Here is how the autumn started for us:
The 4th edition of the creative writing workshop at Vama Veche
We went with writer and critic Marius Chivu and his trainees at the seaside the first week of September. Weather was good, participants were eager to impress with their stories, in the evening we ate together, then we saw a movie or played a game. Cards Against Humanity is really fun! We made friends, we got a tan, we kissed summer goodbye.
Cezar Paul-Bădescu and Vasile Ernu @ Creative Writing Sundays
On the 20th of September, we started the 7th series of Creative Writing Sundays, where writers talk about a topic related to writing and then give feedback on the stories participants wrote. Cezar asked young writers to write a story in which to recreate a fairytale and recommended them to read the book he liked the most this year, The Snow Queen, by Michael Cunningham.
It was the first time writer Vasile Ernu came to CWS as a guest, so we made an interview with him, to get him acquainted to our community. He talked about Russian literature and gave feedback to those who wrote a short story in which the main character was an animal (this was the homework).
The 4th session of Pop-up Stories Club
On the 6th of October we met at Cărturești Verona with Billy Duagi (Bitdefender) and Cristina Ion (Lightwave Theatre) to discuss ideas like career choices, free time and others from Adina Rosetti’s novel, Deadline. It was the first time we filmed the event, you will be able to watch it on our YouTube channel very soon.
11th calligraphy workshop with Georgian Constantin and Sorin Trăistaru
Our trainers met for four weekends with the trainees in the same place at usual, Subsol Bar. Among the participants was Magda Bunea, our coach and trainer for the communication workshop.
Science Fiction anthology published at Millenium Books
Eroi fără voie is the name of the book that came out this fall, featuring the works of the first generation of alumnis of our science-fiction workshop: Iulia Albota, Mihai Alexandru Dincă, Andrei Duduman, Georgian Enuță, Mihai Giulvezan, Alexandra Medaru, Alexandru Orbescu, Andrei Panțu, Adrian Poenaru, Adrian Răducan, Valeriu Tudose. The launch will take place at Copper’s Pub, on the 15th of October (this Thursday), the coordinator of the anthology, Michael Haulică will be there to present it.