Date: Sunday, October 12, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Annex 8C
Instructor: Mary Collins (www.marycollinswriter.com), Director of Creative Writing at Central CT State University and nonfiction professor for Yale Summer Writing Program
Tuition: $50, Members save 10%
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What to Expect

Come to your senses as a storyteller—fiction or nonfiction—and work with smells, touch, sound and more in this hands-on workshop. Shake loose memories, rethink a story you’re already working on but through the lens of a different sense, have a lot of fun! Writers will work in small groups and share reactions both in conversation and on the page.
You can bring something you are already working on or come with just pen paper and an open mind! No previous writing workshop experience required (ages 18 and older).

About the Instructor

A nationally recognized book author and essayist, Mary Collins directs the Creative Writing program at Central CT State, where she won the Teaching Award, and teaches nonfiction for the Yale Summer Writing Program. In addition to offering writing workshops at FVAC for new and established writers, she is also launching the Collins Story Exchange, which is devoted to gathering stories from others and helping them craft heirloom quality narratives for family, the community, and libraries. Prior to moving to Connecticut for her job at CCSU, she worked in Washington, DC at National Geographic and Smithsonian. She has published five nonfiction books, many essays and articles, and several Young Adult history books. For more about her creative work, community projects and articles visit Mary's website.