Survivors Getting Stronger: A workshop for cancer survivors

Cancer survivors can explore the writing process in a free one-day workshop at The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs on April 13. The workshop is open to all survivors and/or family members and the only requirement is a desire to strengthen their will to live and to explore healing through writing about their experiences.
The workshop will be led by Laura Castoro, the author of 39 published books in a variety of genres, including romances, westerns, sagas, YA nonfiction and mainstream fiction. Her book “Icing on the Cake” was the 2012 If All Arkansas Read the Same Book selection, and she is the 2005 inductee into the Arkansas Writers Hall of Fame. Laura is also an experienced creative writing workshop leader.  Most recently she led a memoir workshop at WCDH in October titled: Family Folklore: Writing memoirs of personal and family history.
Sally Gorrell will lead a morning session with a discussion about worry and some exercises to take the mind away from obsessive worry, followed by a guided imagery exercise. Participants can then journal about what happened during the guided imagery before sharing their experiences. Sally is a Licensed Certified Social Worker with a Masters’ Degree in Social Work. She’s been in practice since 1989.
Survivor participants will have an opportunity to share thoughts and feelings with other survivors in a confidential and supportive environment. Writing instruction and exercises in memoir, for themselves, family members or the community at large will comprise a large part of the day.
For more information or to register, contact Linda Caldwell at The Writers’ Colony at (479) 253-7444 or email [email protected].