MIRACLE FRUIT WRITING WORKSHOP

THE BLANK PAGE

Saturday, March 22nd
Noon-2pm
at Tandem Coffee House
3041 SE Division St. Portland, OR
Sliding scale fee $15-$30
(no sign up, just stop by, space is limited to 10 people)

You long to write. But for some reason, when faced with the blank page, it's hard. That's okay. In this workshop we will work on various prompts to jump-start our wild imaginations through the music of words. Open to everyone, you will leave this workshop with a wealth of ideas, examples of great writing and, best of all, pages of promising words.

About Miracle Fruit: Miracle Fruit is a West African berry that, when eaten, causes bitter food to taste sweet. Like the complexity of this bitter-sweet berry, Miracle Fruit creative writing workshops are designed for anyone hoping to examine the succulent, acrid, spicy tartness of life through creative writing. For more information please visit miraclefruitworkshops.blogspot.com

About the instructor: Born in North Dakota, Alissa Nielsen has studied at Charles University in Prague and is a graduate from The Evergreen State College where she earned her BA with a focus in literature and creative writing. Nielsen has published in literary quarterlies such as The Raven Chronicles, Ellipsis and Slightly West. She has taught numerous creative writing workshops in schools and arts centers in Oregon and Washington and has past experience as a freelance writer, tutor and editor. Currently she is working on her MFA in fiction at Pacific University.