In Person Classes
an exploration in storytelling on july 18 and Aug 1
Writing the Heroine's Journey
Unlock the Power of the Feminine Quest in Two Saturday Workshops
Rooted in fairy tale archetypes, the Heroine’s Journey offers a powerful framework for understanding creativity, identity, and the evolving role of the feminine in our world today.
In the first session, Kate Farrell and her facilitators will illuminate the key stages of the journey through dynamic storytelling and discussion, moving beyond traditional narratives to embrace connection, healing, and wholeness. Attendees will then participate in a guided writing experience to engage with the themes of the Heroine’s Journey in a personal and creative way.
In the second session, attendees will be invited to continue writing to previous and new prompts, then encouraged to share their work with the group to foster a sense of creative community and support.
Complimentary light snacks and drinks will be available; please feel free to bring your own lunch.
WHERE
In the historic Sequoia Hotel in downtown Redwood City!
Center for Creativity
800 Main St.
Redwood City, CA, 92062
WHEN
Saturday, July 18 | 10 AM – 1 PM / PDT
Saturday, Aug 1 | 10 AM – 1 PM / PDT
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Tapping into the foundational Slavic tale, Baba Yaga & Vasilisa the Brave, with prompts and writing exercises, we’ll discover how to apply the narrative arc of the heroine’s journey and its basic motifs in our lives and our creative work.
COST
$99 for both in-person sessions on July 18 and Aug 1
$60 for first session only on July 18
$60 for second session add-on for August 1
NOTE: You must have participated in the first session to attend the second
meet the facilitators
Kate Farrell, storyteller, author, librarian, and founder of the Woven project to tell the heroine’s journey. She has contributed to and edited award-winning anthologies of personal narrative; as an educator she founded the Word Weaving Storytelling Project and published numerous educational materials on storytelling. Kate’s award-winning recent book is Story Power: Secrets to Creating, Crafting, and Telling Memorable Stories. Her upcoming book, published by Sibyl Writing Craft, The Fairy Tale Heroine: Live and Write Her Journey, is available Fall 2026. https://woventales.net/ http://katefarrell.net/
Megan E. McDonald is an entertainment producer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A 2016 recipient of a Stanford Online Writing Certificate in Fiction, she has read personal essays at literary salon Bay Area Generations, delivered a Perspectives segment on KQED Radio, and was selected as a semi-finalist for the pilot episode of writing reality show America’s Next Great Author. Her debut novel Dirty is to be published by Sibylline Press in May 2027.
Rowena is a poet and emerging author from the East Bay. She hosts Poetry at the Pub in Danville and works with the Watchful Writers group monthly. She performed at the Splatter Festival in Dublin and can be found at readings around the Bay. When she was invited to participate in a recent Woven Workshop, she felt deeply connected to storytelling, thinking about stories, and the way we tell and experience them through the storyteller.
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Writing the Heroine's Journey 2026
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