Levantine Cultural Center in association with The Writing Studio^TM offers ongoing classes in creative writing, autobiography, memoir and fiction, with Elana Golden.

Every Saturday except the 4th Saturday in the month

Beginning Saturday, September 12th, 2009
2:15 - 5:15 PM

At Levantine Cultural Center, 5998 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035
$120 for four (4) consecutive classes paid in advance
Suitable for new and experienced writers - limited to 10 participants

In each class, participants write and read in the group in an atmosphere of respect and artistic passion. The skills of creative writing are taught and explored, as well as methods to put aside the critical mind and free the writer's personal voice.

An assignment exploring a topic such as childhood, immigration, relationships, sexuality, prejudice, war, addiction, financial crisis, grief and hope is presented in each class. World myths, and music, painting and literature of the great masters are used to inspire the work. The classes are cathartic, educational, transformational and fun.

In the safety of the writing group, we take one moment from our lives and enter it fully. We slow down and look at it through the lens of the writer, allowing the story to emerge from the silence within. Learning to follow rather than lead the story, our writing is fresh, free, original, unexpected.

"Elana is an amazing writing instructor. Soon after I took one of her seminars, I wrote my novel in just 3 months. She works less with your mind and more with your heart & soul causing your writing to pour out like a tidal wave. She will create sessions tailored to your writing needs." —Joe Lam, novelist, award-winning film/video producer

To register, please call Elana Golden at 323.936.2601 or email elanaji-at-earthlink.net. Visit her site, or call Levantine Cultural Center, 310.657.5511.

Elana Golden, MA, writer, director, educator, founded the Writing Studio in 2000 and has taught since then over 2,500 classes and workshops to new and experienced writers from many cultures. A student of eastern philosophy and meditation, peace and human-rights activist, Elana creates workshops that nurture the soul and are an exceptional educational experience in the art of creative writing. Elana holds a BFA in film from New York University and an MA in spiritual psychology from the University of Santa Monica.