Unleash potential at ‘Writing on The Wild Side’

Tap the power of intuition to explore your creative mind and discover your unique voice in a new writing workshop with Big Island writing teacher and award-winning novelist Tom Peek.

Peek will conduct his workshop, “Writing on the Wild Side,” from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. July 18 at VAC’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. Class fee is $75/$65 for VAC members. Open to all levels and genres. No writing experience is necessary.

Storytellers, journal writers, social media correspondents, bloggers and poets will find Peek’s stimulating techniques and exercises empowering. Learn to silence your inner critic and unleash your expressive potential in this fun, fast-paced and provocative writing workshop.

Stories, books, poems and personal journals have long provided outlets for creative expression, but with today’s electronic communications, putting your thoughts into words — and sharing them through social media — never has been more prevalent. Facebook, Twitter, blogs and websites all await you to release your expressive potential. In his newest workshop, Peek offers a wealth of knowledge that writers can use, including those doing everyday social media sharing.

Peek has taught his popular workshops since 1991. A writer for more than three decades, his work includes an award-winning novel, newspaper stories and commentaries, university publications, magazine articles, national park exhibits and award-winning video productions.

To register, visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.