Fate, Fortune, and the Femme Fatale: A NaNoWriMo Workshop

This autumn, you are invited to celebrate National Novel Writing Month by joining Hammond Castle Museum and CALYX Press for a month-long writing workshop designed to stimulate the senses, engage the imagination, and encourage your commitment to cultivating a daily writing practice.  Inspired by the recently discovered astrological writings of Madame Renee Longquille—the esoteric alter-identity of Irene Fenton Hammond—registration includes two guided tours and two writing workshops.   In addition, participants will receive a 1 Volume (3 Issue) subscription to CALYX:  A Journal of Art and Literature by Women,  free submission to CALYX during the journal’s 2023-2024 open reading period, and a set of prompts designed to inspire continued writing at the Castle throughout the month of November, and complimentary admission to Hammond Castle Museum’s Quills to Quest Writers’ Celebration on Thursday, November 30th.  The cost of the workshop series is $115.

Workshop participants will also have the option of participating at a discounted price in the month’s, Quills to Quests: Novelists & Authors Open Writing Days. Writers may enjoy quiet access to many of the rooms within including the Great Hall from noon to 8 pm on specific dates throughout November. Tables, chairs, and extension cords will be provided for use in the Great Hall and Side Chapel. Writers are encouraged to explore the rest of the Museum but these rooms will not be formally set to accommodate writers. We encourage you to bring a small, foldable chair or small matt on which to sit if you will wish spend time writing in any of the other open rooms within. Writing Days and Workshop: $230.

Please note: WiFi and electrical outlets are not available in many areas within the Museum. Please plan accordingly.