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The March Write-In & Critique

February 21, 2010 - 10:19 pm 135 Comments

Our venue for tomorrow night’s event is on the endangered Miami cultural species list, so Miami Writers Association is transforming our writing workshop into an activist rally!

The Wallflower Gallery Presentation at S. Miami City Commission Meeting

On Tuesday, March 16, The Wallflower Gallery is going to be presented to the City Commission of South Miami as a potential Community Redevelopment Agency Project. The Commission Meeting will start around 7:00 p.m. and include Public Remarks after the City Manager’s presentation. We are encouraging people to show up and provide support with your presence or short remarks on behalf of The Wallflower Gallery.

If The Wallflower Gallery gets approval with a majority vote of support, then we will be able to go to the next phase of the process.

Ultimately, we are working to establish The Wallflower Gallery in South Miami and have a good location to showcase local talent and provide resources to people in the community.

The Commission Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. – please be timely.

South Miami City Hall
6130 Sunset Drive
South Miami 33143

The South Miami City Hall is near the intersection of U.S. 1 and Sunset Drive. When turning off U.S. 1, go West on Sunset Drive – the City Hall is on the South Side of the street with parking in the front.

We are encouraging people to come out and show some support – particularly if you live in or around South Miami.

We are also encouraging people to come for outside South Miami to show that The Wallflower Gallery is draw to bring people into the area.

I have checked out the potential location – it is a big building on ground level with high ceilings and some good size rooms. The location is being prepared for the potential occupiers now.

Our goal is to be chosen to utilize the space and be able to establish a fully funktional arts facility in South Miami.

We really need to show our positive impact and having a strong crowd will go a long way to make it happen.

Since we are going to be out of our current building by the end of May, it would be great to be able have a new target location to re-establish The Wallflower Gallery.

Please help and spread the word and get involved.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Thank you for your effort.

Hope all’s well.

Enjoy

Flash
Funk Finder, The Wallflower Gallery
10 N.E. 3rd Street
Downtown Miami 33132
305-579-0069
www.wallflowergallery.com
www.myspace.com/wallflowergallery

Critique Session @ The Wallflower Gallery

January 28, 2010 - 12:05 am 96 Comments

Wallflower Gallery

The highly commercialized month of feBruary has long been hijacked as the month for love [Hallmark's Valentines Day: boooo! =P] — but love is always, and so, for us at Miami Writers Assoc. — we’re hijacking it back as one for Inspiration and for our ever-flourishing creativity; really, 2010 looks promising – and let’s face it, how we choose to view things can affect our very future. We invite you to come and share your work with others that have that same inspired and passionate spirit.

February Writing Critique to be hosted by Melanie at Wallflower Gallery on Thursday, February 4, 7-9pm// We will have another moderator(s) if the group gets large, and other rooms at the gallery are available for another one or two sessions.

And to show our L-O-V-E for the Wallflower Gallery, we are requesting a donation of $10 per participant.

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010
Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Location: THE WALLFLOWER GALLERY : 10 NE 3rd St.
Downtown Miami, FL 33132

Le Cafe Writers Workshop

January 12, 2010 - 8:49 pm 409 Comments

Jan. 7, 2010
W-O-R-Dz written by Angello Pizarro

MWA is proud to begin 2010 with a new light, energy and creative possibilities. We’re hosting a workshop for serious writers who wish to use this new year as a creative springboard!

So sign up quickly if you want to improve and share your work with other creative literary minds.

LE CAFE: Free wifi available if you want to bring a laptop. Good food…and of course, good coFFEE.. =)

PLEASE: RSVP if you plan to attend.
Space is limited to 12 participants.
Bring 12 copies of work so everyone can read along.
Limit to 5 double-spaced pages.

GUIDELINES FoR GIVING FEEDBACK: We strongly encourage you go through this list a few times before the workshop so that we can have a good productive discussion session.

Reviews…

José Javier Rodríguez I had trouble writing some days. Others I would mull over ideas with no inspiration. And I felt so alone. I didn’t know there was help for my condition. But that’s when my doctor told me about Critique Sessions (from the makers of MWA). Side effects include staying an hour and a half later than scheduled…cuz it was tha…t good we couldn’t leave! In truth, for me, Thursday’s critique session was like writers’ church. I gave a little and got tenfold back. Great work. Great people. Feedback was spot-on (as long as we stuck to the guidelines). Mel: that’s fantastic you got out there – when are you holding a friendly pre-screening!? Johnny thanks for the link and Adam in particular for letting me download your perspective/knowledge! And as for Angello…don’t worry man I’m sure there’s a pharmaceutical out there for that schweatiness…

Johnny Tsokos It was great spending the evening with you guys, sharing creative ideas and of course feedback on some great works… and of course some good laughs. Looking forward to seeing you all soon. Jose, this Nut Graf’s for you…ha! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_graph

Melanie Feliciano Hey Johnny Tsokos, Adam, Angello & Jose! What a great writing critique last night at Le Cafe. Thanks for the feedback on my script, “Wish of the Urban Mermaid.” You saw so much more in it than I did! We’re gonna start shooting some scenes this afternoon. See y’all at the next critique. Time and place TBD. ;-D