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March 11, 2023: Workshop With AM Larks, “What Point of View Can Do for You”

WHAT POINT OF VIEW CAN DO FOR YOU

March 11 2023 at 9:30 am – 2:00 pm

Pacific Time

AM Larks earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, a Juris Doctorate, and most recently a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts from the University California Riverside Palm Desert’s low residency program.

She is a longtime patron of the arts and enjoys stories that capture the complexities of life on the page or screen.

WORKSHOP FEE:

  • Members: $45.00
  • Guests: $55.00
Click here to Register

Location:

  • Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant
  • 611 Gregory Ln, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Attendees will learn:

  • Pitfalls and positives of each point of view
  • Examples from well-known works from today’s most popular authors.
  • Workshop will include time for short draft exercises, as well as Q&A

AM Larks writes fiction, nonfiction, children’s literature, and drama. Her writing has appeared in NiftyLit, Scoundrel Time, Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies, Five on the Fifth, Charge Magazine, and the Zyzzyva and  Ploughshares  blogs.

She has performed her stories at Lit Up at Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette, California. She is the current assistant managing editor and blog editor, as well as the former photography editor at Kelp Journal, a multimedia literary revue, and the former fiction editor at Please See Me literary magazine as well as the former blog editor of The Coachella Review.

Schedule

  • 9:30 Check-in
  • 10:00 Workshop begins
  • 12:00 Buffet Lunch
  • 1:00 Workshop continues
  • 2:00 Workshop ends

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Upcoming Programs

  • October 11, 2025: Workshop with Martha Engber: Flaming Great Dialogue: Create Unforgettable Characters Through Dynamite Exchanges!
  • November 8, 2025: Claudia Long II:  Small Town, Big Secrets: Writing the Small-Town Mystery
  • December 7, 2025: Holiday Potluck

Our Meeting Schedule

General Meetings and Workshops are held the second Saturday of each month, except July and August.
Meetings will be in person at:
Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant
611 Gregory Lane
Pleasant Hill, CA
Our meetings and workshops are open to the public. A buffet lunch is included. See the Meetings andWorkshops page to register. 

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