Session One Schedule: June 27-July 3

About our Online Workshops

 

VONA/Voices is about mentoring emerging writers-of-color by accomplished writers-of-color in a supportive and nurturing environment.  Our Summer 2020 program of multi-genre craft-centered workshops introduce exciting Faculty additions to the already impressive list of our internationally renowned, award-winning master teachers.

Due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, our Summer 2021 workshops will be offered in an online format.

Sunday June 27

10am PDT / 1pm EDT – Participant check in on Slack

1pm — 2pm PDT / 4pm — 5pm EDT – Orientation

2pm — 3pm PDT / 5pm — 6pm EDT – Community Building Circle with Anooj Bhandari

3pm — 3:30pm PDT / 6pm — 6:30pm EDT – Workshop Group Meeting

 

Monday June 28

9:30am – Noon PDT / 12:30pm — 3pm EDT – Workshop

1:30pm – 3:30pm PDT / 4:30pm — 6:30pm EDT — 1 on 1 or Group Meetings (optional)

4:30pm – 6pm PDT / 7:30pm — 9pm EDT – Open Mic (optional)

 

Tuesday June 29

9:30am – Noon PDT / 12:30pm — 3pm EDT – Workshop

1pm – 2:30pm PDT / 4:30pm — 6:30pm EDT — Writing in the Time of Crisis: Faculty Panel (optional)

1:30pm – 3:30pm PDT / 4:30pm — 6:30pm EDT — 1 on 1 or Group Meetings (optional)

4:30pm – 6pm PDT / 7:30pm — 9pm EDT – Affinity Groups / VONA Lounge (optional)

 

Wednesday June 30

9:30am – Noon PDT / 12:30pm — 3pm EDT – Workshop

1pm – 2:30pm PDT / 4:30pm — 6:30pm EDT — Publishing Panel (optional)

1:30pm – 3:30pm PDT / 4:30pm — 6:30pm EDT — 1 on 1 or Group Meetings (optional)

4:30pm – 6pm PDT / 7:30pm — 9pm EDT – Affinity Groups / VONA Lounge (optional)

 

Thursday July 1

9:30am – Noon PDT / 12:30pm — 3pm EDT – Workshop

1:30pm – 3:30pm PDT / 4:30pm — 6:30pm EDT — 1 on 1 or Group Meetings (optional)

4:30pm – 6pm PDT / 7:30pm — 9pm EDT – Faculty Reading

 

Friday July 2

9:30am – Noon PDT / 12:30pm — 3pm EDT – Workshop

1:30pm – 3:30pm PDT / 4:30pm — 6:30pm EDT — 1 on 1 or Group Meetings (optional)

4:30pm – 6pm PDT / 7:30pm — 9pm EDT – Workshop Presentations / Closing

 

Saturday July 3

9:30am – Noon PDT / 12:30pm — 3pm EDT – Community Led Writing Prompt and Sharing