Creative Writing course, for 18 and older

Skaftfell, in collaboration with Bókasafn Seyðisfjarðar, is excited to announce the Creative Writing course, designed and led by journalist, writer and editor Nanna Vibe Spejlborg Juelsbo.

Nanna has been running Seyðisfjörður Radio Station since 2016 and is the new manager of Bókasafn Seyðisfjarðar. Her writing course for adults will be offering an opportunity for the experimental and poetic exploration of language.

Course outline: In this 6-week course participants will meet once a week and dive into the practice of creative writing. Each class will focus on a specific theme or subject to explore within the medium of text, working with the techniques of flow writing, framed writing, character building, and more. The course is taught in English, but participants are very welcome to write in their mother tongues. Experienced writers and beginning writers are equally welcome.

Age: 18+

Time: October 16 – November 20, 2018, Tuesdays at 19:30 – 21:00

Total hours: 9

Max. number of participants: 8

Location: Bókasafn Seyðisfjarðar

Please bring: a notebook, pens & computer if possible

Price: 1000 ISK pr class / 5000 ISK for the entire course

Last day of registration: Tuesday Oct 9 2018.

For more information and to sign up please contact: residency(a)old.skaftfell.is or njuelsbo(a)gmail.com

Text: Yaqui, 15 Flower World Variations, derived by Jerome Rothenberg, through UBUWEB