Writing as a Way of Healing

This presentation is designed around safe and brave practices and research conducted by the facilitator as well as informed by prior scholars such as Pennebaker and DeSalvo. Cassandra holds a Master's in Social Work and has facilitated over a dozen writing and therapeutic groups, giving her the experience and tools to ensure the course is inclusive, accessible, anti-racist, and welcoming for all who attend.

Instructor: Cassandra Lawton is a graduate of the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts program. With a Master’s in social work and an MFA, she researches the healing benefits of creative writing in therapeutic and community spaces. She serves as the Editor-In-Chief of Jenny Magazine. She has fiction published or forthcoming in Bridge: The Bluffton Literary Journal, Rubbertop Review, and Straylight Magazine, nonfiction published in Entropy and Anomaly, and poetry published or forthcoming in Volney Road Review, I Become The Beast, and Laurel Review. Check out her fiction at rosemarryauthor.com.

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Details: Writing as a Way of Healing takes place Thursday May 18 from 6:30-8:30pm remotely online via Zoom.

Prerequisites: None

Genre: All genres

Level: All levels

Format: Craft talk

Location: This class takes place remotely online via Zoom.

Size: Limited to 40 participants (including scholarships).

Scholarships: Two scholarship spots are available for this class for writers in Northeast Ohio. Apply by April 24.

Cancellations & Refunds: Cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the first class meeting to receive a full refund. Email info@litcleveland.org.

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