In Person Classes
Writing Workshop with Kate Farrell | March 12, 2025
Writing the Heroine's Journey
Unlock the power the feminine quest with Kate Farrell
Hosted onsite at the historic Mechanics’ Institute in downtown San Francisco, our workshop is more than just a learning experience — it’s a journey!
Explore the unique challenges of the heroine’s journey as depicted in ancient, feminine myths and fairy tales. Learn how to use the feminine quest in your creative writing for any genre: fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and more.
This interactive workshop is $25 for non-members and $20 for members of the Mechanics’ Institute. The course is limited to 25 people.
When
Wednesday evening from 6 – 8 PM, March 12, 2025/ PDT
What You’ll Learn
We will discuss the benchmarks of the feminine journey that date back millennia to matriarchal cultures. Tapping into the foundational Slavic tale, Baba Yaga & Vasilissa the Brave, with prompts and short writing exercises, we’ll discover how to use the narrative arc of the heroine’s journey and its basic motifs in creative work.
For more details and to purchase your spot for the workshop, visit the Mechanics’ Institute event page here.
Workshop
- March 12th, Wednesday from 6 - 8 PM/ PDT
Workshop cost
- Members of Mechanics' Institute - $20
- Non-members of Mechanics Institute $25
How to Register for Writing the Heroine's Journey
You can purchase your ticket for this exciting workshop with Kate Farrell on the Mechanics Institute Event Page below.
For questions, please reach out to me at katefarrell@woventales.net or to Nico Chen at the Mechanics' Institute at 415.393.0103.
Workshop Location and email
- Mechanics' Institute
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57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104
4th Floor Meeting Room - programs@milibrary.org
Instructor and Author Kate Farrell
Sharing the ancient tales of the feminine quest and their modern meanings
She founded the Word Weaving storytelling project, funded by grants from Zellerbach Family Fund, San Francisco, 1979-1991. As consultant to the California Department of Education, Kate conducted Word Weaving staff development trainings and developed statewide language arts curriculum.
More recently, Kate has contributed to and edited award-winning anthologies of personal narrative. Kate’s award-winning book, Story Power: Secrets to Creating, Crafting, and Telling Memorable Stories, is a timely, how-to guide on the art of storytelling for adults.
In 2023, Kate founded Woven: Telling the Heroine’s Journey to share the ancient tales of the feminine quest and learn their modern meanings from archetypes in fairy tales and myths, long suppressed.
Instructor and Author Kate Farrell
Sharing the ancient tales of the feminine quest and their modern meanings
She has been a language arts classroom teacher (pre-school and grades kindergarten through 12th), author, librarian, university lecturer, and storyteller in Northern California since 1966.
She founded the Word Weaving storytelling project, funded by grants from Zellerbach Family Fund, San Francisco, 1979-1991. As consultant to the California Department of Education, Kate conducted Word Weaving staff development trainings and developed statewide language arts curriculum.
More recently, Kate has contributed to and edited award-winning anthologies of personal narrative. Kate’s award-winning book, Story Power: Secrets to Creating, Crafting, and Telling Memorable Stories, is a timely, how-to guide on the art of storytelling for adults.
In 2023, Kate founded Woven: Telling the Heroine’s Journey to share the ancient tales of the feminine quest and learn their modern meanings from archetypes in fairy tales and myths, long suppressed.