I am curious to see if any facilitators are still doing in-person workshops. Precovid, I loved my inperson sessions, held at my home!
I also have someone in the Portland, OR area looking for in-person workshops.
Is anyone doing in-person weekly workshops?
I’ve been doing in-person workshops for a year and a half. I rent space rather than having them in my home. Some of my regulars will not do Zoom for one reason or another, but I am looking into going online also.
I have thought about renting space too and will look into it here. Thanks for sharing!
I am sorry I did not respond sooner. Other than a covid break I have run a weekly, in-person group consistently for about six years. We meet every Tuesday evening, alternating one session being a Write and Read, AWA style with a prompt and lovely read around, the other is a sit and write, where participants come and write together. They can write whatever they like, I bring a prompt just in case and can leave when they are done. I am there the full two hours. It helps to build a practice of writing regularly. It remains incredibly bonding. There is a core that have attended throughout, but new members join occasionally. We’ve added three just this last year. I also do an in person Novel/Memoir group that meets once a month, produces 3000 words from a current project between sessions, shares them about a week before we get together so people have time to read and prepare feedback (AWA style, manuscript review). Finally, I go into Folsom Prison, in person, and write with inmates (one group of 35-40; one group of 10-15). Hope this encourages you to start them back up. I love the face to face.
Hi! II have just joined with a local community center for workshops in PA. Right now we have one, maybe two starting in March. I was doing Zoom for a while, but it seemed a lot of people really wanted something in person (as you said!) and so I started scouting places. I am new, so I don’t have a great following to be able to really afford a permanent place on my own.
So I guess, for those of you looking for space or workshop, look at community centers.
I am in the process of offering a “pilot” in person session in my home. So far I have had 6 registrants (perfect!). then two dropped out not so perfect) I moved the date back by a week, and will hold the workshop this coming week. The impetus to try holding an in person workshop came from the recent LaunchPad series I did with other writers – try it if you haven’t, it helped me focus as a facilitator/small business person – and also having a group of women (4) in my neighbourhood say they would definitely come. which means all of them wanted to, some of them would and two of them could! I’m already learning so much. There are three other people who may be able to attend, but I will content myself with a small group to start. It will be intimate and we’ll have tea or coffee and lots of time to write and respond. Still looking for my “market” in small town Ontario for the in person writes. Also planning my online sessions for later in the fall. So much to learn!!