Workshops & Presentations




UPCOMING WORKSHOPS


Sarasota County Public Library Off the Page Literary Celebration

Publishing Day, Saturday, November 1

Voice, Vision & Vibe: Finding the Heart of Your Project

Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium, Selby Library, 1:30-2:15pm

Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference and Bookfair

Panel: Pigeon Goes to College: Picture Books as a Framework for Lifelong Learning, March 2026

PAST WORKSHOPs/ideas

Behind the Editor’s Desk at a Literary Magazine, 10/18-19/25, Florida Writers Association, WritersCon2025, Altamonte Springs

Journaling to Heal, Grow, and Create, 10/18/25, Florida Writers Association, WritersCon2025, Altamonte Springs

Tapping Your Own Wellspring–Journaling for Personal Growth and Creative Development, 11/20/24, Off the Page Literary Celebration, William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Public Library

Writing Picture Books,10/19/24, Florida Writers Association, WritersCon2024, Altamonte Springs

Plotting for Pantsers, 10/18-19/24, Florida Writers Association, WritersCon2024, Altamonte Springs

Great Characters–Now What? A Plot-Driven Workshop, 9/14/24, SCBWI gathering, Charles Fendig Public Library, Tampa

So You Want to Write Kids Lit?: 11/8/23, Sarasota Public Library Off the Page Literary Festival, Sarasota

Voice: The Secret Sauce That Endears Your Characters and Defies AI:

10/21/23, Florida WritersCon 2023, Altamonte Springs

Writing an Ethical Will–from Statements to Stories: 3/31/23, OLLI, Ringling College Museum Campus, Saratota

Write Out the Storm (a free, fun workshop responding to Hurricane Ian): 10/28/22, Pine Shores Presbyterian Church, Sarasota

New Year, New You: Journal to the Self workshop online, Zoom


The Journal to the Self® workshop is a 12-hour course on how to keep a journal for personal growth, creative expression and life enrichment. It was created in 1985 by Kathleen Adams LPC, PTR, Director of the Center for Journal Therapy, Inc., and internationally known pioneer and expert in the power of writing to heal. The early years of the workshop formed the research base for Kathleen Adams’ best-selling book, Journal to the Self, published by Warner Books in 1990 (since acquired by Grand Central Publishing).

Center for Journal Therapy
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