Books & Writing
The Writers Workshop
Have you ever written down your dreams? Would you like to turn your experiences into stories or poetry? Do you love to write? The Writers Workshop is for any Club member interested in pursuing the art of writing (in English). Assigned topics allow the writer to tell a story while sharpening technical skills, style and voice in fiction, non-fiction and poetry. One Friday morning a month.
Book Discussion Groups
Come join one of our book discussion groups to meet women who enjoy reading and sharing their views on a wide range of books. Once a month on a Thursday morning and Thursday evening.
Daytime Book Discussion Group
Our upcoming Daytime Book Discussion reading list is:
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Sept |
Golden Hill by Francis Spufford |
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Oct |
On Chapel Sands by Laura Cumming |
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Nov |
Mr Mac and Me by Esther Freud |
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Dec |
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens |
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Jan 2021 |
The Kites (French title Les Cerfs-volants) Romain Gary |
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Feb |
Under the Rock by Benjamin Meyers |
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Mar |
Educated by Tara Westover |
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Apr |
Meet me at the Museum by Anne Youngson |
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May |
Winter in Sokcho (French title Hiver à Sokcho) by Elisa Shua Dusapin |
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June |
The Fortnight in September by R C Sherriff |
Evening Book Discussion Group
Our upcoming Evening Book Discussion reading list is:
| 2020 | |
| January | A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles |
| February | Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens |
| March | Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen |
| April | Fear and Trembling by Amelie Nothomb |
| May | Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson |
| June | The Blackhouse (Lewis Trilogy #1) by Peter May |
| July | Night in Shanghai by Nicole Mones |
Cercle de Lecture (French book group)
All who can speak intermediate French are welcome! One Thursday morning a month.
| 2020 | |
| January | La Tresse – Laetitia Colombani |
| February | Le Milieu de l’horizon – Roland Buti |
| March | La Mort du Roi Tsongor – Laurent Gaudé |
| April | La liste de mes envies – Grégoire Delacourt |
| May | Pierre et Jean – Guy de Maupassant |
| June | Tsubaki – Aki Skimazaki |
| September | Soumission – Michel Houellebecq |
| October |
Les chemins noirs – Sylvain Tesson
avec Une Rose et un Balai – Michel Simonet |
| November | choix de livres pour 2021 |
Digital Storytelling
Tell stories with photos, text, voice and sound effects. All done on your smartphone or tablet. In this activity we will learn how to combine photos, narration, text and sound to create digital stories you can save or share - perfect for travelogues, documenting family events or even creating simple micro-documentaries. This is an on-going, project-oriented activity centered mainly on writing and photography. You will need a smartphone or tablet (laptops are OK) with a video editing app installed (iMovie, Adobe Rush, WeVideo or others). One Tuesday afternoon a month.
AIWC ClubroomsRoute de Chêne 11 1207 Geneva | Office HoursTuesdays and Thursdays 10:00-13:00 Beginning Aug 31: Mon -Th 9:00-16:00 Closed
on Swiss Holidays, the frist two weeks in August, and two weeks around Christmas and New Year's. |