third
NATEK Conference, Shymkent, Kazakhstan, 17 June 2003
U.S.
Peace Corps All-Volunteer Conference, Arasan, Kazakhstan, 26 March 2003
TESh
workshop, Shymkent, Kazakhstan, 11 Dec. 2002
American
Councils for International Education (ACCELS in Kazakhstan) seminar,
Shymkent, Kazakhstan, 7 Nov. 2002
“Using
Creative Writing in the EFL Classroom” Third NATEK Conference,
Shymkent, Kazakhstan, 17 June 2003
TESh
workshop, Shymkent, Kazakhstan, 15 April 2003
