Inspired Writing
| Dates: | October 23 - November 6, 2025 |
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| Meets: | Th from 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM |
| Location: | Rio Grande Cancer Foundation |
| Cost: | $0.00 |
Online registration is not available at this time. Please contact our office for more information.
Support Person: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Phone: (915) 747-6280 Email: olli@utep.edu
Please note: this course requires membership in courses that are currently unavailable
This is a series of creative writing workshops that uses a broad range of information – from poetry to scientific articles – plus focused discussion and thought-provoking prompts to set up brief, in-class free-writes. Reading aloud allows the group to share life experience, reflections, fresh perceptions and insights. This format encourages writers to practice capturing fleeting inspiration, trust their instincts and discover intriguing areas of the subconscious. This course is sponsored by the Rio Grande Cancer Foundation. This is a 3-week course with classes on10/23, 10/30 and 11/6. This class meets Rio Grande Cancer Foundation at 616 N. Virginia St., El Paso, TX 79902.
| Fee: | $0.00 |
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Rio Grande Cancer Foundation
Monica Gomez
Mónica E. Gómez has made her living with words as a writer, songwriter, teacher, broadcast journalist, and voice talent. Her writing appears in numerous anthologies including Red Boots & Attitude: The Spirit of Texas Women Writers and The New York Times 2020 on-line edition. In her hometown of El Paso, Texas, she hosted NPR’s State of the Arts and moderated National Issues Forums for the local PBS station. As a performing songwriter she released three CDs and presented performances and workshops through the Texas Commission on the Arts and other state and regional arts agencies. Distilled from years of work with diverse populations, Gómez’s creative writing workbook, EXPRESSERCIZE: Write Answers contains more than 100 exercises in expression and self-discovery. Gómez’s workshops integrate diverse forms of inspiration and highlight the literal creative power of writing.| Date | Day | Time | Location |
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| 10/23/2025 | Thursday | 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM | Rio Grande Cancer Foundation |
| 10/30/2025 | Thursday | 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM | Rio Grande Cancer Foundation |
| 11/06/2025 | Thursday | 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM | Rio Grande Cancer Foundation |
