Greenroom Writers Workshop: “History Repeating”
February’s free writers workshop focuses on the phenomenon of history coming back to haunt us. Are you watching in horror as you become your parents? Are you struck by a sense of deja vu? Are you fascinated or obsessed with recurring themes in your life? Well then this is the writing session for you. All [...]
Wednesday April 27th Greenroom: “Act Your Age”
The end of April writers workshop focuses on the ideas of age and how it defines us, how we rebel against it, and what it means as we get older. Join us, share your thoughts, make some art, poop your pants if you want. We’re really accepting.
April 27th Greenroom: “Act Your Age”
Imperial [...]
The Greenroom: “Too Much Information”
This month’s free writer’s workshop focuses on the increasing danger of being overwhelmed with information, useless knowledge, misleading facts, and ending up worse off than were we uninformed. As always, the theme comes in advance of next month’s VAMP, so come with nothing but your pen and paper or bring a story you’d like to [...]
The Greenroom: Home for Holidays
Come by the Imperial House this Wednesday, December 1st at 7:30 pm as we bond over stories of family, tradition and going home for the holidays. We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to bring back our holiday-themed VAMP, accepting submissions from all mediums that revolve around the winter holidays, family, seasonal folklore, New Year’s resolutions [...]
Greenroom Nov.17th: “Creating Controversy”
Come by this Wednesday’s Green Room for a rousing exercise in pissing people off through creativity and freedoms of expression. We’ll explore rants, what attracts censorship in this day and age, and what constitutes controversy.
The Greenroom: “Controversy”
Wednesday, November 17th
7:30pm-9:30 p.m.
Location: Imperial House – Bar Room
505 Kalmia Street, San Diego, CA 92101-1629 / MAP
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November 3rd Green Room: Stacy Dyson hosts!
This Wednesday’s Greenroom is hosted by performance poet and writing coach extraordinaire, Stacy Ardis Dyson. Come out for a free workshop with one of the best teaching artists in San Diego!
The Greenroom Writers Lab
Wednesday, November 3rd
7:30pm-9:30 p.m.
Location: Imperial House – Bar Room
505 Kalmia Street, San Diego, CA 92101-1629 / MAP
The Green Room Nov 10th: Help pick the shows of 2011!
Come by the Green Room on Wednesday, Novemeber 10th for a special town hall open to everyone. We’ll be deciding on the themes for the 2011 VAMP season, discussing new show opportunities and concepts, and turning SSWA into the populist all-inclusive singalong it was meant to be.
The Green Room: Programming SSWA 2011
Wednesday, [...]
The Green Room editing workshop: The Future, Redux
Wednesday, September 1st at the Greenroom features:
Bringing in a story (preferably from the last Greenroom) that involves the upcoming So Say We All theme: “The Future” We want drafted stories – fictional or non-fictional about how you see the world five, ten, twenty, or even a hundred years from now.
Dating robots? Futuristic wars against aliens? [...]
The Green Room free write workshop: Altered States
"Altered States"
Wednesday, September 15th at the Greenroom features:
Flash fiction exercises circling around the upcoming So Say We All theme: “Altered States.” This is the time to think back to that trip you had with…well, anything that put you in a different state of mind.
“My brain can’t remember what I did to it!” That’s okay. There [...]
The Greenroom: A Thousand Words – Writing to Photographs
[ October 27, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ]
Jess Jollett will lead the room as we explore the relationship between photography and language, and the creation of story through memory. Please bring a pen and pad, photos and prompts will be provided.
As always, Greenroom is stinkin’ free to the public.
The Greenroom:
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
7:30pm – 9:30pm
Imperial House
505 Kalmia St, San Diego, CA – [...]
The Greenroom: Dec. 29th Writers Workshop: “Crisis of Faith”
For this Greenroom we’ll be discussing the concept of faith, free writing on two prompts, and setting aside some time to workshop anything the group wants to bring in. All are welcome, just like church, except we drink harder stuff than wine.
The Greenroom: “Crisis of Faith”
Wednesday, December 29th
7:30pm-9:00 p.m.
Location: Imperial House – [...]
Greenroom: “How to Write About Love (and Heartbreak)”
This open-to-all workshop will allow writers to bring in their love and heartbreaks stories for critique and jump start the creation of new stories through a discussion of what makes a good love story interesting, and a breakup worth remembering.
January 26th Greenroom: “How to Write About Love (and Heartbreak)”
Imperial House – Directions
505 Kalmia Street San Diego, [...]
Greenroom writers workshop: “Obsessed!”
March’s free writers workshop focuses on the concept of obsession, whether that’s the brand known by fanboys, or when the thought of letting go is more painful than holding on, and the many problematic places that takes us. Writing will commence there, and anyone who wants to workshop a piece is [...]
The Greenroom: “First Times”
Look, you are nervous. We are nervous, too.
Not because it is The Green Room — So Say We All’s free monthly writers workshop — but…well, it’s because it’s our first time. And your first time. Let’s just take it slow and support each other through the process. It’s gonna be amazing
Come with your pen and paper [...]
Greenroom Writers Workshop: Flash Fiction
May 11th’s free writer’s workshop will focus on the art of brevity: flash fiction, stories of 1,000 words or less. This will be a generative workshop, focusing on discussion, writing exercises, prompts and creation.
Taught by the exceptional Jim Ruland, author of the short-story collection Big Lonesome and the host of the reading series, “Vermin [...]
June 8th Greenroom free-write workshop: “Heroes”
The first Greenroom Writers Workshop in June features a generative free-write and critique on the theme of “Heroes”. We’re already getting ready for our upcoming Comic Con shows, and this is the perfect place to start. Come on out and bleed some ink with hot lit nerds!
Free parking is available in [...]
