Something has happened to
our stories. Somewhere along our personal journey we were told to hold back, to
carry shame, to keep quiet, to stay silent, to suffer alone and to blame
ourselves. Somewhere along our journey we were convinced and believed that our
stories did not have worth or that we were not capable or qualified to write
our stories.
There is healing that
happens through storytelling. There is power in our words. It does not matter
what story you intend to write. There is something we as writers all have in
common, questions that constantly arise and life distractions that keep us from
committing to the task at hand. Writing has the ability to reveal to us that
which lives beneath the surface and resides in our wombs.
The Womb is a sacred
place…
It is the place where
something is conceived… an idea, a dream, a song or a story. The Womb is where
the heart of our story is born. Here is where we carry the truth…
During this workshop we
will explore and ask the womb to reveal to us our story. We will listen closely
paying attention to the messages that we are being provided with. Together we
will plant seeds, arrive at conception and give birth to stories through guided
prompts, exercises and sharing in community.
We each have incredibly
important stories to tell. We are healing generations of pain. We are
preserving our history, language and traditions. We are discovering our voice—some
maybe even for the first time. What I have learned through writing is that I
could not move forward until I wrote what needed to be written and together we
will explore the stories we were born to tell.
Women Writing from the Womb
is designed to release the story from within.
In a loving, nurturing
and sacred space, each week we will delve deeper into our stories, our
characters, our writer’s life and ourselves. During the last two weeks of
workshop each writer will have an opportunity to share her story and receive
feedback as we each move towards completion.
This workshop is designed
for:
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Women who are
ready to write their stories
§
Women who
have allowed fear to paralyze them and would like support in moving forward
anyway
§
Women at all
levels of writing (published & unpublished)
§
Women writing
all genres (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, playwriting, erotica, self-help and
etc.)
Workshop dates: March 3,
10, 17, 24 and April 14 and 21 ~
Reserve your seat today – limit 12 writers.
Reserve your seat today – limit 12 writers.
Workshop fee: $360.00 (3
payments)
1st payment is
due before February 6th
2nd payment is
due before February 12th
3rd payment is
due before February 22nd
TO MAKE PAYMENT:
ALICIA ANABEL SANTOS
I am a proud New York born
Dominicana who is passionate about writing works that empower and inspire women
to find their voices. A self-identified Latina Lesbian Writer, Performance
Artist, Producer, Playwright, and Activist, who after reading one too many
stories about women I could not wholly relate to, decided to write my own tales
that would honor women throughout Latin America and at the same time represent
the American-born Latina experience which led me to launch the New York City
Latina Writers Group.
Recently, I published my memoir, Finding Your Force: A Journey to Love and
am currently completing a historical fiction novel titled, The Daughters of the Revolution. My one-woman show I WAS BORN was selected as part of the
ONE Festival in 2011, held in NYC. I have worked for renowned magazines BusinessWeek, Glamour and Domino, but it was an article published
in Urban Latino Magazine, "Two
Cultures Marching to One Drum," that would change the direction of
my life. In 2008, I joined Creador Pictures as Writer /Co-Producer of its first
documentary, "Afro Latinos: La Historia Que Nunca Nos Contaron / AfroLatinos:
The Untaught Story" WWW.AFROLATINOS.TV, a project that will change the way
the world sees color and race relations in Latin America.
I
live in Harlem, NYC with my daughter Courtniana. I am a freelance writer and
activist against sexual and physical abuse towards women and children. I
attended New York University and Rhode Island College.
~ For complete CV ~
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