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The Imaginative Storm Writing Salon | ||||||||||||||||||
Legendary Taos, New Mexico: a cultural crossroads for over a thousand years. Home to writers, musicians, painters, sculptors: artists of all stripes. And the birthplace of The Writing Salon. “I’ve never attended any conference or workshop in which the principals worked so diligently to make the attendees comfortable, safe and pleased.” -Mary Bryant In this 24/7 world of cell phones, email, and wireless internet, imagine how enriching it would be to take a week off to write, to engage in dynamic conversations with other writers and indulge in an imaginative exploration that will carry your writing forward for years to come. Whether you’re just beginning your writing life, or you’re well-established and seeking new inspiration, The Writing Salon will reunite you with your sources of inspiration and wells of imagination you didn’t know you had. Join poet James Navé, memoirist and screenwriter Allegra Huston, of the Hollywood Huston family, Leslie Ullman, Gladys Swan, Paul Pascarella, and Page Lambert for this multi-genre summer fling isurrounded the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in beautiful Taos, New Mexico “I’ve been reunited with myself as a creative being who can create the conditions where I can delve into the brown-black pit of the belly where the words come from.” -David Rain “Having all the presenters participate at every session was a real pleasure… and a plus in building my writing community. -Kim Parsons In midsummer, under the majestic cottonwood trees, we will gather for six days of passion, inspiration, good food, amazing conversation, and creative spontaneity. We will hold two workshops most days, all designed around one central concept: the imaginative storm. Workshops are relevant to writers in all disciplines. Our goal is to open doors in your imagination, to expand your sense of play and exploration, and above all to find your writing's source in joy.TAOS From the earliest Indian times, to the late 1800s when travelers from east of the Mississippi discovered Taos, until the present day, creative people have found inspiration in the looming grandeur of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, the untamable waters of the Rio Grande, the deep, dramatic gash of the Gorge, and, in the distance, wave upon wave of volcanic horizons. D. H. Lawrence, Aldous Huxley, Carl Jung, Stephen Spender, Georgia O'Keeffe, Agnes Martin, Francesco Clemente, Bill T. Jones, all spent time here. Walk in their footsteps. Drink in the pure mountain air, spicy with the scent of sagebrush. Expand your inner landscape as the vastness of the high desert stretches around you. Discover wellsprings of energy and imagination that you never knew you had. ACCOMODATIONS The San Geronimo Lodge is an old inn with soaring adobe walls and hand-hewn ceilings: full of genuine character and old Taos charm. Seventeen rooms are available at the San Geronimo Lodge on a first-come first-served basis. Please phone (800) 894-4119 or visit their website at www.sangeronimolodge.com. Across the road from the San Geronimo Lodge is the Old Taos Guest House: www.taoswebb.com/hotel/oldtaoshouse Please contact us for other accommodation options. TRAVEL The nearest major airport is Albuquerque, 2 1/2 hours' drive. There are car-rental desks at the airport. If you prefer not to rent a car Twin Hearts 1.800.654 9456 run shuttles to and from the airport. |
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REGISTRATION Register by mail: please make the check out to The Writing Salon and send it, along with your name, address, phone number and email, to: The Writing Salon P.O. Box 2454 Taos N.M. 87571 Register by phone:
Register by email: nave@thewritingsalon.net LIMIT: 30 participants FACULTY James Nave Allegra Huston Page Lambert Gladys Swan Leslie Ullman Paul Pascarella TOPICS Telling Your Own Story Screenwriting Writing From The Imaginative Storm Character Exploring Perspective Using Your Critical Mind Presenting Your Work The Poetry Salon Creativity As An Altered State, 1 & 2 Opening Up Inner Spaces, 1 & 2 The Potential Of Images CONTACT INFORMATION
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