Intro to Autobiography
Deepen your self-awareness and develop your unique voice on the page with creative journaling. In this workshop, we will develop a practice of self-reflection that strives for nonjudgment and freedom of expression. Prompts are provided and sharing is optional. The only requirement is the love of introspection. Together let's nurture the curiosity and pleasure that may support and sustain long-form projects in autobiography. To register, visit CCACNY.ORG. Questions? Call 845-768-5080.
Heart of Midtown
Thrilled to be participating in this upcoming FREE art and music street festival in support of community and mental health! Stop by my table at the Heart of Midtown this Saturday for a listening ear to your true story and a customized creative nonfiction writing prompt, plus more offerings to be announced! Details here.
The Art and Craft of Writing about Trauma
Friday, September 11, 2026
12:00 PM 3:00 PM
A 7-week semester (in-person) at Cornell Creative Arts Center in Kingston NY
This artist-centered workshop is for anyone who wants to make something beautiful, meaningful, or purposeful from a difficult life experience through storytelling. Students will guide themselves and each other through a series of creative prompts and conversations about original works in progress. Each week we will produce one page of writing, read inspiring published essays together, and draft artist statements, tracking process. Emphasis will be placed on feelings and ideas that drive a narrative closer to its center as understood by the writer, nurturing curiosity and confidence in freedom of expression. Paramount to our success will be an atmosphere of mutual support, respect, and confidentiality. By the end of the course, each student will leave with a piece of writing that feels both true to their experience and imbued with possibility.
Note this class will focus on troubleshooting elements of craft and the creative process; it is not intended to be a substitute for therapy.
To register, visit CCACNY.ORG. Questions? Call 845-768-5080.
Tributes to the Deceased
Give space to your grief and honor the life of someone or several you loved and lost through a creative writing class designed with care.
Join local award-winning professor and trauma-informed Writer in Residence at SUNY New Paltz Dina Peone, alongside a small group of writers in an intimate, supportive setting where prompts are provided and sharing is optional.
Advanced registration is required by August 29. Register here
Location: American Legion (Post 72) in Saugerties
Coming of Age Stories
Explore the life lessons, pivotal events, and growing pains that made you who you are in a creative writing class designed with care.
Join local award-winning professor and trauma-informed Writer in Residence at SUNY New Paltz Dina Peone, alongside a small group of writers in an intimate, supportive setting where prompts are provided and sharing is optional.
Advanced registration is required by August 22. Register here
Location: American Legion (Post 72) in Saugerties
Dancing Out the Words
An experimental workshop that blends creative writing, theater, and dance to shift resistance toward freedom and play.