CLASSES & EVENTS
-2020-
E-WRITING GROUP: POETRY & PROSE OF IDENTITY, POWER & PRIVILEGE
Our racial and ethnic identity, power, privilege, economic class, gender, sexual orientation and other important aspects of our lives have shaped us and our worldview in ways we often haven't considered.
In this group we'll explore these formational experiences by responding to twice weekly writing prompts, telling our stories in either poetry or prose. Participants are encouraged to share their writing in a private Google group. We will not debate, convince, debunk, teach, or in any way prescribe to others how they ought to think or act. We will allow the words of others to broaden our understanding. If you’re interested in participating, email Cathy.
Our racial and ethnic identity, power, privilege, economic class, gender, sexual orientation and other important aspects of our lives have shaped us and our worldview in ways we often haven't considered.
In this group we'll explore these formational experiences by responding to twice weekly writing prompts, telling our stories in either poetry or prose. Participants are encouraged to share their writing in a private Google group. We will not debate, convince, debunk, teach, or in any way prescribe to others how they ought to think or act. We will allow the words of others to broaden our understanding. If you’re interested in participating, email Cathy.
PAST EVENTS
-2020-
E-WRITING GROUP: 47 FABULOUS DAYS OF POETRY, March 15-April 30
CLASS: THE SHORT STORY FROM START TO FINISH, Poulsbo, February-March
-2019-
PRESENTATION: SCENE ESSENTIALS, WRITE IN THE HARBOR CONFERENCE, Gig Harbor Tacoma Community College, November
CLASS: SHORT STORY ESSENTIALS, Western WA University Academy for Lifelong Learning, Kingston, October
FEATURED READER: WORDS FROM THE REDWOODS, Boulder Creek, CA, July
FEATURED READER: THIS SIDE OF THE DIVIDE, Baobab Press Anthology Reading, Portland OR, March
CLASS: FROM MEMORIES TO MEMOIR, Western WA University Academy for Lifelong Learning, Kingston, March
-2018-
Class: From Memory to Memoir, Gig Harbor Tacoma Community College, October
Teen Writing Camp: Kitsap Regional Library, Port Orchard Branch, July
Class: Writing for Renewal, Gig Harbor Tacoma Community College, Winter
–2017–
Creative Colloquy Book Launch, Volume 4, Tacoma, December
Workshop: Playing with Prose, Write in the Harbor Pre-Conference Session, Gig Harbor Tacoma Community College, November
Workshop: Playing with Poetry, Write in the Harbor Pre-Conference Session, GH Tacoma Community College, November
Workshop: Scene Essentials, Write in the Harbor Regional Conference, Gig Harbor Tacoma Community College, November
Teen Writing Camp: Kitsap Regional Library: Port Orchard Branch, July
Reading: Ars Poetica Poetry, Toro Lounge, Bremerton, May
Reading: Ars Poetica Poetry, Poulsbohemian Coffeehouse, Poulsbo, June
-2016-
Class: Writing Essentials: Scene, Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network, September.
Reading: Creative Colloquy Crawl, Tacoma, October
Writing Workshop: Playing with Poetry, Write in the Harbor Pre-conference session, Gig Harbor, November
Writing Workshop: Playing with Prose, Write in the Harbor Pre-conference session, Gig Harbor, November
Class: NaNoWriMo NOW, Kitsap Regional Library, Port Orchard & Sylvan Way, November
Writing Workshop: Tell it Slant, Tacoma Community College Gig Harbor Campus, May-June
Class: Get Started: Write Now! Tacoma Community College Gig Harbor Campus, April
-2015-
Reading: Creative Colloquy Volume 2 Book Launch, Tacoma, December
Reading: The Muse at Morso, Gig Harbor, October
Reading: Ars Poetica, Front Street Gallery, Poulsbo, May
Reading: Ars Poetica, Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, May
-2014-
Writing Workshop: Holy Ink, Port Orchard, September-December
Class: Get Started: Write Now! Bainbridge Artisans Resource Network, Bainbridge Island, September
Reading: Ars Poetica, Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, April
Writing Workshop: Holy Ink, Field's End Bainbridge Island, March
Reading: Burnt Offerings, Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge Island, March
Reading: Burnt Offerings, Poulsbohemian Poetry series, Poulsbo, February
Writing Workshop: Holy Ink, Bainbridge Island WA, January-February
-2013-
Presentation: Spiritual Writing Roundtable, Field's End Bainbridge Island, November
-2020-
E-WRITING GROUP: 47 FABULOUS DAYS OF POETRY, March 15-April 30
CLASS: THE SHORT STORY FROM START TO FINISH, Poulsbo, February-March
-2019-
PRESENTATION: SCENE ESSENTIALS, WRITE IN THE HARBOR CONFERENCE, Gig Harbor Tacoma Community College, November
CLASS: SHORT STORY ESSENTIALS, Western WA University Academy for Lifelong Learning, Kingston, October
FEATURED READER: WORDS FROM THE REDWOODS, Boulder Creek, CA, July
FEATURED READER: THIS SIDE OF THE DIVIDE, Baobab Press Anthology Reading, Portland OR, March
CLASS: FROM MEMORIES TO MEMOIR, Western WA University Academy for Lifelong Learning, Kingston, March
-2018-
Class: From Memory to Memoir, Gig Harbor Tacoma Community College, October
Teen Writing Camp: Kitsap Regional Library, Port Orchard Branch, July
Class: Writing for Renewal, Gig Harbor Tacoma Community College, Winter
–2017–
Creative Colloquy Book Launch, Volume 4, Tacoma, December
Workshop: Playing with Prose, Write in the Harbor Pre-Conference Session, Gig Harbor Tacoma Community College, November
Workshop: Playing with Poetry, Write in the Harbor Pre-Conference Session, GH Tacoma Community College, November
Workshop: Scene Essentials, Write in the Harbor Regional Conference, Gig Harbor Tacoma Community College, November
Teen Writing Camp: Kitsap Regional Library: Port Orchard Branch, July
Reading: Ars Poetica Poetry, Toro Lounge, Bremerton, May
Reading: Ars Poetica Poetry, Poulsbohemian Coffeehouse, Poulsbo, June
-2016-
Class: Writing Essentials: Scene, Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network, September.
Reading: Creative Colloquy Crawl, Tacoma, October
Writing Workshop: Playing with Poetry, Write in the Harbor Pre-conference session, Gig Harbor, November
Writing Workshop: Playing with Prose, Write in the Harbor Pre-conference session, Gig Harbor, November
Class: NaNoWriMo NOW, Kitsap Regional Library, Port Orchard & Sylvan Way, November
Writing Workshop: Tell it Slant, Tacoma Community College Gig Harbor Campus, May-June
Class: Get Started: Write Now! Tacoma Community College Gig Harbor Campus, April
-2015-
Reading: Creative Colloquy Volume 2 Book Launch, Tacoma, December
Reading: The Muse at Morso, Gig Harbor, October
Reading: Ars Poetica, Front Street Gallery, Poulsbo, May
Reading: Ars Poetica, Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, May
-2014-
Writing Workshop: Holy Ink, Port Orchard, September-December
Class: Get Started: Write Now! Bainbridge Artisans Resource Network, Bainbridge Island, September
Reading: Ars Poetica, Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, April
Writing Workshop: Holy Ink, Field's End Bainbridge Island, March
Reading: Burnt Offerings, Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge Island, March
Reading: Burnt Offerings, Poulsbohemian Poetry series, Poulsbo, February
Writing Workshop: Holy Ink, Bainbridge Island WA, January-February
-2013-
Presentation: Spiritual Writing Roundtable, Field's End Bainbridge Island, November
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM COLLEAGUES
Cathy Warner is one of the finest, most talented writers I have ever worked with. As a writer, she has become a wonderful reader for other people, articulating issues with clarity and balancing support and suggestion. We all listen very carefully to what Cathy has to say, in no small part because her own writing is so remarkable.
—Kirby Wilkins, author of Life with Jake
Cathy is exceptionally creative and bright, capable, responsible, resourceful, graceful and even-tempered, generously humorous, and a pleasure to work with. She is faithful to both her passion for writing and her passion to use her considerable gifts for the benefit of others. I have attended several of her creative writing workshops and have experienced Cathy’s ability to create an atmosphere of safety and encouragement. Her techniques have been windows for my own spiritual transformation.
—Tarah Trueblood, Director, Center for American and World Cultures at Miami University
Cathy Warner is one of the finest, most talented writers I have ever worked with. As a writer, she has become a wonderful reader for other people, articulating issues with clarity and balancing support and suggestion. We all listen very carefully to what Cathy has to say, in no small part because her own writing is so remarkable.
—Kirby Wilkins, author of Life with Jake
Cathy is exceptionally creative and bright, capable, responsible, resourceful, graceful and even-tempered, generously humorous, and a pleasure to work with. She is faithful to both her passion for writing and her passion to use her considerable gifts for the benefit of others. I have attended several of her creative writing workshops and have experienced Cathy’s ability to create an atmosphere of safety and encouragement. Her techniques have been windows for my own spiritual transformation.
—Tarah Trueblood, Director, Center for American and World Cultures at Miami University