Registration Has Closed
Classes start Wednesday, October 4.
If you would like to join late to classes please email Leah at 42@galsguide.org to see if there is room.
GALS GUIDE WRITING WORKSHOP RETURNS WITH NEW SOURCES OF INSPIRATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO WRITE AND SHARE YOUR WORK!
The 2023 workshop will dive deeper into the Born of Many Mothers (BOMM) Method developed by Dr. Leah Leach. This is a compassion “recipe” that uses the ingredients of women’s history, mythology, mother stories, and compassion. This tool allows people to nourish their creativity and connect more genuinely with our shared humanity. BOMM can be used as a writing inspiration, a creativity unlocker, and a vehicle for healing.
The recipe contains, a meditation on a castle with infinite rooms. Each room shows various aspects of human strengths and weaknesses. Rooms include problem-solving, using empathy as a tool for learning, being vulnerable, and understanding complex creatures.
This fall, Gal’s Guide is offering a 12-week workshop. Students will also learn writing critique tools, receive feedback from their fellow writers, and have an opportunity for publication in the Gal’s Guide Anthology.
This workshop is made possible because of a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission
Takeaways
- Encouragement to write
- Inspiration to words on paper
- Unlock your creativity
- Share your writing and get feedback
- Centered on the sacred feminine and women’s history
- Focus on memoir, journaling, and general fiction writing
- Submit for publication in the Gal’s Guide Anthology
Course Structure
- In-Person classes at the Gal’s Guide Library 4:30pm-6:00pm (Highly recommended by previous students)
- Zoom classes 6:15pm-7:45pm
- Recorded classes will be available to registered students to watch at a time more fitting for them.
- 12 classes will meet once a week on Wednesdays, October – December
Tuition Rates
- Tuition is $150 for all 12 weeks
- Scholarships are available thanks to the Indiana Arts Commission
Scholarship info
Gals Guide Library’s intention is to provide services to all that need them. We strive to not have a price point that excludes anyone for any reason.
A generous grant from the Indiana Arts Commission allows Gal’s Guide to offer financial resources to writers.
If you feel drawn to take this class but you are worried about your ability to pay for this class, please apply for a scholarship. Previous scholarship recipients are also encouraged to apply. There is no cap or limit to the number of scholarships. This scholarship is here to help without any judgment.
Class Schedule
- October 4 – Reason to Write, Ingredients: Mothers & Compassion
- October 11 – Ingredients: Myths & Women’s History Recipe: Welcome to the Castle
- October 18 – Empathy Room
- October 25 – Abandonment Room
- November 1 – Vulnerable Room
- November 8 – Confidence Room
- November 15 – Problem Solver’s Room
- November 22 – NO CLASS DUE TO THANKSGIVING
- November 29 – Guest Speaker – Chandra Easton, author of Embodying Tara
- December 6 – Union of Opposites Room & Feedback
- December 13 – Complex Creatures Room & Rewriting
- December 20 – Leave the Castle & Rewriting
- December 27 – Don’t Panic: submitting to publishers, deadlines and questions
What Our Writers Said
Journey Class 2022
“I loved the camaraderie within the group! And of course, all the information to help me feel more comfortable in my writing and submitting.”
Journey Class 2022
“It was more than just ‘how to write’ – it was about unlocking the writer within”
Mother of All Memoirs Class 2021
“This workshop helped me to open up my brain to writing and not getting stuck on tangents or get discouraged. It has helped my writing bloom a bit more. I would take any other workshops Leah and Gals Guide have to offer!”
Mother of All Memoirs Class 2021
“I thoroughly enjoyed it and it helped me tweak my essay. Thank you!”
Instructor
Dr. Leah Leach is the founder of Gal’s Guide to the Galaxy which is home to the first lending library dedicated to women’s history in the United States. Gal’s Guide was awarded 2022 Organization of the Year by Advancing Noblesville.
Leah is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and podcaster with an honorary doctorate in Metaphysics. She is a Buddhist practitioner for over 30 years. She is a member of the Magyu, the Mother Lineage that traces back to a female teacher in the 11th Century.
Leah has adapted her storytelling training into the unique way Gal’s Guide teaches and writes about history
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