Writers' Workshops, Kefauver Studio & Gallery

05/27/2022

Call all writers: I'm developing a series of writing workshops. What would you be interested in attending? Food journalism? Fiction? Poetry? Sci-Fi? Romance? Horror? (of course, those last two could be one workshop....)

Please share your interests with me!

05/01/2018

Testing the waters: Who is interested in a workshop exploring the many facets of horror? Think Mary Shelley and the hauntings of midcoast. Would you run, screaming of course, towards such an event?!

11/28/2017

Inspiration leads to art, and sometimes vice versa. Come check out the exhibit at the Kefauver Studio & Gallery, and take your inspiration to the written word!

“The Little Holiday Show” art show at the Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Damariscotta, offers original art for holiday giving that suits every budget. The show runs through January 2nd. The most affordable art in the show is arguably the most unique. Sherie Lehman turned her photographs…. Maine ne...

03/27/2017

April has always been an inspiring month. Just ask Ralph Waldo Emerson:

By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.

The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.

On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We set to-day a votive stone;
That memory may their deed redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.

Spirit, that made those heroes dare
To die, and leave their children free,
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to them and thee.

03/19/2017

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The Barn Loft Apartment is a spacious 3-bedroom apartment just minutes from the heart of Damariscotta. It is a flexible space for work and play! Available by the night/week/month, all year long. Rates are seasonal.

03/13/2017

As we consider the structure of a Poetry Workshop, and await the next snow storm, this seems appropriate:

“Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,
Arrives the snow, and, driving o’er the fields,
Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air
Hides hills and woods, the river and the heaven,
And veils the farm-house at the garden’s end.
The sled and traveller stopped, the courier’s feet
Delayed, all friends shut out, the housemates sit
Around the radiant fireplace, enclosed
In a tumultuous privacy of Storm.”

EMERSON, The Snow Storm.

02/22/2017

Calling all poets! We are currently making plans for a Poetry Workshop(s) for the spring. What do you want? What do you need? Let us know! Contact us via comment or message on this page, or contact Amy Kefauver directly at [email protected]

12/29/2016

Need an affordable, cozy, comfortable place to retreat to write? The Barn Loft Apartment is the perfect winter retreat for writers! With three (locking) bedrooms, each with a desk/powerstrip/bookcase, and a large common area for group readings, plus a full kitchen, bath, and laundry, this is the place to get some great work done. The prices are the lowest they will be all year, and if you bring along some fellow writers, the apartment sleeps 6, you'll save even more! Book the apartment, and make January the month of inspiration!

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Apartment in Damariscotta, United States. The Barn Loft apartment is a newly renovated 3 BR apartment, perfect for vacationers, retreats, reunions, or wedding parties. Access to outdoor seating and garden. Close to charming Damariscotta, beaches, historic sites, galleries, shopping, & re...

12/01/2016

What do YOU want from the Writers' Workshops? The coming year is a blank page, waiting to be filled with great ideas. Please contribute yours!

10/24/2016

SUCCESS! Great response from the participants of the Food Journalism workshop! Lots of laughter, good food, support and community, and excellent teaching/writing/editing/learning happened last weekend. The day ended with everyone feeling they had learned useful information and had made congenial connections.

10/17/2016

There are a few spots still open for this weekend's Food Journalism Workshop! Please join chef, author, and NPR personality Kathy Gunst, and author and editor of the "Best Food Writing" anthologies Holly Hughes! They will present on food journalism, recipe and cookbook creation, blogging, and Kathy will conduct a hands-on activity on writing a recipe. A delicious lunch of soups from Kathy's latest cookbook, local breads, salad, and dessert will be served. The day will end with a tasting of several wines from the award-winning Savage Oakes Vineyard. It's going to be a day of delicious food, community, and laughter. We'd love to have you join us! For more information, or to register, contact Amy at [email protected]

10/07/2016

Breaking News! The Fiction Writing Workshop, conducted by Denise Lewis Patrick and Karen Romano Young, will be presented in spring, 2017. Stay Tuned for new details, new books, and new ideas for this workshop designed for children's book writers!

Can't wait to hear? Email Amy Kefauver at [email protected]