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Date: April 16–18, 2010
Arrive Friday, April 16, at 3 PM for a tour of HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN® and Boyds Mills Press.
Depart Sunday, April 18, after lunch.
Designed For: Alumni of the Hero's
Journey workshop, and other fiction writers familiar
with mythic structure as explored in the works of Joseph
Campbell and others.
Maximum Capacity: 12 participants |
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WORKSHOP FOCUS
The Hero's Journey: Part Two
If you’re ready to deepen your study of archetypal characters
and their relationship to your story, join us for Part Two
of The Hero’s Journey.
Your story is only as strong as the adversary your hero faces.
The Shadow knows—and often represents—the weakest,
most vulnerable parts of your hero’s character. Facing
the Shadow reveals your hero’s strengths and weaknesses.
Defeating the Shadow leads your hero to mastery, and your
story to a satisfying conclusion.
During this workshop we will
- Examine the many ways the Shadow manifests in children’s
stories,
- Explore your hero’s relationship with the Shadow,
- Discover the internal and external conflicts that shape
your hero and challenge him or her to grow, and
- Examine the archetypal aspects of your other characters
to see how they function within your story.
We will also invite the Shadow to help answer these vital
story questions:
- Why am I writing this story?
- What moves me, and will therefore move my reader?
- What is the point, the purpose, of this story?
Please note: Participants must bring a completed
manuscript or work in progress. Participants are encouraged
to bring a children’s book to share and to talk about
the way the Shadow manifests in the book.
Recommended pre-workshop reading: The
Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler, The
Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell (or view
the video The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers), 45
Master Characters by Victoria Lynn Schmidt, and Stealing
Fire From the Gods by James Bonnet.
Workshop Fee of $645 includes cozy, individual cabins; all meals (provided by a top-notch chef); airport pickup service, if needed; and an intimate teaching setting in the living room of the Founders of Highlights for Children! |
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Workshop
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Marileta Robinson
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Marileta
Robinson
Formerly a senior editor at Highlights, Marileta has spent more than twenty-five years writing and editing for children. She is the author of two picture books and numerous stories for Highlights and other children’s magazines. She has served on the faculty of the Chautauqua workshop and has taught several Founders workshops, including “The Hero’s Journey,” “The Hero and the Shadow,” and “Writing Fiction for Children’s Magazines.” Marileta’s background includes teaching in the Peace Corps and on a Navajo reservation, as well as instructing for the Institute of Children’s Literature. She holds a master’s degree in bilingual education. |
Kim T. Griswell |
Kim
T. Griswell
Kim is a senior editor for Highlights, Inc. and works with the Highlights Foundation and Boyds Mills Press. She served as the coordinating editor of Highlights for six years and Highlights High Five for a year. Her work in the children’s literature field has spanned the worlds of publishing and teaching, leading her to positions as senior editor of Bookbag magazine, book development manager for The Mailbox Book Company, a university and community college instructor, and a teacher with the Institute of Children’s Literature. She holds master’s degrees in teaching writing and in literature from Humboldt State University. She has taught writing workshops across the country on such topics as Focusing Nonfiction, Mystery Writing, Creating a Sense of Place, Writing for Children’s Magazines, Nature as Muse, and The Hero’s Journey. A prolific writer and committed editor, Kim has published more than two hundred short stories, articles, and columns. Her books include Carnivorous Plants, Nonfiction Reading Practice (Grade 3), and many stories in the four-book series, Short Short Stories for Reading Aloud. In 2008, Kim was awarded a two-month writing residency at the Sitka Center for Arts and Ecology in Oregon. www.kimgriswell.com. |
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