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This is a past workshop. Weekend of October 30-November 1, 2009 Into the Fire: The Sun Magazine Celebrates Personal Writing
Is it possible to write about ourselves in a way that touches others and reminds them of our fundamental connectedness? The answer is yes, if we're willing to take a leap — with all our passion, fear, and longing — into the fire. And that fire is not just a metaphor. It's as real as our own mysterious existence; as real as a painful moment that has broken, and maybe opened, our hearts.
For thirty-five years, The Sun has published the kind of brave, revealing writing that lives up to the magazine's motto, a line from concentration-camp-survivor Viktor Frankl: "What is to give light must endure burning." We invite you to join Sun readers, authors, and staff — including editor and publisher Sy Safransky and authors Theresa Williams, Gillian Kendall, Frances Lefkowitz, Alison Luterman, Sparrow, and Cary Tennis — for a weekend of investigating our lives through the written word. The Sun will come to life as the retreat mirrors the magazine's format, beginning with introductions and moving on to discussions of essays, fiction, and poems with their authors, who will lead exercises geared to bring forth similar elements in your own writing. We'll give you a glimpse behind the scenes into The Sun's publishing and editing process in discussions with staff and authors. Readers Write–style writing sessions will help get your pen moving. (You don't have to be a writer to attend these sessions. Our aim is simply to create a space in which people can tell their stories from the heart.) The weekend will conclude with Sy Safransky reading from his Notebook and all of us sharing our favorite quotations at a Sunbeams open mic.
Of course, the best part of a Sun gathering is getting to meet everyone: staff, writers, and fellow Sun enthusiasts — people who love the magazine and share its compassionate, unflinching view of the world. We hope you'll join us.
For program details and a list of materials to bring (or to order a free trial of the magazine), visit www.thesunmagazine.org
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