LGBTQ+ Writing Workshop

This workshop is designed for LGBTQ+ writers of all levels.

The goal of this workshop is to explore common themes that help us develop our community by using free writing or stream of consciousness writing as it is sometimes called, based on guided prompts that the teaching artist will be giving participants during each session. This will be a safe and affirming space and will be a no critique/no criticism workshop. However, there will be opportunities for participants to share their work with the group.

The purpose of the workshop is to give participants additional tools to stash in their toolbox and to encourage and support participants no matter where they are on their writing journey. It is the goal of the workshop to help LGBTQ+ individuals to develop their writing skills and encourage them to pick up their pens to write about their unique experiences.

Instructor: Barbara Marie Minney, a seventh generation Appalachian, is a transgender woman, award-winning poet, writer, and quiet activist. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies and publications, including “Breaking the Silence: An Anthology of Queer Self, Life, and Love in NE Ohio," “The Buckeye Flame,” and “Politico.” Barbara’s first collection of poetry, If There’s No Heaven, was the winner of the 2020 Poetry Is Life Book Award and was selected by the Akron Beacon Journal as a Best Northeast Ohio Book in 2020. She is also the author of the Poetic Memoir Chapbook Challenge. Barbara is a retired attorney and lives in Tallmadge, Ohio, with her wife of 41 years and a menagerie of stuffed animals. You can find Barbara online at https://www.barbaramarieminneypoetry.com and on Instagram and Facebook.

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Details: LGBTQ+ Writing Workshop takes place Wednesdays May 17, 24, and 31 from 6:00-8:00pm remotely online via Zoom.

Prerequisites: None

Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry

Level: All levels

Format: Generative and feedback workshop with craft elements

Location: This class takes place remotely online via Zoom.

Size: Limited to 12 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.

Registration Fee

$90 - Non-Member Registration

$60 - Registration with Member Discount

I'd also like to help out other writers with a donation to the Word for Word Scholarship Fund. (This fund provides low- and limited-income writers in NE Ohio with access to our classes)

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