I Invite You To Join the Bradbury Trio 2.0

A New Version for the New Year

Bradbury Trio Course 2.0

WHAT HAVE YOU READ THAT RESONATES WITH YOU LATELY? HOW HAS IT CHANGED OR INFLUENCED YOUR WRITING?

Do you know the answers to these questions?

The Bradbury Trio [reading a poem, an essay, and a story every day] fuels my writing and my students’ writing. Ray Bradbury suggested this reading structure as a Do It Yourself MFA. I have adapted it to reach new levels in my writing and felt the need to share it with other writers!

This trio structure works for me because I am inspired to write after I read in new ways.

I have taught writers of all ages for 27 years. Let me show you techniques I use in my writing life to deepen and enrich your practice.

In this 12-week course beginning on January 14, 2024, I will share my personal strategies on how to use reading to influence my writing.

Every writer needs to read. It is a fundamental practice!

This class is like a gathering around a large family table where we and share the bounty of words. We read the same texts and then discuss them.

My students love poetry now when they didn’t have time for it before.

They read more carefully and notice different aspects and share them in the community.

After a week of reading, we write to an assignment to honor that reading and allow our own voice to come through. Sometimes the influence is unconscious and is noticed afterward!

One simple technique I shared was to gather a list of interesting words from your reading and use them as your own prompts. I have several students who do this as a regular practice to fuel their writing. It seems simple until you do it and find how powerful it is!

If you are interested or have questions please email me writertammyevans@gmail.com for payment information.

Tammy is a caring and talented instructor. She curated a wonderful collection of essays, poems, and short fiction stories for her 12-week Bradbury Trio program. I looked forward to each day’s readings and acquired many useful and unique tools to improve my writing. Tammy was organized and quick to respond to questions. She encouraged discussion and reflection through SLACK, a user-friendly platform for class interaction. We learned from each other’s insights and reactions to the reading material. I am excited to participate in more programs taught by Tammy including the next Bradbury Trio course. 

                                                    - Mana Naghibi, Writer (Los Angeles)

The Bradbury Trio with Tammy Evans enriched my writing practice in so many ways. It strengthened my skills at reading like a writer. It broadened my exposure to new authors and literary journals. And, it taught me to pay close attention to what I noticed in the act of reading which lead me to do the same while in the act of writing. I'm so glad I took this course! -Nancy

The BT course has been a game changer for me in my relationship to crafting time for reading in my daily life.

The impact of consistency around reading quality pieces with a certain lens in focus has had a direct impact on the depth of pieces I produced.

This course is a luscious container of supportive community, fostered by passion for learning and delving into the exercises each week. The group’s sharing of insights on pieces they have read, and their assignments, deepened and strengthened my learning experience.  There is a wealth of benefits that become available through committing to the process offered in this course. I personally feel that I gained a more rigorous sense of discipline in raising my standards around what I can create in my writing life.

-Vitra Kalsi

If you are interested or have questions please email me writertammyevans@gmail.com for payment information.

This 12 -week course contains:

Bi -Weekly Readings: You will receive a lesson every other Sunday with 5 days of curated material. You will receive 5 poems, 5 stories, and 5 essays which allows the opportunity for you to supplement with your own choices. There will be flash and longer pieces.

Course readings are themed for the week so you can study elements with more depth.

Bi - Weekly Writing Assignment: This is an application of the readings.

A dedicated week for the writing and feedback will allow more time for the readings to sink in and be absorbed.

You may turn in assignments any day of writing week but by Wednesday if you want feedback from your peers.

Additional Assignment: There will also be other suggestions to work with the materials in case one assignment is not enough for you.

Three Zoom Meetings: There will be an introduction Zoom for everyone to meet and ask questions. Midpoint there will be a check-in Zoom with sharing of pieces that participants have found they loved. There will be a Celebration Zoom at the end. Zooms will be held on three Sundays. (A poll will go out for times. It depends on how many parts of the world we have on our roster.)

Platform: Class will be on WetInk. There are spaces for discussion and assignments.

Price: $349

If you are interested or have questions please email me writertammyevans@gmail.com for payment information.