Thursday 29 March 2012

New Creative Writing Course for Adults at Diwan starting April 14th

A new Creative Writing course will start at Diwan Heliopolis on Saturday April 14th. All details on the course and how to register on the poster. Merci ;)

Friday 23 March 2012

The Writers' Centre

The Writers' Centre
opening soon in El Darasa, Old Cairo
www.writerscentre.blogspot.com


A space for writers to hang out, write, use and contribute to the private library, network and share with an ongoing menu of events, readings, workshops, courses, salons and surgeries


Also offering:

Writing days out in places of inspiration and interest

Residential writing holidays to various places in Egypt such as Bahariya oasis, Nuweiba, Aswan, Siwa and Fayoum

On site residencies available to both emerging and established writers

Writing holidays at the Writers' Centre with accommodation provided in the hotel below


Choose membership with benefits or pay as you go. Some things will be free.
Menu of prices available soon

Saturday 3 March 2012

Home Improvements!

Well.. since spring is finally on her way and since there will be two fabulous artists joining ARC in early April; Jenna Crowder -a sculptor, designer, and writer and Keith Lane - a photographer and a writer (see links on the side bar), so I have decided to do some home renovations and am re-va va vooming the balconies and guest bedrooms. As possibly all home improvements that are carried out by one's significant other, this means that currently ARC is in a state of dishevellment with putty and paint, taken apart beds waiting to be re-put together and the plants in a temporary home in another room with the Buddha within their leafy circle ;)

Thursday 1 March 2012

Creative Writing courses with Linda Cleary available in March at two different venues

Creative Writing courses with Linda Cleary
available in March at two different venues



The 4 week Creative Writing course acts as an extended masterclass looking at various techniques and exercises to open up and improve writing skills, work with metaphor and imagery, create texts and narratives to given themes and word counts as well as free writing.

There is no criteria other than a willingness to open up one's writing; the course is designed that people of varying writing experience can participate and each draw their individual benefits.

This above course is available at:

at Diwan Heliopolis
Evening course
Starting Wednesday 14th March at 7:30 pm

8 hr Course in Creative Writing – LE 480 per student
4 sessions of 2 hours each – places limited to 15 people
Please register in advance at any Diwan store
*state the name and date of the course when booking


and at Darb 1718..
the above course with another 4 sessions added working on short story, so an 8 session course

Creative Writing & Short Story Course
Evening course

Starting Monday 12th of March at 7.30pm

To register, please call Hesham on mobile: 01117409697

Darb 1718 Course Description
This course uses various master class techniques and exercises to open up and improve writing skills, work with metaphor and imagery, create texts and narratives to given themes and word counts as well as free writing. The latter sessions focus on work on character, voice, atmosphere and plot and we read published short stories for discussion and understanding format and focusing on the necessary elements for each student to produce a final draft of a 1000 word narrative.
There is no criteria other than a willingness to open up one's writing; the course is designed that people of varying writing experience can participate and each draw their individual benefits.

Workshop targets
Improves, consolidates and opens creative writing and writing a short story through various masterclass exercises, specific techniques and discussion

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The Tutor
Linda Cleary is a poet - writer – performer, originally from UK with a theatre background and Diploma in LAMDA Speech and Drama. As well as her own work as a writer, actor and performer she has been delivering workshops in creative writing, theatre and related arts for many years; working in Holland, Czech Republic, Australia, UK and Egypt and currently provides courses at Diwan and Darb 171. She is presently establishing anew venue and space for writers in Cairo - The Writers' Centre, and also runs several arts initiatives including, an arts residency and Up On The Roof – Open Mic Event at Darb 1718.