# Event Details - **Event Name**: Workshop: Shape Your Writing by Thinking Outside the Box - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 09 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 09 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: Acclaimed NC novelist Elaine Neil Orr will lead a writing workshop that involves sculpting a object that inspires them with clay.About this EventWe are thrilled to have Elaine Neil Orr bring her workshop to the store. Cost is $5 upon arrival. Please RSVP.Topic: "Shape Your Writing By Thinking Outside the Box: How to Get Started"Acclaimed NC novelist Elaine Neil Orr will lead participants in making a clay sculpture of something that inspires them, from fast-drying clay (provided.) A sculpture inspired the main character in Elaine's newest novel, DANCING WOMAN. Elaine will speak about how using one art form or exercise can open a door for writers to get started, even if you don’t quite know what you want to write. In this case, using a sculpture can lead to finding a beginning in your prose.Elaine Neil Orr is the author of six books and dozens of essays, short stories, poems, andreviews. Her current novel, Dancing Woman (Blair), was a finalist for the Sir Walter RaleighAward, was named a silver medalist in the May Sarton Awards for historical fiction, and iscurrently a Foreword Indie Award Finalist for literary fiction. Her earlier books include thenovels A Different Sun and Swimming Between Worlds, Finalist for the 2019 Phillip H. McMath Post-Publication Book Award in Fiction and longlisted for the Clara Johnson Award for Women’s Literature. She is also the author of a memoir, Gods of Noonday, a White Girl’s African Life. She was born and grew up in Nigeria, the daughter of ex-pat parents. All of her creative writing is compelled by one idea: the search for home. She is professor of English at N.C. State University and serves on the faculty of the Naslund-Mann Brief-Residency MFA in Writing Program at Spalding University in Louisville. She lives in Raleigh with her husband, Andy. Learn more at elaineneilorr.com - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wake-forest/workshop-shape-your-writing-by-thinking-outside-the-box/100001992435031815 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, sports - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Page 158 Books - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Wake Forest - **state**: NC - **country**: United States - **location**: Page 158 Books - **lat**: 35.97401139999999 - **long**: -78.5087031 - **full address**: Page 158 Books, 415 Brooks Street, Wake Forest, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Workshop: Shape Your Writing by Thinking Outside the Box - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/dbb1a649225c44ff9878b5cc032891300b563f5c33cdbbdf0fcdfe869c8293a0-rimg-w1200-h675-dc4b81ae-gmir.jpg?v=1782629974 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Workshop: Shape Your Writing by Thinking Outside the Box being held? - **A:** Workshop: Shape Your Writing by Thinking Outside the Box takes place on Sun, 09 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 09 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Page 158 Books, 415 Brooks Street, Wake Forest, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Workshop: Shape Your Writing by Thinking Outside the Box? - **A:** Workshop: Shape Your Writing by Thinking Outside the Box is organized by Page 158 Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Workshop: Shape Your Writing by Thinking Outside the Box 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 Wake Forest, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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