CURRENT WRITING & EDITING OFFERINGS
TO BOOK A SERVICE EMAIL ME AT:
ccnycinc@gmail.com OR vanessamariagabb@gmail.com
6-WEEK WRITING GROUP
For those interested in generating new work, drawing from existing work and workshopping/revising in a group setting. Over the course of six spring weeks, we will share in an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect, moving through a mix of prompts and exercises, short readings and traditional workshopping with extensive peer and instructor feedback.
Meetings will take place 1x/week for two hours on Zoom at a mutually agreed-upon date/time, beginning the week of March 31, 2025.
$625
SIGNATURE 1X1 MENTORING
Real-time dialogue and coaching around existing writing projects and/or building into a more consistent writing practice to create new work via customized prompts, exercises and reading assignments. Sessions take place via Zoom or telephone at mutually agreed-upon slots, weekly, bi-monthly, monthly, etc.. All genres/levels
3-hour package: $365
6-hour package: $725
9-hour package: $1080
Registration is rolling but limited, on a first-come, first served basis.
PAST WRITING & EDITING OFFERINGS
CONTEMPORARY POETRY BOOK CLUB
Reading and discussion of poetry is foundational to any poetic writing practice; this option helps to provide a structure within which you may hone your close reading skills by working with different contemporary poetry collections and examining their construction and content to get a feel for the current landscape.
Sessions will run slightly differently from a typical book club in that while we will be sharing self-to-text reflection, we will deeply engage with the book at hand, unpacking form and content, focusing on both individual poems, as well as the way the pieces coalesce to form a whole.
Selections:
November: tbd by the group
We will meet once each month for a two-hour session, September through November, at a mutually agreed-upon date and time via Zoom. Sessions will be recorded for you to return to.
To keep the experience intimate, space is limited to SEVEN members and only will run with a minimum of THREE members. You must commit to the three-month experience.
Registration fee: $315
Registration closes September 1
POETRY EDITING SUPPORT
Written feedback on manuscript drafts, including a full global editing report (big picture observations and suggestions for development and refinement), as well as local, in-line feedback, and proofreading.
up to 25 pages: $335 + 15 min Zoom or telephone follow-up call
up to 50 pages: $680 + 30 min
up to 75 pages: $920 + 1 hour
up to 150 pages: $1560 + 2 hours
PRIVATE GROUP CRITIQUE
For you and up to TWO other poets of your choosing/in your network via Zoom. Sessions available on a monthly basis.
$100 per poet per 2-hour session / 1x per month
(group critiques typically meet anywhere from 3-12 sessions throughout the year for a discount)
*if you are interested in this option, but do not have a group and would like to be matched up within a group, let me know!
PUBLIC GROUP POETRY WORKSHOPS
Public workshops are offered intermittently and meet via Zoom. They can be sequential or standalone reading/generative/critique workshops that meet for 2-3 hours per session. Past themes have included, “Poetry and Parenthood”, “Love Poetry” and “How to Revise”.
Themes are announced here when available and via my monthly mailer. Please email the above address to be added to the mailer.