I am an author, teacher, and energy worker. I have led writing workshops in corporate, non-profit, and government agency settings and Writing to Heal workshops with incarcerated women, women experiencing homelessness, war vets, victims of sex trafficking, seniors in assisted living, high school creative writing students, medical students, hospice and palliative care nurses, gender studies students, yoga teachers, pastors, therapists, recovering codependents, addicts, alcoholics, budding creatives and entrepreneurs, copywriters, first-time writers, librarians, and small groups gathered together in living rooms across the city.I am the author of The Halfway House for Writers, Surrender Your Weapons: Writing to Heal, andmy memoir, There’s No Accounting for the Strangeness of Things. I have receivedRichmond Magazine’s Theresa Pollak Prize, Style Weekly’s Women in the Arts Award, and theJames River Writers’ Emyl Jenkins Award. Before offering writing workshops, Reiki certifications, and transformational retreats, I wasa Waffle House waitress, a dude ranch cabin girl, a hotel maid, a cruise ship stewardess, and agraduate of Sarah Lawrence College.
Valley Haggard Writing Rituals
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FounderValley Haggard Writing Rituals Jun 2015 - PresentRichmond, VirginiaI offer workshops, retreats, and individual coaching sessions to help people reclaim their creativity, reduce stress, find their voice and tell their stories.
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FounderLife In 10 Minutes Jan 2015 - PresentPublishing original poetry & prose written in 10 minutes! www.lifein10minutes.comTen minutes is long enough to uproot your life, get caught in a storm, drink a cup of coffee, memorize a child's face, wash a sink full of dishes, recite wedding vows, fall in love with someone you shouldn't, eat a sandwich, remember a dream, call an old friend, sketch a figure model, read a chapter, listen to your favorite song, get on or off the train that will change the course of your life forever… Show more Publishing original poetry & prose written in 10 minutes! www.lifein10minutes.comTen minutes is long enough to uproot your life, get caught in a storm, drink a cup of coffee, memorize a child's face, wash a sink full of dishes, recite wedding vows, fall in love with someone you shouldn't, eat a sandwich, remember a dream, call an old friend, sketch a figure model, read a chapter, listen to your favorite song, get on or off the train that will change the course of your life forever. Ten minutes is enough time to write something strange and beautiful and true without editing the strangeness and beauty and truth out of it. We all have ten minutes, many times a day, so it’s hard to come up with convincing excuses—even to our secret innermost selves—why we don’t. Ten minutes is everything we can't fit into a Facebook status, it’s slice of life, short-shorts, a Polaroid picture, a poem, a prayer.What stories from your life can you write in ten minutes? Show less
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Founder And Co-DirectorRichmond Young Writers Jun 2009 - PresentTeaching the joy and craft of creative writing in our year-round programs for kids, ages 9-17.
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Creative Writing TeacherCreative Nonfiction Jan 2009 - PresentThe Writing Room Of Richmond Young Writers In Carytown
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Writer/EditorStyle Weekly 2004 - May 2011
Valley Haggard Education Details
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Usui Reiki MasterEnergy Work
Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Haggard
What company does Valley Haggard work for?
Valley Haggard works for Valley Haggard Writing Rituals
What is Valley Haggard's role at the current company?
Valley Haggard's current role is Healing and expression centered workshops, retreats, and private coaching sessions!.
What schools did Valley Haggard attend?
Valley Haggard attended Usui Reiki Master, Sarah Lawrence College.
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