Symbols, Dreams and Memories: Access to the Unconscious Mind for Writers
Langley, WA
Subject: Learning Skills
Man is a symbol-making animal. Our drive to speak in symbolic language predates all written language and allows us to understand the world. Symbols drive story arcs and deepen characters. Come explore your part in world mythology. Through practical exercises, learn to use dreams and other access doors to your own symbolism. Tap into the rich depths of your unconscious; learn to use your abundant memories. The author’s free access to the subconscious makes the difference between lasting literature and a book with a short shelf life.
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Where
Langley, WA 98260
Type
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- Susan Zwinger
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Professional
Whidbey Island Writers’ Association(2005-08)
MFA Creative Writing -- Professor of Nonfiction...
Professional
Whidbey Island Writers’ Association(2005-08)
MFA Creative Writing -- Professor of Nonfiction
Centrum Writers’ Conference(2002)
Non-Fiction Faculty
Western Washington University(2002)
Visiting Professor
North Cascades Institute(1995-2008)
Workshop Instructor
Washington State Arts Commission(1995-97)
Artist-In-Resident
Audubon, Sierra Club, Centrum Center for the Arts, The Nature Conservancy(1992-99)
Workshop Instructor
Washington Commission for the Humanities(1993-95)
Speaker
Skagit Valley College(1992-94)
Literature Professor
US National Park Service, Glacier Bay National Park(1991)
Naturalist Ranger
US National Park Service, Kenai Fjords National Park(1989)
Naturalist & Oil Spill Public Information Ranger
Additional Professional Experience
Museum of Fine Arts, Curator of Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
Running Ridge Fine Crafts Gallery, Assistant Director, Santa Fe, NM
The Colorado College, Assistant Professor of Art Education, Colorado Springs, CO
Wichita State University, College of Fine Arts, Assistant Professor, Wichita KS
Texas Arts Commission, Writer-in-Residence, Temple/Buda,TX
LaGuna Gloria Art Museum, Workshop leader, Austin, TX
Pennsylvania State University, Graduate Assistant Instructor, Art Education, State College, PA
Penn State University, Title II Consultant/Teacher, Huntington, PA
University of Iowa, Intermedia Arts Grant, Rockefeller Grant, Iowa City, IA
Hampshire Country School, Arts Counselor, Rindge, NH
(for emotionally disturbed, exceptionally bright students)
Awards and Residencies
Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series guest, University of Portland, OR
Andres Berger Award for “Becoming Water”, Seattle Arts Commission
Ludwig Volgelstein Foundation Grant for Writers
Washington Governor's Author's Award
Carnegie Grant for Writers
Seattle Arts Commission Diverse Views Award
Best of Drawing Award, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, CO
Nat’l Department of Education and the Arts, Fellowship for Graduate Work
Residency, Ucross Foundation, Ucross, WY
Residency, Island Institute, Sitka, AK
Centrum Residency, Port Townsend, WA
Residency, Cottages at Hedgebrook, WA
Exhibiting Artist
Rancho de Taos Show, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Festival for the Arts, NM
Armory Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM
Invitational, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, CO
Group & Individual exhibits:
Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas and Pennsylvania
Education
Pennsylvania State University: Ph.D. in Art Education
University of Iowa Writer's Workshop: M.F.A.
Cornell College: B.A. in Art and English
Corcoran School of Art: summer art program abroad
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