This creative writing class will exist for the purpose of connecting people who share an interest in exploring their own powers of linguistic and artistic expressitosis. We will exchange, examine, and critique and challenge each other's work so that we may grow as writers, artists and visionaries. We will be encouraging attendees to actively participate by asking that they come up with writing exercises and experiments to try out in class. As the class continues we will work towards producing a zine or other means of disseminating our work, either collectively or on our own, for a "final project", as the participants determine.

The class times and location TBA.

Classes will be 1.5 hour long, unless decided otherwise by participants.

Week 1: - Intros and go around to find out desires for upcoming classes - Goal or vision or theme for the class - Writing/Drama games - Homework assignment (Homework assignments will be decided by class participants week by week)

Week 2: - Each week someone new will be encouraged to bring a new writing game/experiment to play/try with the class - First time sharing. IF ITS YOUR FIRST TIME AT THE WRITING GROUP YOU MUST READ SOMETHING (critiques are optional. up to the writer/reader). - Writing Exercise ("Local poems", using our own languages.) - Homework Assignment

Week 3: - Participants writing game/experiment - Sharing (critiques are optional. up to the writer/reader). - Bring in fav piece/poem/novel written by someone else - Writing Exercise ("Expanding sentences", encouraging description.) - Homework Assignment

Week 4: - Participants writing game/experiment - Sharing (critiques are optional. up to the writer/reader). - Discussion on Genres & Avante Garde Writing - Writing Exercise ("Critical Walk", the topography of our worlds explored through words) - Homework Assignment

Week 5: - Participants writing game/experiment - Sharing (critiques are optional. up to the writer/reader). - Begin formulating ideas in relation to final project (visioning, brainstorming, webbing, etc.)

Week 6: - Participants writing game/experiment - Sharing (critiques are optional. up to the writer/reader). - Writing Exercise ("Anthropomorphizing", giving life to objects.) - Decide final project, take preliminary steps - Homework Assignment

Week 7: - Participants writing game/experiment - Sharing (critiques are optional. up to the writer/reader). - Writing Exercise (Autobiography of a stranger.) - Updates on final project - Homework Assignment

Week 8: - Participants writing game/experiment - Sharing (critiques are optional. up to the writer/reader). - Writing Exercise (participants pick a favorite) - Finalize projects

Week 9: - Participants writing game/experiment - Sharing (critiques are optional. up to the writer/reader). - Share projects

Week 10: - Party?

-- AnarchistUGuelph - 02 Oct 2008