Monthly Archives: March 2012
Write-Off (IFWA writers retreat)
IFWA’s spring write-off is just around the corner.
Can’t seem to put a chunk of time together to write in?
Here’s an opportunity to write off a weekend!
The write-off will be held on April 6-9.
At the Richmond Meadows Recreation Hall: 4940, 39 Ave. S.W.
Join fellow IFWITS as we sit at tables and, to the sound of pencils and keyboards, write for the entire weekend in an atmosphere free of distractions. Security is very good if you’re thinking of bringing a computer. Banquet tables and chairs are provided. Please bring an extension cord if you are writing electrically. The lighting is sometimes inadequate so you may want to bring a lamp. Bus service is quite good with several routes coming directly from downtown. A small “coffee break” area will be set up for conversation.
NOTE:There is no parking in the complex. Please Park behind COOP
Schedule is as follows: (very much subject to change except for opening times)
Friday 8:00 am hall opens and is available for set-up and to start writing till whatever time you’d like to quit that evening.
Saturday 8:00 am the hall opens.
5:00 pm break for pizza.
6:00 – 8:00 pm some writerly discussion
8:00 pm hall is available for as long as you’d like to stay and write that evening.
Sunday 8:00 am the hall opens.
6:00 – 8:00 pm some writerly discussion or other activity TBA
8:00 pm hall is available for as long as you’d like to stay and write that evening.
Monday 8:00 am the hall opens.
5:00 pm pack up, clean up, and be amazed at how much you’ve accomplished.
NOTE:There is no parking in the complex. Please Park behind COOP
You will be responsible for your own food and drink except for Sat. evening pizza. There is a COOP store a block away and several restaurants and fast food places only two blocks away.
The hall has fridge, stove, and kettle. We will arrange for coffee makers.
March 2012 meeting
The March meeting was an opportunity to catch up on business. Members were encouraged to nominate valued works for the Aurora Awards, volunteer for When Words Collide and attend the April writers’ retreat. Panel topics for the conference were generated, and IFWA decided to hold a party on the Saturday night of the convention. Ideas were generated for the Friday Night Readings prompt, and fundraising ideas to support the Robyn Herrington Short Story Contest prize money were debated. We now have a coordinator for the Jack Whyte workshop and the new website will go live. Next month’s skills: How to critique. May skills: Report form the Rainforest Writers’ Retreat.