Recent Events

Recently...

Buffett Book Launch

Bill Buffett and cousin, Warren Buffett, at a signing for a book I edited, Foods You Will Enjoy: the Story of Buffett's Store.

Warren contributed a chapter of the book and helped Bill (above, wih me) plug it at his Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting in Omaha. Both Warren and Bill worked at the legendary family grocery.

I had a fascinating six-weekresidency in Qatar, where I taught writing to a group of Qatar University students and to the QU library staff. I also taught a day-long writing workshop to a group of ex-pats, living in Qatar. For news about the programs click here and here.

And for more informal details, and pictures from my stay there, visit my blog.

My Doha Students' First Reading Made the Regional News

Our program was recently featured, in the (Doha) Gulf News.To read it,

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For more pictures and impressions of my experiences, visit ...

<Carol's Blog>.

A Weekend of Workshops

October 26 - 28, Shelby. NC

I was invited to present a series of writing workshops for medical and pastoral professionals, in addition to thelay population. The weekend was sponsored by the Cleveland County NC Healthcare System's Center for Lifelong Learning. Other sponsors included local churches, health care centers, and civic groups.

Billed as "Finding Hope through Reflection & Writing, a Weekend with Carol Henderson."

On October 13, I was proud to speak at the

3rd Annual Heartstrings Walk to Remember,

in Greensboro, NC, sponsored and produced by the Heartstrings Infant Loss Support Group.

Workshop in Provence

(Horses and sheep, Provence)

An altogether unforgettable week in Provence, in Southern France.

(Field of lavendar from Provence, the lavendar capital of the world.)

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What I'm up to now...
with pictures

Coming Up...

Fall 2008

Workshops now posted.

For schedule, click here

Loire Valley, France

A week of writing and sketching, in June. I will be hosting a visual writing residency at LePin, a chateau alive with history and full of great places to write.

Join me as we explore ways to combine our words with the amazing views everywhere at Le Pin.

Inside and out, LePin is a constant feast of extraordinary images. We hope this year's program will be the first of many here at LePin. We plan to do this again next year--and add a workshop in Scotland.

Special workshop "Journaling into a Larger Life," a mini course, 4 Tuesdays, starting in July. ArtsCenter of Chapel Hill-Carrboro.

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Fall 2008 Workshops
the new s chedule will be posted in June. For more information...

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Testimonials

"I have just returned from an incredible week in the South of France with Carol Henderson at the helm of a writers’ workshop. I can’t say enough about it. The accommodations, companionship, scenery, outings, adventures and food, were only outdone by the time spent with Carol discov-ering hidden voices. Writing is no longer a labor, not always inspired, but always a joy. Thank you so much Carol, it was a life changing event for me. I can’t wait to attend the next one."
--Sandra Elliot, Chapel Hill, NC

"My time spent at Carol's writing work-shop in Provence was
a life-changing event. I will always remember it with great joy as one of the best weeks of my life!"
--Kit Stewart, entrepreneur and author, Pittsboro, NC

"In Provence, with Carol and our workshop, I found the peace and content-ment with which to explore my thoughts, as well as the encouragement and support to write and share them. It was also an enor-mously fun time."
–Liza Collins, playwright and screenwriter, Providence, RI

"Carol Henderson's workshop was exactly what I needed to jumpstart my writing... it was a productive and fun week."–Stephanie Silberstein, Writer, Fayetteville, NC

"My goal for the writing residency was to be motivated to get back to my writing of a memoir that deals with my journey from mourning to joy. You provided that motivation and inspiration for doing just that... Thank you for the integrity and vulnerability with which you facilitated our work together."
–Wilson Brent, pastor (ret.) Cary, NC

Recent Events

Salem Women’s Retreat. 
Roaring Gap, Apr 20 – 22, 2007. An ongoing workshop for a group of bereaved mothers. Unfortunately, I'm not currently accepting new members.

 

June writing workshop in Provence, France. June 16 – 24. Stay tuned for further details. If you are interested, contact me. I will be teaching journal writing techniques and essay writing; shaping personal experience writing into successful essays and features.

 

Week-long Residency, Peace College, Raleigh NC. July 9 – 13, Carol will be teaching a writing workshop focusing on generating new material for fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Come prepared to write a lot. Her husband Bill Henderson will be teaching a fiction workshop; Sebastian Mathews, creative non-fiction, Evie Shockley, poetry.

 

Winston-Salem NC (bereavement group) More information coming soon at www.ncwriters.org. 2007.

 

Writing Workshop for The Johnson Interns Program

Chapel of the Cross (Episcopal)

Chapel Hill, NC

 

Writing the Condolence Note
Sponsored by Project Compassion, Carol led a panel
discussion/workshop on the do’s and don’ts of writing the
condolence note.
October 23, 2006, Chapel Hill, NC

Writing Workshop: "Spiritual Growth for Pastors and Religious Educators"
Sponsored by The Rehoboth Project, with a grant from the Lily endowment, Carol led a half-day writing workshop for female pastors and educators. Sept. 30, 2006, Chapel Hill, NC

 

Writing Workshop: "Reflective Writing for Staff Development"
Sponsored by the Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Winston-Salem. Carol led a series of writing workshops for nurses, grief counselors, social workers, chaplains, and other staff caregivers. (Contact Carol if your organization is interested in having her offer a writing workshop at your workplace.)

Pat Schneider Residency
Carol worked with Pat Schneider, one of America's foremost teachers of writing. During the 1-week residency, Carol gave three evening classes, facilitated break-out writing sessions, and served as on-site administrator. July 9 - July 14, 2006, Raleigh NC.

Resident Writer, Wildacres Retreat
Carol was chosen to spend part of August, 2006, in residency at Wildacres Retreat. She put the time into developing a new book. August, 2006, Wildacres Retreat, Little Switzerland, NC.