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September 4, 2022
September 5, 2022
September 6, 2022(4 events)

11:30 am: "Celena's Scribes" with Wil Clarke (All Levels)


September 6, 2022

"Celena's Scribes" with Wil Clarke (All Levels)

Named in honor of beloved workshop leader CelenaDiana Bumpus, participants are encouraged to write from a prompt and share their work, with friendly critiques offered by workshop members. All genres are welcome to be explored. Enrollment is limited.

Weekly on Zoom

Tuesdays, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM PDT

Register today: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW

4:00 pm: "Teens Read What?" – Writing for a YA Audience with Andrea Fingerson (All levels)


September 6, 2022

Let's go back to school together and figure out what makes a YA novel great. During each session we will discuss a different YA novel and an element of the writer's craft. We will also devote time to writing prompts and workshopping your own young adult fiction.

Meets every other week on Tuesdays 9/6, 9/20, 10,4, 10/18, 11/1/22

4:00-6:00 PM PDT on Zoom

Register today: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW

4:30 pm: Photographic Discovery for Teens with Isabel Quintero


September 6, 2022

Home Gardens Library: Photographic Discovery

with Isabel Quintero & California Museum of Photography

Tuesdays, September 6, 13, 20, and 27

4:30-6:00 PM

3785 Neece St., Corona, CA 92879

Exhibition event coming Tuesday, October 11

What is at the heart of our community? What makes it stand out?  What connects us to it? Teens in the Home Gardens neighborhood can find out in this uniquely home-inspired series of events including an author talk, professional photography workshop, creative writing workshop, exhibit and electronic chapbook publication, all designed to preserve and share the image this neighborhood as seen by the diverse group of young people ages 12 and up who call this place home.

6:30 pm: "Tapping into Image" with James Ducat (Int.-Adv.)


September 6, 2022

"Tapping into Image" with James Ducat (Int.-Adv.)

This poetry workshop offers generative prompts and brief group feedback intended to uncover images and language that resonate for you and for your audience.

Meets every other week on Tuesdays 9/6, 9/20, 10,4, 10/18, 11/1/22

6:30-8:30 PM PDT on Zoom

Register today: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW

September 7, 2022(1 event)

6:30 pm: Creative Writing - All Genres with Victoria Waddle (Int.-Adv.)


September 7, 2022

Creative Writing - All Genres with Victoria Waddle (Int.-Adv.)

In this multi-genre workshop, participants receive bi-weekly inspiration in the form of both poetry and prose. Prompts inspire writing in the genre of your choice. Class discussions include the craft of writing and the challenges writers face in generating poetry, memoir, and short and long fiction.

Meets every other week on Wednesdays 9/7, 9/21, 10/5, 10/19, 11/2/22

6:30-8:30 PM PDT on Zoom

Register today: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW

September 8, 2022(2 events)

11:00 am: Creative Writing - All Genres with Mae Wagner Marinello (All Levels)


September 8, 2022

Creative Writing - All Genres with Mae Wagner Marinello (All Levels)

This ongoing writing workshop for seniors meets weekly at Redlands Community Center. Memoir writing, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction writing are all encouraged and welcome. Discover the pure joy of writing and creating with others in a supportive environment.

In person + Zoom at Redlands Community Center

Thursdays, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM PDT

Register today: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW

6:30 pm: An Evening with Writer Kate Anger


September 8, 2022

On Thursday, September 8, at 7:00 PM, join Inlandia Institute and UCR Arts for a very special evening with author and playwright Kate Anger. Ms. Anger will read from her debut novel, The Shinnery, followed by a conversation with Inlandia executive director Cati Porter about all things Shinnery and beyond. Enjoy live music by Old Brown Shoe, a vintage country music band from Riverside, starting at 6:30.

Publishers Weekly calls The Shinnery “…a riveting narrative richly enhanced by questions of morality, justice, and revenge. Historical fiction fans will be delighted.” A story of coming-of-age, betrayal, and revenge, The Shinnery is inspired by the author’s family history and a trial that shook the region.

For more information and to preorder books, please visit: https://www.kateanger.com/

September 9, 2022
September 10, 2022(2 events)

10:00 am: "A Story's Nuts and Bolts" with Renee Gurley (All Levels)


September 10, 2022

"A Story's Nuts and Bolts" with Renee Gurley (All Levels)

This workshop focuses on story: what it can do and the aspects and possibilities in its form. You will examine ways to structure a story, how to develop characters, how to get readers interested with a compelling beginning, and how to keep them interested through the last page. We will also workshop people’s work for those who want. This is a class for newbies as well as seasoned writers.

Meets every other week on Saturdays 9/10, 9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 11/5/22

10:00 AM-12:00 PM PDT on Zoom

Register today: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW

6:30 pm: Riverside Tamale Festival at White Park


September 10, 2022

Inlandia Presents: Kids Corner (12:00-5:00 PM)

With authors José Chavez, Vilayvanh Bender, James Luna, and more!

Stop by Inlandia’s Kids Corner on your way around White Park on Saturday, September 10, between 12:00-5:00 PM! Local children’s book authors will be on hand to share stories, books, and activities with young tamale lovers and their families. The Tamale Festival is open 11:00 AM-7:00 PM. For more information: https://rivtamalefest.com/