# Event Details - **Event Name**: Creative Editing Workshop with Ellen Szabo - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am - **Event Description**: Join us for the fourth in a series of four creative writing workshops, led by creative writing expert Ellen Szabo.About this EventCreative Writing: Nature is Our MuseWorkshop Series Topics:Workshop 1, Rebel Poetry, 1/17/26: Writing poetry can illuminate the familiar, and help us to see in new waysWorkshop 2, Writing Cli-fi, 1/24/26: Creating fiction that explores and reimagines nature in the futureWorkshop 3, Writing Memoir. 2/7/26; Memoir can help us to discover who we used to be and how we got to be who we areWrokshop 4, Creative Editing, 2/21/26: The art of appreciating, organizing and polishing our finished productsThese workshops will facilitate creative expression in an informative, supportive environment using PowerPoints, instructive discussions, writing prompts and facilitated feedback of participants’ writing. The focus is on exploration, transformation and discovery of each person’s unique writing voice; exploring and expanding writing tools and techniques; and writing/rewriting our relationship with the natural world.No previous writing experience necessary, just a desire to discover and amplify the spirit and purpose of creative writing.About Ellen Szabo:Ellen Szabo, M.Ed., specializes in the use of creative writing as a therapeutic modality and as a tool for social justice activism. A graduate of Harvard College (A.B.) and Teacher’s College, Columbia University (M.Ed.), she merged her background in creative writing, counseling and social work to create a unique mentoring, coaching, and teaching style.Ellen taught Creative Writing for Social Work at the University of Iowa School of Social Work for twenty-four years. She has been a guest speaker at conferences including the recent Annual DeWolf Innovation Center Forum on Life Changing Designs.Currently in collaboration with Liam Crest, www.liamcrest.com, Ellen is developing a series of e-learning courses focused on the uses of creative writing for personal transformation and social change.Ellen conducts writing groups, classes and workshops, and provides coaching and editing services for individual clients. She offers a range of workshops including Journaling for Caregivers and People Living with Chronic Conditions; Rebel Poetry; Writing Memoir, A Transformative Art; Changing the World One Word at a Time, Writing Cli-Fi; and Happiness is Complicated, Writing to Feel Better.She is a published author, including two books Love and Apocalypse; Externalizing Your Inner Apocalypse with Creative Writing, and Saving the World One Word at a Time,Writing Cli-Fi. Her poem, I Am Here, was nominated for the Pushcart Prize.For more information: www.szabocreativeconsulting.comThis event is part of Vinton's Big Read, a community-wide celebration of the arts and humanities. This project was supported in part by the National Endowment of the Arts, Arts Midwest, the Charles and Helen Yundt Charitable Foundation, and the Friends of the VInton Public Library in memory of George and Pauline Grovert. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/vinton/creative-editing-workshop-with-ellen-szabo/100001510604762509 - **Event Categories**: workshops, art, literary-art, business, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Vinton - **state**: IA - **country**: United States - **location**: Vinton Public Library - **lat**: 42.1663947 - **long**: -92.0225361 - **full address**: Vinton Public Library, 510 2nd Avenue, Vinton, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Creative Editing Workshop with Ellen Szabo - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/1807bca6e002610c318824f8f7aeddb6ae89ecc9446d726b44a28471427e3081-rimg-w1200-h675-dc455b15-gmir.jpg?v=1760458048 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Creative Editing Workshop with Ellen Szabo being held? - **A:** Creative Editing Workshop with Ellen Szabo takes place on Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 am to Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am at Vinton Public Library, 510 2nd Avenue, Vinton, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Creative Editing Workshop with Ellen Szabo? - **A:** Creative Editing Workshop with Ellen Szabo is organized by Vinton Public Library. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Creative Editing Workshop with Ellen Szabo is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Vinton, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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