Saturday, June 3, 2023

Starting today Writing to Save the World at WCC

Starting today

Writing to Save the World
2 Saturdays, June 3-10, 2023, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Next classes 

Finding the Writer Within Continuing Writers Workshop
5 Sundays, July 30-Aug 29, 2023, 12-2pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom ?

Finding your Voice, University of Hawaii Hilo, July 2023?

Writing with Style, Finding your Voice
2 Saturdays, August 19, 26, 2023, 10am -12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Starting today Introduction to Magazine Writing at WCC

Starting today

Introduction to Magazine Writing
2 Saturdays, May 13-20, 2023, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Next classes 

Writing to Save the World
2 Saturdays, June 3-10, 2023, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Summer 2023

Finding the Writer Within Continuing Writers Workshop
5 Sundays, July 30-Aug 29, 2023, 12-2pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom ?

Finding your Voice, University of Hawaii Hilo, July 2023?

Writing with Style, Finding your Voice
2 Saturdays, August 19, 26, 2023, 10am -12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Sunday, May 7, 2023

Starting today Finding the Writer Within Continuing Writers Workshop at WCC

Starting today

Finding the Writer Within Continuing Writers Workshop
5 Sundays, May 7-Jun 11, 2023, 12-2pm EST, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Next classes:

Introduction to Magazine Writing
2 Saturdays, May 13-20, 2023, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Writing to Save the World
2 Saturdays, June 3-10, 2023, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Summer 2023

Finding the Writer Within Continuing Writers Workshop
5 Sundays, July 30-Aug 29, 2023, 12-2pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom ?

Finding your Voice, University of Hawaii Hilo, July 2023?

Writing with Style, Finding your Voice
2 Saturdays, August 19, 26, 2023, 10am -12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Monday, April 3, 2023

Upcoming courses at Washtenaw Community College (WCC) Spring and Summer

After Free College Week, Register today for my upcoming creative writing and publishing courses at Washtenaw Community College (WCC)

Spring 2023

Finding the Writer Within Continuing Writers Workshop
5 Sundays, May 7-Jun 11, 2023, 12-2pm EST, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Introduction to Magazine Writing
2 Saturdays, May 13-20, 2023, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Writing to Save the World
2 Saturdays, June 3-10, 2023, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Summer 2023

Finding the Writer Within Continuing Writers Workshop
5 Sundays, July 30-Aug 29, 2023, 12-2pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom ?

Finding your Voice, University of Hawaii Hilo, July 2023?

Writing with Style, Finding your Voice
2 Saturdays, August 19, 26, 2023, 10am -12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Sunday, April 2, 2023

IS/LAND Presents: Kizuna Tree | Ann Arbor District Library

I'll be reading poetry with my friends at this incredible dance, music, art, and poetry performance 

IS/LAND Presents: Kizuna Tree
Saturday May 20, 2023: 6:00pm to 7:30pm  Add to Calendar /   Add to Google Calendar
Ann Arbor District Library Downtown Library: 1st Floor Lobby
343 S 5th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Kizuna Tree is an interactive installation/performance collaboration between AAPI performance collaborative IS/LAND, Detroit Public Television, and Rising Voices. Comprised of an Ikebana Tree designed by Celeste Shimoura Goedert, sound recordings from the collaborative series AAPI Stories originally co-developed by Zosette Guir of DPTV and journalist Dorothy Hernandez as a response to the Atlanta spa shootings in 2021, and movement, visuals, and readings by IS/LAND, Kizuna Tree is an exploration of communal healing for AAPI peoples, across generations, communities, and ethnicities. The restorative and healing properties through this physical movement and storytelling offers the audience an experiential exploration of the interactive connections between the dancers with each other, the audience, and the tree itself.

This event is in partnership with Detroit Public Television and IS/LAND, a performance collaborative comprised of Asian Pacific Islander American and Asian artists.

IS/LAND Presents: Kizuna Tree | Ann Arbor District Library

Saturday, April 1, 2023

WCC Free College Week this week

I'll be teaching 8 free writing and publishing classes this week at Washtenaw Community College WCC Free College Week, coming up April 3 - April 7. All classes on zoom, one hour, and FREE! Preregistration required.  

Each class is one hour long, so short and fun. Bring your elders and your friends! The second class session will be exactly the same as the first, so don't need to go to both unless you want to. Or you could create your own free week-long writing workshop series. And you might find some other classes that you think are fun (The Geneaology Instructor is amazing!). I'll be teaching:

Writing to Save the World (Mon Apr 3, Wed Apr 5, 6-7pm EDT)
Learn How to Publish in Magazines (Mon Apr 3, Wed Apr 5, 7-8pm EDT)
Jumpstart your memoir (Tues Apr 4, Thurs Apr 6, 6-7pm EDT)
ABC's of publishing in books (Tues Apr 4, Thurs Apr 6, 7-8pm EDT)

All you have to do is go to this link https://www.wccnet.edu/events/free-college-week.php
Then click on the "register" button at the top
Then fill in your information
Then you can click to choose the classes and times you are interested in (some classes are not listed on the landing page above)
Washtenaw Community College will send you a Zoom link when the time comes.

Saturday, March 25, 2023

8 free writing classes in April on Zoom for WCC Free College Week

I'm teaching 8 free writing classes the first week of April and wanted to let you know in case you or any of your friends might be interested in a free writing class. 4 are about writing and 4 are about how to publish. Each class is one hour, on zoom, and free. I love free classes, so I wanted to share. Anyone can sign up. Here is the Registration link https://www.wccnet.edu/events/free-college-week.php

Washtenaw Community College Free College Week April 2023 with Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

Free College Week: Writing to Save the World Mon Apr 3 and Wed Apr 5, 6-7 pm EDT

Free College Week: Learn How to Publish in Magazines (articles) Mon Apr 3 and Wed Apr 5, 7-8 pm EDT

Free College Week: Jumpstart your Memoir Tues Apr 4 and Thurs Apr 6, 6-7 pm EDT

Free College Week: The ABC's of Publishing (books) Tues Apr 4 and Thurs Apr 6, 7-8pm EDT

Register for these and other Free College Week classes today – all free, all on Zoom, all one hour each


Writing to Save the World

Date and time:4/3/23 6:00 PM - 6:55 PM ET

Location: Virtual Session Zoom

Speakers:Frances Wang

Description:

How do we use our writing to create real world change? How do we find our voices and get our message out? How do we use writing to touch, inspire, persuade, and provoke readers to action? Learn simple but powerful methods to get the ideas out of our heads and onto the page. We will consider different forms including Op-Ed, persuasive essay, spoken word, social media, and art. Part writing, part activism, a lot of heart, this class aspires to use the written word to create the change you want to see in the world. Bring a notebook and pen.


Learn How to Publish in Magazines

Date and time:4/3/23 7:00 PM - 7:55 PM ET

Location: Virtual Session Zoom

Speakers:Frances Wang

Description:

Publishing articles in magazines and newspapers is a great way to get started as a published writer, and maybe make a little extra income, too. How do you get an article or essay published in a magazine or newspaper? Do you need to write the whole article first or just a pitch? Should you blog? How do you develop a relationship with an editor? We will discuss where to find a magazine's submission guidelines, how to write a pitch, how to approach an editor, and the power of photographs, data, and infographics. What do you need to know about copyright and style guides? How do you use social media and hyperlinks to promote your articles? What to expect in the publishing process. Bring a notebook and pen.


Jumpstart your memoir

Date and time:4/4/23 6:00 PM - 6:55 PM ET

Location: Virtual Session Zoom

Speakers:Frances Wang

Description:

Whether you want to write a memoir for your loved ones or sort through your favorite memories, why not start today, one word, one story at time? Discuss the difference between a memoir and an autobiography. Share techniques to overcome barriers to writing. Short writing and reading exercises to remember the past and make sense of the present. If you can tell your story, you can write your story! Bring a notebook and a pen.


The ABC's of publishing

Date and time:4/4/23 7:00 PM - 7:55 PM ET

Location: Virtual Session Zoom

Speakers:Frances Wang

Description:

This course is an introduction to the many paths to publishing, whether book or article or story or poem. Maybe you have finished writing the next great American novel or perhaps you have an idea for a great children's picture book. How do you go about getting it published? Do you need an agent? Do you need to finish writing the whole book first, or is a proposal enough? Do you need to find an illustrator for your children's picture book? What about self-publishing? What about magazines? What is a chapbook? Should you blog? How important is social media in securing a book contract?


Writing to Save the World

Date and time:4/5/23 6:00 PM - 6:55 PM ET

Location: Virtual Session Zoom

Speakers:Frances Wang

Description:

How do we use our writing to create real world change? How do we find our voices and get our message out? How do we use writing to touch, inspire, persuade, and provoke readers to action? Learn simple but powerful methods to get the ideas out of our heads and onto the page. We will consider different forms including Op-Ed, persuasive essay, spoken word, social media, and art. Part writing, part activism, a lot of heart, this class aspires to use the written word to create the change you want to see in the world. Bring a notebook and pen.


Learn How to Publish in Magazines

Date and time:4/5/23 7:00 PM - 7:55 PM ET

Location: Virtual Session Zoom

Speakers:Frances Wang

Description:

Publishing articles in magazines and newspapers is a great way to get started as a published writer, and maybe make a little extra income, too. How do you get an article or essay published in a magazine or newspaper? Do you need to write the whole article first or just a pitch? Should you blog? How do you develop a relationship with an editor? We will discuss where to find a magazine's submission guidelines, how to write a pitch, how to approach an editor, and the power of photographs, data, and infographics. What do you need to know about copyright and style guides? How do you use social media and hyperlinks to promote your articles? What to expect in the publishing process. Bring a notebook and pen.


Jumpstart your memoir

Date and time:4/6/23 6:00 PM - 6:55 PM ET

Location: Virtual Session Zoom

Speakers:Frances Wang

Description:

Whether you want to write a memoir for your loved ones or sort through your favorite memories, why not start today, one word, one story at time? Discuss the difference between a memoir and an autobiography. Share techniques to overcome barriers to writing. Short writing and reading exercises to remember the past and make sense of the present. If you can tell your story, you can write your story! Bring a notebook and a pen.


The ABC's of publishing

Date and time:4/6/23 7:00 PM - 7:55 PM ET

Location: Virtual Session Zoom

Speakers:Frances Wang

Description:

This course is an introduction to the many paths to publishing, whether book or article or story or poem. Maybe you have finished writing the next great American novel or perhaps you have an idea for a great children's picture book. How do you go about getting it published? Do you need an agent? Do you need to finish writing the whole book first, or is a proposal enough? Do you need to find an illustrator for your children's picture book? What about self-publishing? What about magazines? What is a chapbook? Should you blog? How important is social media in securing a book contract?


Free College Week (WCC Event)

Sunday, March 19, 2023

WCC Creative Writing Classes this Spring and Summer

Washtenaw Community College Spring and Summer Classes are out! Register today

Spring 2023

Finding the Writer Within Continuing Writers Workshop
5 Sundays, May 7-Jun 11, 2023, 12-2pm EST, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Introduction to Magazine Writing
2 Saturdays, May 13-20, 2023, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Writing to Save the World
2 Saturdays, June 3-10, 2023, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Summer 2023

Finding the Writer Within Continuing Writers Workshop
5 Sundays, July 30-Aug 29, 2023, 12-2pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom ?

Writing with Style, Finding your Voice
2 Saturdays, August 19, 26, 2023, 10am -12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Sunday, March 12, 2023

Free writing classes for Washtenaw Community College's "Free College Week"

I am teaching a few free writing courses on Zoom next month as it is part of our Washtenaw Community College's "Free College Week." Each class is one hour long, so short and fun. Bring your friends! The second class session will be exactly the same as the first, so don't need to go to both unless you want to. And you might find some other classes that you think are fun. I'll be teaching:

Writing to Save the World (Mon Apr 3, Wed Apr 5, 6-7pm EDT)
Learn How to Publish in Magazines (Mon Apr 3, Wed Apr 5, 7-8pm EDT)
Jumpstart your memoir (Tues Apr 4, Thurs Apr 6, 6-7pm EDT)
ABC's of publishing in books (Tues Apr 4, Thurs Apr 6, 7-8pm EDT)

All you have to do is go to this link https://www.wccnet.edu/events/free-college-week.php
Then click on the "register" button at the top
Then fill in your information
Then you can click to choose the classes and times you are interested in (some classes are not listed on the landing page above)
Washtenaw Community College will send you a Zoom link when the time comes.