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Joy Gaines-Friedler
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Springfed Arts Detroit Working Writers

Creative Writing Workshops

poetry, Fiction and creative non-fiction

 

Workshop Begins - Tuesday February 7, 2012 - at The Farmington Hills Library 

6:45 pm - 8:45 pm

sign-up through www.springfed.org

 

I'm offering private workshop/editing by mail or online during this time

I will comment extensively, offer writing prompts and reading suggestions for 6 poems

of a combination of poems and prose (contact me to discuss) - for $90.00

  

Sign-up Early

 

Check out this link from Michigan Poets - http://www.themichiganpoet.com/

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 I will be doing the following workshops and readings:

 

 

 

Broken Circles Hunger Project to benefit Food Gatherers
Kerry Town Concert Hall
415 N. Fourth Ave.
Ann Arbor, 48104                       
7:30-9:30 pm January 5th, 2012
 
Cover charge is one non-perishable food item.  In addition, monetary donations are accepted, and the Broken Circles Hunger Project Anthology will be sold for $20.

Sponsors are Cave Moon Press and Springfed Arts 
Readers:  Keith Taylor, Joy Gaines-Friedler, Jeff Kass and student poets from the Neutral Zone, Francine j. Harris, and Lynn DeTurk.

 

              http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/broken_circles_hunger_project/

 

 

 

October 12, 2011 - 2:30

I'll be at Kirtland Community College - Roscommon Michigan

 

October 15, 2011 - 7:00-9:00

Masonic Building in Downtown Farmington  - I'll be reading and talking about writing

http://novi.patch.com/events/women-of-words-benefit-with-authors-held-in-farmington

 

Art Experience workshop - (date pending)

Reading at Kirtland Community College,October 12, 2011- 1:30 PM

90 minute workshop at Oakwood Hospital Family Center - Dearborn Sept. 14, 2011

 

Tuesday December 5, 2010

Chippewa Valley High School

Clinton Township, Michigan - 6:00 pm

 

Saturday, November 6, 2010 - 7:00 PM

Lido Gallery
33535 Woodward Ave.
Birmingham, MI 48009

http://www.everythingart.com/events.asp

A special evening of poetry and music with Poet M.L. Liebler, guitarist Peter Lewis (Moby Grape) and poets, Linda Sienkiewicz, Olga Klekner, Maria A. Constantini, and Joy Gaines-Friedler.al Evening of -winning poet ML Liebler, guitarist Peter Lewis (Moby  

Thursday, October 21, 2010 time:7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Parlor Poetry Series

Wyandotte Arts Center
81 Chestnut, Wyandotte, Michigan 48192
734-720-0671
www.downriverarts.org 

Joy's essays and poetry have won numerous awards, including, First Place in The Litchfield Review, 2006 contest for series of poems she wrote based on Jim's diary he so lovingly "willed" to her, and First Place in the 2004 Mandy Poetry Contest for her poem Welfare In America. Her poems Capitalism, South Carolina was a Finalist in the 2007 Margie, poetry contest, and she was a finalist in the 2008 Paunamauk Poetry Contest. Her poems have been featured in various literary journals, including, The Driftwood Review, Pebble Lake Review, Lilliput, HazMat Review, RATTLE, Margie, The New York Review, and others.

FREE and open to the public.
Second Floor

 

READING: November 21, 2009 - 7:00 PM

MAXWELL'S ARTS AND TREASURES

Host: John Jeffires - www.rencity.net

Poetry, Music, Food, the Works
Location:32416 Industrial Road, Garden City, MI 48135
Time:7:00PM Saturday, November 21st

 

 

READING: December 18, 2009 - 6:30-8:45 PM

Poetic Travelers reading series

LAWRENCE STREET GALLERY, 22620 Woodward Ave,

Ferndale www.lawrencestreetgallery.com

Host: Tonja Bagwell

Source: jafansta.com

READING: January 31, 2010 - 2:00 PM

SCARAB CLUB - downtown Detroit behind the DIA

Host: M.L. Liebler

 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teaching at Oakwood Hospital throughout 2010 - 2011

 

 POETRY READING: APRIL 10, 2009 - 7:00PM

 POETRY AND PHOTO EVENT OCC - AUBURN HILLS

 POETS WILL READ THE POEM THEY CREATED

 FOR THE POETRY FROM THE EDGE EXHIBIT

 

 APRIL 16, 2009 - 7:00PM

 HOSTING - PLYMOUTH BEAN

 READING - PLYMOUTH MI

 

 TEACHING - OAKWOOD HOSPITAL

 CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP

 5:00 PM DEARBORN, MICHIGAN

 

MAY 6, 2009

TEACHING - LIVONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS - 3RD GRADERS - HOW TO BECOME A POET

 

MAY 13, 2009

TEACHING - WORKSHOP - EATON ACADEMY, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN

 

JUNE 9, 2009

TEACHING  - WORKSHOP OAKWOOD HOSPITAL  5:30 pm

 

AUGUST 13, 2009

TEACHING -  WORKSHOPs OAKWOOD HOSPITAL  5:30 pm

 

SEPTEMBER - 2009-2010

TEACHING for InsideOut Literary Arts Project - Detroit Public Schools

 

December, 2010 - Workshop Henry Ford Hospital, West Bloomfield

February, 2011 - Author Feature - at Gillmore Elementary - Lansing Michigan

March 10, 2011 - Oakwood Hospital workshop

March 19, 2011 - A Call To Wellness Women's Conference - OCC

April 2, 2011 - Seminar of writing inspired by art - Frostburg State University, Frostburg Maryland

 

 

POETRY READING: APRIL 2, 2009 - 7:00PM

AT: THE STUDIO CAFE - OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE - ORCHARD RIDGE

GERRY LAFEMINA AND JOY GAINES-FRIEDLER

 

POETRY READING: MAY 9, 2009 - 5:00PM

AT: SMALL'S JAZZ CAFE - WEST VILLAGE NEW YORK CITY

POETRY READING: MAY 13 - CREOLE GALLERY - LANSING MICHIGAN - 7:30 PM

 

ROCOMMON MICHIGAN - READING

CONTROLLED BURN YOUNG WRITERS SEMINAR - JULY 8, 2009