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Unlock the Power of Creative Writing with Alec Osthoff

Sat, Jul 15

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Whiteside Park

ArtisicELY: Arts in Action Workshop #2: Unlock the Power of Creative Writing with Alec Osthoff

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Unlock the Power of Creative Writing with Alec Osthoff
Unlock the Power of Creative Writing with Alec Osthoff

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Jul 15, 2023, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Whiteside Park, Whiteside Park, 721 E Sheridan St, Ely, MN 55731, USA

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About the event

This introduction to fiction and creative nonfiction will build our confidence as writers by exploring key

craft concepts and building a space to create new work. You don’t have to bring a novel in-

progress—just show up ready to write! Pens and notebooks will be provided.

Alec Osthoff grew up in Ely and received his Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from the

University of Wyoming. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including Midwestern Gothic,

as winner of the Blue Mesa Review Fiction Prize, and as runner-up for the Up North Lit Poetry Prize. He

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