"Before life coaching was a
profession, there was Rosemary Daniell." - Zona Rosan Pamella Smith,
Atlanta
"Rosemary Daniell is one of the
great writing teachers I have seen at work in the country." - Pat Conroy,
author of The Prince of Tides
"Rosemary Daniell is enormously
gifted . . . She is one of the women by whom our age will be known in times to
come." - Erica Jong
Zona
Rosa®Writing & Living Dream Retreat a.k.a.Pajama Party
for Grown-Up Girls with Smarts©
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July 9 – July 16, 2016
(*15 minutes from
Savannah)
Application below and
online at
To learn more about Tybee Island,
browse www.savannah-visit.com or www.tybeeisland.com
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Rosemary
Daniell
is
known as one of best writing coaches in the country. The author of SECRETS OF
THE ZONA ROSA: HOW WRITING (AND SISTERHOOD) CHANGE WOMEN’S LIVES, and its
prequel, THE WOMAN WHO SPILLED WORDS ALL OVER HERSELF: WRITING AND LIVING THE
ZONA ROSA WAY. She is the founder and leader of Zona Rosa®, a series of
creative writing workshops in Savannah, Atlanta, and cities throughout the
country, as well as in Europe, as profiled in People, Southern Living and The
South magazines. Over 130 Zona Rosans and counting have become published
authors. She is also the award-winning author of six other books of poetry and
prose. Her revolutionary memoir FATAL FLOWERS: ON SIN, SEX AND SUICIDE IN THE
DEEP SOUTH, won the 1999 Palimpsest Prize for a most requested out-of-print
book. Along with her second memoir SLEEPING WITH SOLDIERS, it was a forerunner
of the current memoir trend. Along with her four other books of poetry and
prose, they were widely and nationally reviewed in many publications, among
them Time, The New York Times, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia
Inquirer, Ms., and Rolling Stone. Rosemary has received many awards,
among them two NEA grants, one in poetry, another in
fiction. She has reviewed books for The New York Times, Philadelphia
Inquirer, Los Angeles Time, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and been
published in such magazines as Mother Jones, Harper’s Bazaar, Self, Travel
and Leisure, New York Woman, and other magazines, as well as many literary
publications. She has also appeared on a number of national radio and TV shows.
In 2008, she was given a Governor’s Award in the Humanities for her impact on
the state of Georgia. She was also profiled in Feminist's Who Changed
America, 1963-75.
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Our Pajama Party for
Grown-Up Girls with Smarts ©!
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"When are you going to stop
pretending you don't know who you are, and what you were sent here to do?"
- a Jewish rabbi's prayer
This weeklong
workshop is intended for serious writers of fiction, creative nonfiction, and
poetry, as well as beginners who wish to become more serious about their
writing, or simply use writing as a tool for healing or enrichment.
The workshop will begin on Saturday afternoon, July 9, with an
optional informal get-together at 5:00. From Sunday through Thursday, Rosemary
will meet with writers during the mornings, then lead group sessions in the
afternoons from Sunday through Tues, and again on Thursday from two until five
p.m., with a final session on Fri from two until four p.m. There will be plenty
of time and space to write and go to the beach, and in the evenings we’ll have
fun!
The workshop will end with a reading on
Thursday afternoon, followed by the annual Zona Rosa party at Rosemary's house
in Savannah on Friday evening, July 15 (friends of Zona Rosa, Zona Rosans from
the community, and significant others are invited, too!).
Check in at our retreat house on Tybee will be after 4 p.m. on
Saturday, July 16. Check out time at 10 a.m. on Sat morning, July 11. Those
who’d like to stay over on Tybee or in Historic Downtown Savannah can do so by
making further motel or hotel reservations for that time
And F.Y.I.: Our retreat house at 110 Miller Ave, Tybee Island,
is appropriately titled “Happy House!” The new. three-story house, is posh in
every way and includes every amenity we might want, including WiFi, an
elevator, a deck and two porches, and the beach is a short walk away. To view
the house inside and out, go to Tybee Joy Vacations Rentals and click on Happy
House.
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Registration Application
A
Non-Refundable Deposit of $675 is due with your application. Balance due on
June 1, 2016.
Name___________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________
City__________________________________State_________Zip__________
Home Phone___________________________Fax_______________________
Cell
Phone__________________________e-mail___________________________
Workshop Fees
*Zona
Rosa Sister $625_________
Current members of a
monthly Zona Rosa group or former students of Rosemary receive a review of 8-10
pages
of manuscript or 4-8 pages of poetry, a private consultation,
and class time.
**Big
Sister $650_________
Participants receive a
review of 8-10 pages of manuscript or 4-8 pages of poetry,
a
private consultation, and class time.
***Little
Sister $550_________
Beginning writers or those
interested in learning more about Zona Rosa
participate
in class time and casual conversation with Rosemary and other writers.
****Accommodations $885 __________
Accommodations
are available at the retreat location, a large beach
house
with full kitchen facilities situated a short walk to the ocean. Rooms are
assigned
on a first-come, first serve basis. Some rooms are larger than others, but keep
in mind
all the rooms are
comfortable and congenial! In addition, a comfortable sofa bed in a sitting
room
with its own private deck
and wet bar is available on the third floor, and a sofa bed in an alcove with
attached bath on the first floor, are available at a slightly reduced
rate. Please contact me if you're interested in these lower priced
options.
This
is a new three-story house, three and half blocks from the beach, and it is
beautiful!The rooms go quickly,
so
If you're interested in staying the house, please register as soon as possible.
***** Per day rates for those with other accommodations
With
workshop reading and ms critique $145__________
With
workshop participation only $85__________
(Deposit
not applicable to per day rates) Deposit for day rates (due with application)
$25
Total__________
Balance Is Due for Those
Staying at the Retreat House by June 1.
Full
Directions And Other Details Will Follow Upon Registration.
Print application &
mail along with check made to Rosemary Daniell
to
Rosemary Daniell, 1205 Skidaway, Savannah, GA 31404
For
further information, contact Rosemary at rosemary@myzonarosa.com
KOKOPELLIWOMAN
SPEAKS: Rosemary Daniell and the Zona Rosa writing group
Last Saturday was a day of spiritual and creative breakthroughs.
My writing teacher, Rosemary Daniell, the High Priestess of the Zona Rosa
writing group, was in town giving a workshop to the Austin/San Antonio Sub-Rosa
women who are obsessed with writing. I attended a prior workshop last May, and
immediately knew that this was the place for me. Rosemary, author of Secrets
of the Zona Rosa, The Woman Who Spilled Words All Over
Herself, Fatal Flowers, and others, was as usual, a
rock of support and information. Mainly, she brings out the best in any writer.
Her books on writing are among the most down-to-earth, just-in-time, get to the
guts of the matter how-to books I've ever come across.
And the woman is a goddess. A genteel,
sexy, brilliant, competent recovered Southern Belle, she has influenced the
works of many of today's well-known authors. She is a consummate editor, and
delivers the goods in a loving manner, tinged with a saucy Southern flirtatious
approach.
She
encourages women to write their truths, and helps them do so in a professional,
confident manner. She believes that women have a vital imperative to reveal
their inner selves in a way that is most natural to them. At the same time that
she gives writers invaluable tools and cues to tighten and craft words to their
greatest effect, and to get them out into the world.
Rosemary is a breath of fresh air, a
scintillating jewel, and writes like a fallen angel. I am proud to link to her
Web site, and I urge any writer to take advantage of her wisdom and experience
and juiciness.
You
can buy her books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Powell's
boo.
If you're a woman, and you're serious about writing, Rosemary is
your go-to guru.
— Austin Zona Rosan Claudia Snowden,
from her blog, Fried Okra Productions
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My time with you in Santa Fe at the
Creativity and Madness Conference was a holy time. - Ryder Finnegan, Fayetteville, AR |
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Rosemary signing books with Terry Kay
at
the Spoken Word at the Georgian Terrace Hotel
in
Atlanta
Please contact
Rosemary, too, if you would like to plan a Zona Rosa® workshop—one day,
two days, or five days—for your area. She is also
available, time permitting, for individual coaching.
“This is happiness: to be
dissolved into something great.” - Rebecca West
Rosemary Daniell/Zona
Rosa
award-winning author
of SECRETS OF THE ZONA ROSA: HOW WRITING
(AND SISTERHOOD)
CAN CHANGE WOMEN'S LIVES and seven other books of
poetry, fiction and nonfiction
twitter:
@myzonarosa
912-655-3457 (cell)