Writers Workshop
June 12th - 15th
w/ Playwright, Author & Apple TV’s
JESSICA DICKEY
Jessica Dickey is an award-winning playwright whose writing was hailed by the New York Times as having “freshness, economy, cheeky vulgarity, with a fine measure of poetic insight”, and New Yorker magazine as “funny, smart, deep and sad.” Some of her more renowned plays include The Amish Project, Galileo’s Daughter, The Convent and The Rembrandt. In television, Jessie wrote for the hit show Physical on Apple TV, and has developed for Netflix, ABC and Paramount TV. She is currently writing a feature film produced by Searchlight and Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters). Jessie co-authored a memoir called Sistering: The Art of Holding Close and Letting Go, published by Pilgrim Press. She divides her time between Brooklyn, LA, and the south of France.
What You Can Expect
FOR WRITERS OF ALL DISCIPLINES
Emerge from the isolation of writing
Be in dialogue with other writers
Infuse your writing with generative, fresh energy
Hear new voices and ideas
Learn practical tools for the work
Gain insights into how to bring the writing forward
Enjoy a warm, casual, fun, generous and generative vibe
WHAT’S INCLUDED
2 Full Days and 2 Half Days of workshop with Jessie Dickey
Daily guided writing prompts designed to invigorate the creative practice and stir the heartbeat of what your project wants next
Engage and practice a new framework for feedback
Free time to write
Friday and Saturday will also include the sharing and feed-backing of work (using framework mentioned above)
Sunday will conclude with an opportunity to share our process with the wider community of Coxsackie (optional). A moment to connect over the power of writing.
Breakfast Friday, Sat, Sun
Lunch Friday, Sat, Sun
Dinner Thursday and Saturday
WHERE TO STAY?
BUNDLE AND SAVE!
Hudson Valley Writers Residency offers accomodations onsite. Choose from any of our rooms, discounted for workshop participants.
OTHER HOUSING OPTIONS
Please email us directly and let us know if you have questions or issue finding accommodations. HVWR can help! info@hudsonvalleywriters.org
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