In 2019, VONA celebrates its twentieth year by hosting writing workshops across the country. VONA faculty, as a birthday gift to our community, are organizing, teaching and engaging with writers in their own cities and towns. VONA is coming to a city near you! Happy Twentieth Anniversary, VONA!
The VATC Workshops are one and two-day workshops that are generative and inspiring.
Check all the different choices there are for 2019 below. Make sure to pay attention to class duration, fees, and timing before signing up. There’s something for everyone. You will be writing at the workshop and sharing your work. Some advanced reading may be required.
Please note that each workshop fee includes a $10 registration fee.
Once a seminar fills up (note number of maximum participants), the application for that workshop will close.
VONA Central will notify you about the logistics of your particular workshop.
Have questions? Here are answers to some frequently asked questions.
| Location | Date | Title of Workshop | Facilitator | Maximum Applicants | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland ,CA | Sept. 8 - 10:00 am- 6 pm | Writing What We'd Rather Forget, Transforming and Being Transformed | Reyna Grande | 12 | $260.00 |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | August 17 - 10:00am - 3:30pm | Narrative Construction in Fiction and Memoir | David Mura | 12 | $260.00 |
| Playwrights Center, MN | April 3- 5:30-9:00 pm | Character Development for Playwright | Kim Euell | 10 | $135.00 |
| New York City | June 29 - 10:00am - 4:00 pm | We Witness Testimonies | Elmaz Abinader | 25 | $260.00 |
| August 22 - 10:00am - 2:00pm | Structure and Crisis: Mapping Out Story | Daniel Jose Older | 12 | $260.00 | |
| Santa Fe, NM | October 5 - 9:00am - 6:00pm | Hybrid Stories for Hybrid Lives: Assembling the Mixed Experience | Faith Adiele | $260.00 | |
| Oxford, MI | August 3 -4 - 11:00am-8:00pm | Employing Comedy to Work Through Trauma in Non-Fiction Writing | Kiese Laymon | 12 | $460.00 |
| Pace University, NYC | June 28 - 10:00 am-4:00 pm | We Witness Testimonies | Elmaz Abinader | 25 | $260.00 |
| Pasadena, CA | May 25-1:00pm-4:00pm | Creative Nonfiction | Jervey Tervalon | 6 | $260.00 |
| Miami, Florida | Saturday, Nov 8 and Sunday, Nov 9 | Flash Your Fiction Under the Avocado Tree | M. Evelina Galang | $460.00 |