This generative writing workshop will focus on using archival material as an entry point into a story: either fiction or nonfiction. Participants will: read excerpts from authors using archival material in their writing, view artifacts from archives (either their own or ones supplied for viewing), and search for an entry point into their next story. Participants will have the chance to share their work at class close. All levels of writers are welcome.

$30 gets you 90 minutes of instruction in the Workshop Gallery at Ball & Socket Arts on August 27th from 7 to 8:30 pm. If cost is a barrier to participation, please reach out to our team to discuss accommodations.

Workshop is limited to 12 participants, so be sure to register now! 

Allison Bass-Riccio is the steward of the Hazel Hawthorne archive. A writer and researcher, she teaches English at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, CT. She is currently working on a multi-genre book that juxtaposes Hazel Hawthorne's life with her own, highlighting the beauty of the dunes, the strength of women, and the pleasure of intentionally cultivating one's own life.