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Apartments, Sublets & Roommates / 1 BR sublet in 2 BR apt, $1000/month in JH
« on: September 23, 2016, 09:12:31 AM »
This sublet is a partially furnished room in a two-bedroom apartment for 3-6 months. I'm flexible with the time frame but 6 months is preferred, from roughly October 1 -- March 31. No pets, no smoking, no drugs. Email nancyagabian@yahoo.com if interested and I will send you photos.  (Photos are too large for this site.)

The spacious room is 13' x 22' and has good light during the day with windows overlooking an inner courtyard from the second floor. It is partially furnished with a comfortable futon sofa bed, a dining room table that could sub as a work table (and could be made smaller), and bookshelves. Closet space is available in the hallway. You're welcome to bring your own dresser or wardrobe. You'd be sharing the kitchen (with dishwasher), bathroom and small communal entryway with just with me, a quiet writer; my bedroom is at the other end of the apartment so it's quite private.

The entire apartment is about 900 sq ft. This is a large, safe, elevator building with laundry room in the basement, in the heart of Jackson Heights, just a couple of blocks from the subway hub at 74th Street. Express trains bring you to midtown in 20 minutes.

I'm looking for someone who can stay from three to six months, and I am flexible with move-in and move-out dates. The monthly rent includes utilities of electricity, gas, and internet.

I'm a writer and a part-time professor whose work deals with race, ethnicity, feminism, class, and queer identity. I have lived in this apartment for four years by myself, but previously I had several wonderful long-term roommates, enjoying a neighborly friendship respectful of boundaries. I normally teach writing workshops in this room, but I need to take a break and would love for the space to host a visiting writer, artist, or scholar, someone mature, quiet, clean, and friendly. I work a lot from home, but keep to myself much of the time during the day, and I go out a few nights each week.

If interested, please email me at nancyagabian@yahoo.com and me know a bit about yourself, including your profession, employment, and how you spend your days.

Rental requirements:
Signed subtenant agreement.
Security deposit of one month's rent and first month's rent upon move in.
Two references to call.
Rent due at the beginning of every month, within the first seven days.

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Business Listings and Services Directory / Creative Writing Workshops for Jackson Heights
« on: January 13, 2016, 04:41:11 PM »
Heightening Stories is a series of community-based creative writing workshops, focusing on social issues as well as craft, right here in Jackson Heights. Blended fiction and nonfiction classes are taught by acclaimed author and award-winning writing instructor Nancy Agabian.

Two workshops are being offered in 2016: The Diversity Writing Project, and Personal Prose, details below and here: http://nancyagabian.com/teaching/current-workshops/

To register or for more info, email nancyagabian@yahoo.com.


The Diversity Writing Project
7 Saturday mornings
in Jackson Heights, Queens
10:30 am – 1 pm
Session 1: January 30 — March 19, 2016 (with a break on February 13)
Session 2: April 2 — May 21, 2016 (with a break on May 7)
A public reading of students’ new work will take place the week of May 22–26, TBD
Limited to 8 members

This workshop provides a forum to develop and polish work specifically about issues of identity relating to race, culture, and ethnicity using the framework of literary journal and magazine submissions as a timeline. Each week will be dedicated to a step towards publishing your work: setting goals, researching venues, reading in depth, refining your pitch/submission list, and crafting pitches & cover letters. Also, we’ll read and discuss a recent excerpt from a journal or magazine that connects to content issues we are exploring, such as immigration, assimilation, repatriation, internalized oppression & privilege, historical legacies and losses, language & translation, mixed-race & cross-cultural identities, intersections with class & gender, etc.; writing prompts based on a related craft issue will help to develop new work. This will also be a critique workshop, with members bringing in the pieces they want to publish and receiving facilitated feedback from the group along with suggestions on where to publish. The final week will be a submission session party, when members will bring in their laptops and submit their work to their chosen publications online. For new, intermediate and advanced writers of fiction and nonfiction, the workshop will be a space to share resources and to support each other to develop and prepare work for publication. Whether you want to find community with people who write about issues related to racial, ethnic and cultural identity, prepare this work and get it published, and/or simply learn the steps for publication for the future, this workshop is for you.

To apply, please send an email to nancyagabian@yahoo.com that details 1) how your work or writing interests relate to issues of race, ethnicity or cultural identity, 2) why you want to take the workshop, including your goals and your experiences working with others in community. Attach a double-spaced 5 – 10 page sample of writing. The application process is intended to 1) ensure that the members have a range of diverse experiences to help each other and 2) help each member to focus on their goals, assets and interests as they enter the workshop. Application deadline: January 23

Note: This workshop is open to everyone regardless of race, ethnicity or national origin. Structured around an anti-racist framework, the workshop will collectively support more writing by people of color to be published. Those of all racial backgrounds, who write about race, ethnicity, or cultural identity, will be supported in writing and publishing work that contributes to undoing racism against people of color.

Tuition:
Session 1:
Register by January 23: $300
Register after January 23: $325
Session 2:
Register by March 26: $300
Register after March 26: $325
Package: Session 1 and 2:
Register by January 23: $575
Register after January 23: $625
(Sliding scale, work trades, and payment plans available: please inquire by email before applying to nancyagabian@yahoo.com.)

Personal Prose
(formerly titled “Creative Nonfiction/Autobiographical Fiction”)
8 Wednesday nights, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
in Jackson Heights, Queens
Limited to 8 members
Session 1: January 27 — March 16, 2016.
A public reading of students’ new work will take place on March 23.
Session 2: April 6 — May 25, 2016.

Geared for intermediate to advanced writers working on individual short stories and essays or fiction/nonfiction book-length projects, this ongoing community-oriented group encourages members to write in a way that is both bravely personal and socially conscious. Held in a supportive environment in the instructor’s home, the weekly sessions include discussions of exemplary contemporary fiction and nonfiction, craft exercises to help you develop material and learn writing techniques, and constructive group feedback sessions. Content and craft are fused in an innovative set of lessons that are adjusted to the interests and needs of the group; content topics have included writing on race, class, gender, sexuality and their intersections; cross cultural & queer experiences; the immigrant experience; war and occupation; food writing; and health, wellness and the body. Readings may include stories, chapter excerpts or full books, as well as attendance to one or two public readings relating to the topics we will be exploring. We will also be reading our work to the public on March 23 as an exercise in editing and performing. By the end of the session, you will have completed or revised up to twenty pages of writing (one long piece or a few short essays, stories or chapters) that will be ready to publish.

To apply: Please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com two paragraphs that 1) explain your experience in contributing positively to a community or group (writing or otherwise) and what you could offer to be a successful member of this workshop and 2) describe your writing goals, the writing you would like to do with this group and how you think this particular writing workshop could help you. Attach a double-spaced 5 – 10 page sample of writing.  Application deadline: January 20.

Tuition:
Session 1:
Register by January 20: $375
Register after January 20: $400
Session 2:
Register by March 23: $375
Register after March 23: $400
Package: Session 1 and 2:
Register by January 20: $725
Register after January 20: $775
(Sliding scale, work trades, and payment plans available; please inquire by email before applying at nancyagabian@yahoo.com.)

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Business Listings and Services Directory / Creative Writing Workshops
« on: September 01, 2015, 08:12:28 AM »
If you are looking for a safe space to try out creative writing or you're a writer looking for a smart, funny, and giving community of writers to help you develop your craft, check out Heightening Stories, right here in Jackson Heights.

Email nancyagabian@yahoo.com with questions, or visit the website, http://nancyagabian.com/teaching/current-workshops/

Two workshops are continuing this fall:

Community Writing Exercise Workshop

Tuesday nights, 7 — 9 pm

In Jackson Heights, Queens.

Limited to eight members.

September 15 — December 15, 2015. (No sessions on October 13 or November 24)

Commit to at least four consecutive sessions. Enrollment open till November 10.

For beginner writers, or writers looking for a means to jump back into their writing process, this workshop will provide time to write while exploring issues of place, community and identity as they manifest in Queens and beyond. The first three to four weeks will be devoted to development: we’ll read and discuss short texts and do interactive writing exercises that may be adapted for poetry or prose. Extra writing prompts will be given for you to try during the week to keep your writing muscles active; during our meetings, time will be allotted for everyone to read aloud exercise results in order to receive supportive responses from the group. In the fourth or fifth week, we’ll work on revisions, supplementing our writing time with critiques of participants’ polished pieces of between three and five pages.  Then we’ll repeat the monthly cycle — 3-4 weeks development, one week revision. Craft and content topics will be geared for the needs, assets and interests of the group members. Examples of past lesson/writing topics have included “Dialogue and scene: A memorable conversation”, “Character and life experience: A first or last time”, and “Creating tension: suspense and structure”. If appropriate, the group will collaborate to work on a theme together, based on issues that are affecting our communities, and we’ll organize a reading, publication, or website of our work.

To apply: Please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com three paragraphs that 1) explain your experience in contributing positively to a community or group and what you could offer to be a successful member of this workshop; 2) describe your interest or experience with writing and how you think this particular workshop could help you, and 3) identify some of the Queens (or NYC) community issues that you care about the most. Attach a double-spaced 1 – 3 page sample of writing.

Tuition:

$160 for 4 weeks

$450 for all 12 weeks: a $30 discount if you register by September 8.

 
Creative Nonfiction/Autobiographical Fiction

Wednesday nights, 6:30 – 9:30 pm

in Jackson Heights, Queens

Limited to 8 members

September 9 — December 9, 2015. (No session on November 25.)

A public reading of students’ new work will take place on October 21. (Participation is optional.)

Commit to at least four consecutive sessions. Enrollment open till November 4.

Geared for intermediate to advanced writers working on individual short stories and essays or a book-length prose project, this ongoing community-oriented group encourages members to write in a way that is both bravely personal and socially conscious. Held in a supportive environment in the instructor’s home, the weekly sessions include discussions of exemplary contemporary fiction and nonfiction, craft exercises to help you develop material and learn writing techniques, and constructive group feedback sessions. Content and craft are fused in an innovative set of lessons that are adjusted to the interests and needs of the group; content topics have included writing on race, class, gender, sexuality and their intersections; cross cultural & queer experiences; the immigrant experience; war and occupation; food writing; and health, wellness and the body. Readings may include stories, chapter excerpts or full books as well as attendance to one or two public readings relating to the topics we will be exploring. We will also be reading our work to the public on October 21 as exercises in editing and feeling the presence of audience. By the end of the Fall session, you will have completed or revised up to twenty pages of writing (one long piece or a few short essays, stories or chapters) that will be ready to publish.

To apply: Please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com two paragraphs that 1) explain your experience in contributing positively to a community or group (writing or otherwise) and what you could offer to be a successful member of this workshop and 2) describe your writing goals, the writing you would like to do with this group and how you think this particular writing workshop could help you. Attach a double-spaced 5 – 10 page sample of writing.

Tuition:

$180 for 4 weeks

$500 for all 12 weeks: a $40 discount if you register by September 2

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Apartments, Sublets & Roommates / Large 1BR apt sublet: July-August
« on: May 30, 2015, 10:52:14 AM »
I'm subletting my large one-bedroom apartment for July and August. The specific dates are flexible but I'm looking for a sublet of six to eight weeks.

The apartment is located just two blocks from the 74th Street Station. It's 900 sq feet, so it's a good sized place for two roommates or a couple, or a couple with one child. Clean, quiet, and comfortable -- and cool with AC.

The rent is $1850/month or $500/week (if staying less than 8 weeks), including utilities -- gas, electricity and internet.

Please send me a message through this website for more details and for photos. Include your email address.

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Business Listings and Services Directory / Openings in Creative Writing Workshops in JH
« on: April 12, 2015, 03:24:45 PM »
Dear JH Life readers,

I'm happy to announce opportunities to join two ongoing writing workshops starting in late April 2015.  Details can be found below and on my website: http://nancyagabian.com/teaching/current-workshops/ 
Email me at nancyagabian@yahoo.com with any questions.  And feel free to spread the word!

_________________

Community Writing Exercise Workshop

Tuesday nights, 7 — 9 pm

Starting April 28 and ongoing through June 30, 2015.

Commit to at least four consecutive sessions. Enrollment open till June 2.

In Jackson Heights, Queens

Limited to eight members.

$380 for all ten weeks or $160/month.

For beginner writers, or writers looking for a means to jump back into their writing process, this workshop will provide time to write while exploring issues of place, community and identity as they manifest in Queens and beyond. The first three to four weeks will be devoted to development: we’ll read and discuss short texts and do interactive writing exercises that may be adapted for poetry or prose. Extra writing prompts will be given for you to try during the week to keep your writing muscles active; during our meetings, time will be allotted for everyone to read aloud exercise results in order to receive supportive responses from the group. In the fourth or fifth week, we’ll work on revisions, supplementing our writing time with critiques of participants’ polished pieces of between three and five pages.  Then we’ll repeat the monthly cycle — 3-4 weeks development, one week revision. Craft and content topics will be geared for the needs, assets and interests of the group members. Examples of past lesson/writing topics have included “Dialogue and scene: A memorable conversation”, “Character and life experience: A first or last time”, and “Creating tension: suspense and structure”. If appropriate, the group will collaborate to work on a theme together, based on issues that are affecting our communities, and we’ll organize a reading, publication, or website of our work.

To apply: Please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com three paragraphs that 1) explain your experience in contributing positively to a community or group and what you could offer to be a successful member of this workshop; 2) describe your interest or experience with writing and how you think this particular workshop could help you, and 3) identify some of the Queens (or NYC) community issues that you care about the most. Attach a double-spaced 1 – 3 page sample of writing.



Creative Nonfiction/Autobiographical Fiction

Wednesday nights, 6:30 – 9:30 pm

in Jackson Heights, Queens

Limited to 8 members.

Open to new members starting April 29 and ongoing till July 1, 2015.

Commit to at least four consecutive sessions. Enrollment open till June 3.

$425 for all ten sessions or $190/month.

Geared for intermediate to advanced writers working on individual short stories and essays or a book-length prose project, this ongoing community-oriented group encourages members to write in a way that is both bravely personal and socially conscious. Held in a supportive environment in the instructor’s home, the weekly sessions include discussions of exemplary contemporary fiction and nonfiction, craft exercises to help you develop material and learn writing techniques, and constructive group feedback sessions. Content and craft are fused in an innovative set of lessons that are adjusted to the interests and needs of the group; content topics have included writing on race, class, gender, sexuality and their intersections; cross cultural & queer experiences; the immigrant experience; war and occupation; food writing; and health, wellness and the body. Readings may include stories, chapter excerpts or full books as well as attendance to one or two public readings relating to the topics we will be exploring. By the end of the ten weeks, you will have completed or revised up to twenty pages of writing (one long piece or a few short essays, stories or chapters) that will be ready to publish.

To apply: Please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com two paragraphs that 1) explain your experience in contributing positively to a community or group (writing or otherwise) and what you could offer to be a successful member of this workshop and 2) describe your writing goals, the writing you would like to do with this group and how you think this particular writing workshop could help you. Attach a double-spaced 5 – 10 page sample of writing.

In order to be accessible to people of all income levels, payment plans are available for all workshops; sliding scale is also possible. Please inquire with an email to nancyagabian@yahoo.com.

Former students of Nancy have gone on to publish, perform, teach, win fellowships and awards, and attend MFA writing programs. Read student testimonials here! http://nancyagabian.com/teaching/testimonials/

Nancy Agabian is the author of two acclaimed books and an award-winning teacher with 20 years of experience working in community. She also teaches creative writing at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU.

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Business Listings and Services Directory / Creative writing workshops starting in February 2015
« on: January 06, 2015, 01:31:02 PM »
A new round of community-based creative writing workshops, right here in JH, will be starting in early February.  Details can be found below or at http://nancyagabian.com/teaching/current-workshops/. Feel free to email questions to nancyagabian@yahoo.com and/or spread the word to anyone who might be interested.



Community Writing Exercise Workshop
10 Tuesday nights
6:30 – 9:30 pm
February 3 – April 7
$450
Limited to eight members
In Jackson Heights, Queens

For beginner writers, or writers looking for a means to jump back into their writing process, this workshop will provide time to write while exploring issues of place, community and identity as they manifest in Queens and beyond. The first five weeks will be devoted to development: we’ll read and discuss short texts and do interactive writing exercises that may be adapted for poetry or prose. Extra writing prompts will be given for you to try during the week to keep your writing muscles active; during our meetings, time will be allotted for everyone to read aloud exercise results in order to receive supportive responses from the group. In the second five weeks, we’ll work on revisions, supplementing our writing time with critiques of participants’ polished pieces of between three and eight pages. Craft and content topics will be geared for the needs, assets and interests of the group members. Examples of past lesson/writing topics have included “Dialogue and scene: A memorable conversation”, “Character and life experience: A first or last time”, and “Creating tension: Spirituality, sexuality, suspense and structure”. If appropriate, the group will collaborate to work on a theme together, based on issues that are affecting our communities, and we’ll organize a reading, publication, or website of our work.
 
To apply: Please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com three paragraphs that 1) explain your experience in contributing positively to a community or group and what you could offer to be a successful member of this workshop; 2) describe your interest or experience with writing and how you think this particular workshop could help you, and 3) identify some of the Queens (or NYC) community issues that you care about the most. Attach a double-spaced 1 – 3 page sample of writing. Application deadline: January 25, 2015.


Creative Nonfiction/Autobiographical Fiction
10 Wednesday nights
6:30 – 9:30 pm
February 4 – April 8
$450
Limited to 8 members
In Jackson Heights, Queens

Geared for intermediate to advanced writers working on individual short stories and essays or a book-length prose project, this ongoing community-oriented group encourages members to write in a way that is both bravely personal and socially conscious. Held in a supportive environment in the instructor’s home, the weekly sessions include discussions of exemplary contemporary fiction and nonfiction, craft exercises to help you develop material and learn writing techniques, and constructive group feedback sessions. Content and craft are fused in an innovative set of lessons that are adjusted to the interests and needs of the group; content topics have included writing on race, class, gender, sexuality and their intersections; cross cultural & queer experiences; the immigrant experience; war and occupation; food writing; and health, wellness and the body. Readings may include stories, chapter excerpts or full books as well as attendance to one or two public readings relating to the topics we will be exploring. By the end of the ten weeks, you will have completed or revised up to twenty pages of writing (one long piece or a few short essays, stories or chapters) that will be ready to publish.

To apply: Please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com two paragraphs that 1) explain your experience in contributing positively to a community or group (writing or otherwise) and what you could offer to be a successful member of this workshop and 2) describe your writing goals, the writing you would like to do with this group, and how you think this particular writing workshop could help you. Attach a double-spaced 5 – 10 page sample of writing. Application deadline: January 25, 2015.

In order to be accessible to people of all income levels, payment plans are available for all workshops; sliding scale is possible.  Individual writing/creative coaching sessions also available. Please inquire with an email to nancyagabian@yahoo.com.

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Community Groups, Activities & Events / Beyond "Diversity"
« on: October 14, 2014, 11:39:43 AM »
Beyond “Diversity”
a conversation
among artists, activists and neighbors
about the dreams, divisions and direction
of Jackson Heights


Saturday October 25
5 – 7 pm
Queens Pride House
76-11 37th Ave #206,
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
718 429-5309
https://www.facebook.com/events/521226961354334/
FREE!

featuring images & stories by Nancy Agabian; Krystal Banzon & Claudia Narvaez-Meza; Beatriz Gil & Carlos Martinez of Hibridos Collective; Pauline Park & Amy Paul

Beyond "Diversity" will feature stories & visual presentations by local artists in order to create a dialogue with residents about the value of diversity in Jackson Heights. With an eye toward future collaboration and grassroots action, this free event welcomes everyone -- students, seniors, parents, workers, activists, artists, etc. -- to express their experiences, ideas and dreams. More info here.

Beyond “Diversity” is made possible (in part) by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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Community Groups, Activities & Events / Free open house for creative writing workshops in Jackson Heights
« on: August 27, 2014, 07:22:18 AM »
I'll be having a free open house on August 30, 2- 4 pm for Heightening Stories, the series of affordable creative writing workshops that I run in Jackson Heights.  If you're interested, email me to RSVP at nancyagabian@yahoo.com.

More info on the workshops can be found here on my website: http://nancyagabian.com/?page_id=698

The open house will give you the opportunity to see the workshop space; meet the instructor; and hear readings by recent and current members of the workshop. There will be refreshments!

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Business Listings and Services Directory / Heightening Stories: Creative Writing Workshops
« on: August 12, 2014, 08:03:24 AM »
Hi JH Life:

I'm happy to announce my upcoming writing workshops for fall.  Below you'll find descriptions of each workshop, along with a flyer attached to this post, which you can feel free to forward.  If you have any questions, please email me at nancyagabian@yahoo.com, visit my website at nancyagabian.com and/or come by the  open house on August 30th, 2 - 4 pm.

All Best,
Nancy

Community Writing Exercise Studio

12 Tuesday nights, 6:00 – 7:15 pm

September 9 – December 9

in Jackson Heights, Queens

Sliding scale: $5 – $25/session.

Drop in on any session

or pay $180 to reserve your spot for all 12 sessions.

The Community Writing Exercise Studio is geared for all writers, from beginning to advanced, to flex their creativity and to explore issues of place, community and identity as they exist in the lives of residents here in Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC or anywhere in the world. We’ll do one or two writing exercises per night, based on short texts and interactive prompts, which can be adapted for poetry or prose. We’ll also allot time for you to read the results of the exercises (if you so choose) in order to receive supportive responses from the group. The Studio can give you an introduction to creative writing, a means to experiment creatively, a regular space to generate material, an entry into a project and/or a means to share your writing in community.

To register: Please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com at least 48 hours in advance of your first session and 1) describe your experience with writing and 2) identify the rate that you can pay.

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Book Writers’ Group

12 Tuesday nights, 7:30 – 9:30 pm

September 9 – December 9

in Jackson Heights, Queens

Limited to 8 members

$300

For writers working on long-term or book length projects, this workshop will focus on craft issues of structure, plot, voice, character development and other elements that sustain a reader’s interest for a few hundred pages. With input from members, we’ll decide on three to six books to read over the course of the workshop, discussing each book for its successful strategies of melding content and style; members will then discuss approaches and formulate goals to adapt this knowledge to the writing of their project. Each member will receive critique two to three times over the course of the workshop, on chapters or excerpts up to 20 pages long. Part book group, seminar, and critique workshop, the Book Writers’ Group will give you an audience of readers to help nurture and develop your memoir, short story collection, or novel.

To apply: please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com two paragraphs that 1) explain your interest and/or experience in contributing to a writing community (i.e., why would you be a successful member of this writing group?) and 2) describe your writing goals and the project you would like to work on with this group. Attach a 5-10 double-spaced page sample of writing. Application deadline: Saturday, September 6.

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Creative Nonfiction/Autobiographical Fiction

12 Wednesday nights, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
September 10 — December 10
in Jackson Heights, Queens
Limited to 8 members
$475

This ongoing community-oriented group encourages members to write stories that are both bravely personal and socially conscious.  Held in a supportive environment in the instructor’s home, the weekly sessions will include discussions of exemplary contemporary fiction and nonfiction, craft exercises to help you develop material and learn writing techniques, and constructive group feedback sessions.  Content and lesson topics are adjusted to the needs of each group and have included writing on race, class, gender, & sexuality and their intersections; cross cultural & queer experiences; the immigrant experience; war and occupation; food writing; and health, wellness and the body.  By the end of the twelve weeks, you will have completed or revised up to twenty pages of writing (one long piece or a few short essays, stories or chapters) that will be ready to publish.  You can also choose to read an excerpt at a public group reading on December 13.

To apply: Please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com two paragraphs that 1) explain your interest and/or experience in contributing to a writing community (i.e., why would you be a successful member of this writing group?) and 2) describe your writing goals and/or the writing you would like to do with this group. Attach a 1-3 double-spaced page sample of writing. Application deadline: Saturday, September 6.

There will be an open house on Saturday, August 30, 2 — 4 pm. Meet Nancy and members of the workshop who will read their current work.  Email nancyagabian@yahoo.com to RSVP.

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Community Groups, Activities & Events / Openings in ongoing creative writing workshop
« on: March 22, 2014, 08:06:08 PM »
A few spots are opening up in the Creative Nonfiction/Autobiographical Fiction writing workshop at Heightening Stories.  For more info, please see description below and/or visit this link: http://nancyagabian.com/?page_id=698


Creative Nonfiction/Autobiographical Fiction

10 Wednesday nights, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Apr 23 — June 25
in Jackson Heights, Queens
Limited to 8 members
$400

This ongoing community-oriented group encourages members to write stories that are both bravely personal and socially conscious. Held in a supportive environment in the instructor’s home, the weekly sessions will include discussions of exemplary contemporary fiction and nonfiction, craft exercises to help you develop material and learn writing techniques, and constructive group feedback sessions. Content and lesson topics are adjusted to the needs of each group and have included writing on race, class, gender, & sexuality and their intersections; cross cultural & queer experiences; the immigrant experience; and health, wellness and the body. By the end of the ten weeks, you will have completed or revised up to twenty pages of writing (one long piece or a few short essays, stories or chapters) that will be ready to publish.

To apply: please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com two paragraphs that 1) explain your interest and/or experience in contributing to a writing community (i.e., why would you be a successful member of this writing group?) and 2) describe your writing goals and/or the writing you would like to do with this group. Attach a 1-3 page sample of writing. Application deadline: Friday, April 18

Open House potluck celebration on April 13, 4 to 6 pm, to meet the instructor and other writers.  Email nancyagabian@yahoo.com to RSVP. 

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Community Groups, Activities & Events / Creative Writing Workshops
« on: January 06, 2014, 02:06:36 PM »
Heightening Stories offers a new round of creative writing workshops, starting this January: Details below.  Visit nancyagabian.com or email nancyagabian@yahoo.com for additional info.

Creative Nonfiction/Autobiographical Fiction
10 Wednesday nights, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Jan 22 – Apr 2
in Jackson Heights, Queens
Limited to 8 members
$400

This ongoing community-oriented group encourages members to write stories that are both bravely personal and socially conscious.  Held in a supportive environment in the instructor's home, the weekly sessions will include discussions of exemplary contemporary fiction and nonfiction, craft exercises to help you develop material and learn writing techniques, and constructive group feedback sessions.  Content and lesson topics are adjusted to the needs of each group and have included writing on race, class, gender, & sexuality and their intersections; cross cultural & queer experiences; the immigrant experience; and health, wellness and the body.  By the end of the twelve weeks, you will have completed or revised up to twenty pages of writing (one long piece or a few short essays, stories or chapters) that will be ready to publish.  You can also choose to read an excerpt at a group reading on April 9.

To apply: please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com two paragraphs that 1) explain your interest and/or experience in contributing to a writing community (i.e., why would you be a successful member of this writing group?) and 2) describe your writing goals and/or the writing you would like to do with this group. Attach a 1-3 page sample of writing. Application deadline: Saturday, January 18

Community Writing Exercise Studio
Saturday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
February 1: on immigration, place, and homeland
March 15: on family, ancestry and history
April 5: on intersections of identity: race, class, gender and/or sexuality
Drop in on any session
Sliding scale: $5 - $25/session. 

The Community Writing Exercise Studio is geared for all writers, from beginning to advanced, to flex their creativity and to explore issues of place, community and identity. We'll do two to three different writing exercises: one based on a short creative text, the other on an interactive visual, musical, conversational or storytelling prompt, and the third option based on the collaborative work and requests of the group. We'll also allot time for you to read the results of the exercises (if you so choose) in order to receive supportive responses from the group.  The Studio can give you an introduction to creative writing, a means to experiment creatively, an entry into a project and/or a means to share your writing in community.

To register for your first session, please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com (at least 48 hours in advance) and 1) describe your experience with writing 2) your interest in the topic of the session and 3) the rate you can afford to pay.

About Nancy: I have twenty years experience teaching writing in community and college settings. I have an MFA in Nonfiction from Columbia University and am the author of two acclaimed books, Princess Freak, and Me as her again, the latter which was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award and a Saroyan International Writing Prize. I also teach creative writing at Queens College and NYU. nancyagabian.com

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Community Groups, Activities & Events / Hear Heightening Stories on December 18
« on: December 07, 2013, 10:37:11 AM »
The Heightening Stories
Workshop reading!
The current group of creative nonfiction/autobiographical fiction writers will be reading the vivid stories they've developed this fall. Based in Jackson Heights, Queens, and facilitated by writer Nancy Agabian, Heightening Stories is a community-based workshop for diverse writers working on personally brave and socially conscious stories. Come celebrate with us!

Wednesday, December 18
6:30 to 8:30 pm
Terraza 7
40-19 Gleane St.
Elmhurst NY, 11373
E,F,M,R trains to 74th Street and Roosevelt Ave
or the 7 to 82nd Street
http://www.terrazacafe.org/terra/contact/
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/547569838660157/
Free!

Find Heightening Stories on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeighteningStories
and online: http://nancyagabian.com/

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Community Groups, Activities & Events / Story Mapping Circle September 14
« on: September 11, 2013, 10:14:55 AM »
PLAYFUL STORYTELLING. INTERACTIVE MAPMAKING.

Tell us your story about living in Jackson Heights for a story map to share with the community.

All ages are welcome. Meet at the picnic tables.

Free instant photo for participants in exchange for a story!

Saturday, September 14th
78th Street Play Street
Jackson Heights
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

This activity is part of the Queens DiverCity Mapping Project, a map of local assets and resources identified by community residents. For more information contact us at info@hibridos.co

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Community Groups, Activities & Events / Open house for a writing workshop
« on: August 03, 2013, 03:20:07 PM »
Heightening Stories Open House: Saturday August 24, noon to 5 pm  FREE
Come learn more about Heightening Stories creative writing workshops, see the soothing space, and meet some of our writers.  Nancy and a few Heightening Stories members will do a reading of their recent prose, featuring themes of cultural conflict, generation gaps, ancestry, and issues of the body.  Please rsvp to nancyagabian@yahoo.com for more info.


Upcoming workshop:
Nonfiction/Autobiographical Fiction
12 Wednesday nights, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
September 4 – December 11
in Jackson Heights, Queens
Limited to 8 members
$435

This ongoing community-oriented group encourages members to write stories that are both bravely personal and socially conscious. Held in a supportive environment in the instructor's home, the weekly sessions will include discussions of exemplary contemporary fiction and nonfiction, exercises to help you develop material and learn writing techniques, and constructive group feedback sessions. By the end of the twelve weeks, you will have completed or revised up to twenty pages of writing (one long piece or a few short essays, stories or chapters) that will be ready to publish.
To apply: please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com two paragraphs that 1) explain your interest and/or experience in contributing to a writing community and 2) describe your writing goals and/or the writing you would like to do with this group. Attach a 1-3 page sample of writing. Application deadline: Friday, August 30
 
About the instructor, Nancy Agabian: I have nearly twenty years experience teaching writing in community. In academia, I've taught memoir, personal essay, literary journalism, poetry, fiction and playwriting. Writing and teaching interests include (but aren't limited to): family histories; social change & justice; performance art and activism; housing design & reform; cross cultural & queer experiences; the intersections of race, class, gender & sexuality in identity; and the personal as political. Former students have gone on to publish, perform, teach, and attend MFA writing programs.

    MFA in Nonfiction Writing from Columbia University
    Author of the memoir Me as her again: True Stories of an Armenian Daughter, nominated for a LambdaLiterary Award and a Saroyan International Writing Prize
    Instructor of creative writing at Queens College and NYU

For more information, please visit http://nancyagabian.com or email nancyagabian@yahoo.com.
Find Heightening Stories on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeighteningStories

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Business Listings and Services Directory / a new writing workshop in Jackson Heights
« on: August 27, 2012, 11:30:58 PM »
Heightening Stories
A new writing workshop in Jackson Heights

Wednesday nights, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Ten weeks: October 10 – December 19

$300

Limited to 8 participants

“Heightening Stories” is a new community-oriented workshop for creative nonfiction and autobiographical fiction writers to work on stories that are both bravely personal and socially conscious. Held in a supportive environment in the instructor's home, the weekly sessions will include exercises that will help you analyze contemporary fiction and nonfiction for inspiration, develop new material, give and receive constructive feedback in a group, and learn interview or research skills as necessary. By the end of the ten weeks, you will have completed or revised up to twenty pages of writing (one long piece or a few short essays, stories or chapters) that will be ready to publish.

The workshop is designed for writers of all levels to contribute their unique skills to help each other improve; beginners are welcome. To apply, please email nancyagabian@yahoo.com two paragraphs that 1) explain your interest in joining a writing community and 2) describe the writing you would like to do with this group. Attach a 1-3 page sample of writing. Application deadline: October 1, 2012.

(On October 3, 7:30 – 9 pm there will be a free informational session for potential members to meet, discuss their interests in the workshop, and give their input in shaping the group's activities.)

About Nancy: I have nearly twenty years experience teaching writing in community. In academia, I've taught memoir, personal essay, literary journalism, poetry, fiction and playwriting. Writing and teaching interests include (but aren't limited to): family histories; social change & justice; performance art and activism; housing design & reform; cross cultural & queer experiences; the intersections of race, class, gender & sexuality in identity; and the personal as political. Former students have gone on to publish, perform, teach, and attend MFA writing programs.

    *MFA in Nonfiction Writing from Columbia University

    *Author of the memoir Me as her again: True Stories of an Armenian Daughter, nominated for a Lambda Literary Award and a Saroyan International Writing Prize

    *Instructor of creative writing at Queens College and NYU

For more information, please visit http://nancyagabian.com or email nancyagabian@yahoo.com.

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