Bernadette Wagner. Author. Editor. Poet. Mentor.
B Print Ink Writers' Room
Spring 2022
Welcome to the B Print Ink Writers' Room! In June I am offering two workshops, A Journey in Meditation and Creativity and Letters to Earth. I'm also planning to begin a monthly Long Lunches conversations series. The workshops present many of the practices I use in my writing. And, they are portable and adaptable to other artistic disciplines, to any creatively-minded individual interested in building a portfolio, improving skills, looking for support and guidance, or finding community. I'm also available for one-on-one consultations.
A Journey in Meditation and Creativity
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM CST Saturday, June 4
Pre-Sales: Register by May 15 $65
Early Bird Sales: Register May 31 $100
Regular: Register June 3 $125
Late: Register after June 3 $175
Meditation is a proven tool for improving focus, calming the body and mind, and tapping into the subconscious -- all of which can help a writer meet the challenges that arise in a writing life. And there are many ways to meditate – breathwork, creative visualization, mindfulness, walking, and more.
A student of Natalie Goldberg, a former student of Regina Insight Meditation group leader, Dana Anjali, of one of the last of the Beat Poets, the late Diane di Prima, of Creative NonFiction Collective co-founder, Betsy Warland, and, most recently, of Faye Fitzgerald and the Training In Power Academy, Bernadette will share some thoughts, ideas, and exercises she’s gathered to build and maintain her writing practice for more than 20 years.
Workshop: Letters to Earth
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM CST, Saturday, June 11
Pre-Sales: Register by May 15 $65
Early Bird Sales: Register May 31 $100
Regular: Register June 3 $125
Late: Register after June 3 $175
A long Prairie winter, a summer of extreme heat, drought, and flames. A pandemic ravaging the globe. Severe flooding, landslides, whole communities under water and dirt. Our hearts know this pain. In this session we will come together in a process of contemplation and discussion, writing and revision, to write group and individual letters to Earth and all its beings. Or to an editor, a politician, a friend -- anyone -- as a means of transforming emotion into action.
Long Lunches
Monthly, Third Thursdays, Noon CST, beginning June 2022
FREE (Preregistration required)
Join Bernadette for monthly online chats - there may be guests. Bring your questions about writing, creative process, building a manuscript, surviving rejection, and more. You may be alone when writing but you are not alone as a writer. Join us!
June: I have a stack of work written, now what?
July: Vacation from writing: hobbies, HGTV, movies, gaming
August: Maintaining a creative practice
1:1 Creativity Coaching, Manuscript Evaluation, Mentorship
Book for Late Spring 2022
For information about working one-on-one on a creative project with Bernadette, for a manuscript evaluation, or for short mentorship opportunities, please email info@bernadettewagner.ca