DATES:  August  4 through August-8, 2008 (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) at the Newport Visual Arts Center
August 15 (10 a.m. – noon) at the Visual Arts Center
August 16 (7 p.m. evening performance) at the Nye Beach Writers’ Series, Visual Arts Center

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR: LEANNE GRABEL, poet, teacher, journalist, and performance artist
 
WHERE: Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Drive, in the Nye Beach area of Newport
OPEN TO: Lincoln County youth aged 7 to 10
REGISTRATION FEE: None!  Every student admitted receives a full scholarship and free lunch.**
APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Applications must be RECEIVED by August 1, 2008.
 
Instructor Leanne Grabel will explore language, poetry, photography, performance and personal story. The workshop will include a variety of activities to inspire the writing, including daily walks in order to observe and discover. These observations will be journaled and later used in the autobiographical chant.
 
Workshop students will end up writing and performing an autobiographical poem in chant form and will turn their poems into a performance piece, experimenting with beats and multi-voice configurations. Students will have their portraits taken. Photos will be used to introduce their poems in a printed anthology that will be available for autographing and sale at their August 16 Nye Beach Writers’ Series performance. There will be a dress rehearsal on Friday, August 15 in preparation for the culminating performance held at the Newport Visual Arts Center. 

Workshop students will be the “special featured authors” of the August 16 Nye Beach Writers’ Series. The performance will be in conjunction with a book release party and photography exhibit.
 
All student participants receive full tuition scholarships. Daily lunches will be provided. Each student will receive two free copies of the anthology containing their work. Additional copies will be available for sale. Completed application forms, must be received by August 1, 2008.

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**Student scholarships have been underwritten by grants from the Lincoln County Foundation Martin Frank scholarship fund and the Nye Beach Hotel scholarship fund; plus from Wieden & Kennedy advertising agency, and others.
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Writers On The Edge is a non-profit organization devoted to the literary arts education of youth in Lincoln County. Please consider sending a cash donation to Writers On The Edge, P.O. Box 85, Newport, OR 97365, to underwrite future workshops for youth.
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