Discovering the Hidden Story: A Writing Workshop with Sharon Fiffer

 

 Presented in collaboration with Woodland Pattern Book Center.

Fee: $400/$360 for members of the Lynden Sculpture Garden or Woodland Pattern Book Center (only one discount applies). Fee includes admission to Fiffer’s reading and lunch on Saturday & Sunday.

Registration: Space is very limited; advance registration is required. Register online now. If you have any questions, please contact Polly Morris at pmorris@lyndensculpturegarden.org or 414-446-8794.

Lodging Package: A block of rooms will be available at the Plaza Hotel in downtown Milwaukee at very reasonable rates. Check back soon for more information and reservation deadlines.

Are you writing a mystery, memoir, or a literary novel? Have you begun a collection of short stories? Are you revising your novel for the third time or are you struggling with the first draft? All writers, at any stage of their work, are welcome to participate in a weekend intensive with Sharon Fiffer, author of the Jane Wheel mysteries and a popular blog, What I Learned At The EZ Way Inn.

Begin by embarking on a junking junket around Milwaukee with Sharon Fiffer and Anne Kingsbury of Woodland Pattern. Fiffer will introduce you to the world of her character, Jane Wheel–antiques picker and private investigator. Much of Fiffer’s fiction is based on childhood memories of growing up in Kankakee, Illinois and the objects she finds on her own junking expeditions. She will guide you through treasure hunting “research,” talk about the relationship between found objects and creative memory, and help you find some good stuff! On Saturday and Sunday the workshop moves to the Lynden Sculpture Garden, where you will discover your hidden story.

Sharon Fiffer’s residency is a collaboration between Lynden Sculpture Garden and the Woodland Pattern Book Center. In addition to the workshop, Fiffer will offer a reading at Woodland Pattern on March 8 at 7 pm. The weekend will conclude at Lynden with a free, informal reading (followed by a reception) by workshop participants on Sunday, March 10 at 2 pm. Both of these events are open to the public. Tickets for the Friday reading are available from Woodland Pattern at (414) 263-5001.

Schedule at a Glance
All activities take place at the Lynden Sculpture Garden unless otherwise indicated.

Friday, March 9
2 pm: Welcome and assemble for Junk Junket at Woodland Pattern Book Center, 720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee, WI 53212.
5 pm: Dinner (location TBA).
5 pm: Reading by Sharon Fiffer at Woodland Pattern.

Saturday, March 9
10 am-12 pm: Getting started.
12 pm -1 pm: Lunch (provided by MKELocalicious).
1 pm-5 pm: The first chapter.
Dinner on your own
8 pm: EZ Way Inn Outing (optional).

Sunday, March 10
9 am-12 pm: Writing in short form.
12 pm -1 pm: Lunch (provided by MKELocalicious).
1-2 pm: Prepare for reading.
2 pm-4 pm: Reading followed by reception