Oly Arts is Now Offering Classes to Hone Your Writing Skills and Learn More About the Art and Craft of Writing
The 10-Minute Play
Taught by
John Longenbaugh
The 10-minute play is a great entry into the world of playwrighting, with various festivals and even full evenings of short pieces popular both in the region and across the country. In this course he gives you the long on the short in classes that include:
- A history of the genre
- How a play differs from a sketch
- Finding inspiration when you’re backed into a corner
- Choosing a subject
- A survey of publishers, contests, and production opportunities.
Playwright John Longenbaugh (Our House, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol) is a multiple veteran of 14/48, Doubleshot and other overnight theatre festivals, and his short plays have been published in Cirque, City Arts, Poems and Plays, and the collection Arcana, published by Dramatic Publishing.
WHAT: The 10-Minute Play
WHERE: The Longenbaugh home in Olympia
WHEN: Four two-hour classes on Mondays: November 3, 10, 17, and 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
HOW MUCH: $65.
LEARN MORE:
Email john.longenbaugh@gmail.com to register and for more information.
Writing for Newspapers &
Magazines
Taught by
Alec Clayton
Oly Arts editor Alec Clayton will teach an informal, hands-on, four-week workshop on writing for newspapers and magazines. This workshop includes:
- Proposing the article
- What every article must include
- Make it fun, exciting
- Writing ledes and cutlines (newspaper jargon)
- AP Style Guide
There will be writing assignments and opportunities to read for group critique. Bring a laptop or pen and paper for writing and taking notes.
Alec Clayton has more than 30 years experience writing for newspapers and magazines, including The News Tribune, The Olympian, The Weekly Volcano, Fiber Arts, Mississippi Arts & Letters and more.
WHAT: Writing for Newspapers &
Magazines
WHERE: Alec Clayton’s home in Olympia
WHEN: Four one-hour classes on Saturdays: November 8,15, 22, 29 from 1-2 p.m.
HOW MUCH: $56.
LEARN MORE:
Email alec@alecclayton.com to register and for more information.