Course program
Wednesday 1.7.
Accommodation is possible from 4:00 PM. Accommodation from 1.7. is included in the course price; any meals on 1.7. will be paid at Restaurant Trapesa at normal prices.
Thursday 2.7.
6:00 AM Midnight Service, Morning Service, Liturgy in the main church
7:30 AM–10:00 AM Breakfast at Café-Restaurant Trapesa
9:00 AM–10:30 AM Introduction to the Course program and agreement on working methods. Round of introductions for ideas and writing backgrounds.
10:45 AM–12:00 PM Initial impulses and brainstorming for writing, different ways of producing text. What are the sources and topics of your own writing?
12:00 PM–1:00 PM Lunch / 12:00 PM Prayer service in the main church
1:00 PM–4:00 PM Deepening into personal writing, independent work. 45 min personal guidance.
4:00 PM–4:30 PM Giving feedback, reading text, receiving feedback. From whom should one ask for feedback on their text?
4:30 PM–6:00 PM Review of texts with the whole group. We will jointly discuss the texts and offer suggestions for improvement.
6:00 PM Ninth Hour, Vespers, Small Compline and evening prayers in the main church
7:30 PM Supper
Friday 3.7.
6:00 AM Midnight Service, Morning Service, First Hour
7:30 AM–10:00 AM Breakfast at Café-Restaurant Trapesa
9:00 AM–10:45 AM Autofiction – one's own life as source material for writing. We will discuss autofiction based on a literary text excerpt and personal experiences. We will enrich the text through personal experience.
11:00 AM–12:00 PM Text versioning and continuation of the writing process. How to modify and develop your own text from one version to another? Discussion on prose structures.
12:00 PM–1:00 PM Lunch/ 12:00 PM Prayer service in the main church
1:00 PM–4:00 PM Deepening into personal writing, independent work. 45 min personal guidance. Peer feedback on texts.
4:00 PM–6:00 PM Debriefing of observations and experiences from the writing day. Review of texts with the whole group. We will jointly discuss the texts and offer suggestions for improvement.
6:00 PM Ninth Hour, Vespers, Small Compline and Three Canons in the Old Church
7:30 PM Supper
Saturday 4.7.
6:00 AM Midnight Service, Morning Service, Liturgy in the Old Church
7:30 AM–10:00 AM Breakfast at Café-Restaurant Trapesa
9:00 AM–10:45 AM Biofiction, reality-based fiction, sources outside oneself. What kind of genre is biofiction, i.e., a novel based on real, historical figures? Discussion on fact-based fiction with the help of a literary example text. What kind of source materials can a writer use, and where can they find them? The writer as a reader and adopter of new things.
11:00 AM–12:00 PM Correcting and sharpening dialogue, writing exercise.
12:00 PM–1:00 PM Lunch/ 12:00 PM Prayer service in the Old Church
1:00 PM–4:00 PM Deepening into personal writing, independent work. 45 min personal guidance.
4:00 PM–6:00 PM Debriefing of observations and experiences from the writing day. Review of texts with the whole group. We will jointly discuss the texts and offer suggestions for improvement.
6:00 PM Vigil in the main church
7:30 PM Supper
Sunday 5.7.
7:30 AM–10:00 AM Breakfast at Café-Restaurant Trapesa
9:00 AM Third Hour and Liturgy in the main church
Room check-out (by 12:00 PM at the latest)
10:30 AM–12:30 PM Presentation round of generated texts. How did your own text progress during the course? The rhythms of writing and your own writing style. How to move forward in your own writing?
12:30 PM Farewell lunch
