30 March 20 - April 3, 2010

New classes for aspiring writers at Rio Salado

Rio Salado College now offers a series of classes to aspiring SanTan Sun area writers.

“Everyone has a story to tell,” says Sandi Marinella, coordinator of the Creative Writing Program at Rio Salado College. “So we created a creative writing program to help people develop and write their stories.” Rio Salado College launched an introductory course for the program over a year ago. Due to high demand, more courses are currently in development to allow aspiring writers to complete an Academic Certificate in Creative Writing. The college plans to

release a second series of classes in the coming months, Topics in Fiction, which include Introduction to Fiction Writing and a course on writing scenes. The new courses focus on in-depth writing of short stories and development of scenes to create stories, novels or film scripts.

Current elective classes in the program include magazine article writing, modern fiction, children’s literature and contemporary cinema. Additional classes focused on nonfiction writing and novel writing are scheduled to begin in coming months, and the entire program is slated to be available by the end of the year.

sandra.marinella@riosalado.edu.

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Writing workshop supports library Friends

Find out if you have the “Write Stuff” at a writing workshop of the same name from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., April 10 at the downtown Chandler Public Library. Register by April 3 to secure a seat. Presented by the Friends of the Chandler Library, the workshop features speakers from the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers and is designed to “inspire the creative spirit of writers” and assist them in launching their writing business. Topics include writing to the heart of the matter, memoirs,

the latest trends in publishing and tips on how to create your own brand to market your writing. Participants will have time to mingle with other writers who share their love of the printed word.

“The Friends are thrilled to have the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers share their expertise on such a wide variety of topics,” says Mary Fachman, president of the Friends. “Participants will receive a quality writing workshop at a very affordable price and get to support the library at the same time.” The cost of the event is $30 for Chandler Friends members and $40 for nonmembers. To become a Friend of the Chandler Library and attend the workshop, it’s $45, a $10 savings on membership. This fee includes lunch and a number of fun drawings, and proceeds benefit library programming. Interested participants can download the registration form and view the workshop details at www.chandlerlibrary.org.

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