Diving In: Searching Memory for Story
A Guided Writing Workshop

Memory is the wellspring of all our stories. But how do we begin to tell the stories of our lives?

This six-part workshop is about finding our stories, diving deep down where memories are collected and retrieving the ones we want to observe more closely. Using prompts, seed phrases, and other creative writing exercises, we will revisit the formative times in our lives, searching for stories in those people, places and events that we hold in our memory. Between meetings, we will maintain writing journals, elaborating on the session exercises, responding to additional prompts and capturing other memories that begin to surface.

Wednesday evenings from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Convergence
June 11 - July 23 (note: no class July 2)
Cost for the six sessions is $120
To enroll, and for more information, please email Nina Sichel ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Writing Circles for Beginners

Writing Circle at Convergence,  Tuesday mornings
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Writing Circles are designed with the beginning writer in mind.  Small
groups meet for two-hour sessions in a relaxed, supportive environment,
and explore various themes using creative writing exercises and
prompts.  You will be encouraged, though not required, to share your
writing and respond to that of others.  This is not a critiquing
workshop but one where we can comfortably open up and provide positive
feedback to other emerging writers.

Our theme for the next four sessions is Nourishment.

Sessions break down as follows:
    June 17 - New Experience
    June 24:  Creativity & Imagination
    July 8 - Community & Connection
    July 15 - Mind, Body & Spirit 

***Please note - there is no meeting on July 1

The theme for the next session is Destinations

August 1 - Travel
August 12 - Objectives/Goals
August 19 - Purpose/Personal Development
August 26 - Endings

Cost for four sessions is $80 or $20 per session for drop ins.

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The Writer's Studio

This six-session workshop takes the emerging writer from first draft through the submission process. Constructive feedback from fellow writers helps participants focus their vision and develop their voice.

About Nina Sichel 

Nina Sichel has published poetry, memoir and creative non-fiction. She is co-editor of Unrooted Childhoods: Memoirs of Growing Up Global, a collection of essays about cross-cultural, international childhoods. It includes her own story of growing up American in Venezuela. Her work has appeared in The American Journal of Nursing, Among Worlds, International Educator and elsewhere. 

Her experience combines writing and publishing with teaching and designing educational programs. She has worked as a language teacher, counselor, and program directr at various schools and community-based organizations in Michigan and Florida. 

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