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Media Contact: Sari Krosinsky, (505) 277-1593, michal@unm.edu

June 8, 2007

UNM Teachers’ Institute Helps Bring Creative Writing to Classrooms

The University of New Mexico Arts & Sciences Teachers’ Institute presents the third annual Teachers’ Institute at the Taos Summer Writers’ Conference, Saturday-Sunday, July 14-15. Themed “Bringing Writing to the Classroom, Creatively,” the institute features intimate writing groups in an inspiring setting.

Luci Tapahonso will present a keynote poetry reading and speech on “Writing Poetry: Vignettes to Preserve Daily Experience and Preserve Family Histories.” Tapahonso is the author of three children’s books and five books of poetry and a professor of American Indian studies and English at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

The institute offers small, intensive workshops in fiction, poetry, memoir and short plays, and closes with an open mic reading showcasing participants’ work. The workshops, limited to 12 participants each, are led by UNM and CNM creative writing faculty Sharon Oard Warner, Greg Martin, Levi Romero and Susan Erickson.

The institute is free to New Mexico K-12 teachers, including meals and lodging. Registration will remain open until all spaces are filled. For more information or to register contact Wanda Martin at (505) 277-5027 or visit http://www.unm.edu/~taosconf/TeachersInstitute.

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