You’ve written personal essays, lyric essays, and maybe even hermit crab essays! Now it’s time to look at your truth from the lens of “What if?” This generative class will help you explore the personal stories you know so well from new angles and perspectives! We’ll walk the line between nonfiction and fiction, using prompts and exercises to write new drafts of speculative literary nonfiction. Be ready to try prompts and exercises you’ve never tried before, to stretch in new ways, and to examine what it means for a story to be true. Each week, participants will read short works of speculative nonfiction, practice new techniques, and generate a new draft! We’ll explore the literary publications that accept and publish this genre of work, learn new editing tools, and finish the class with three or more completed drafts ready to edit and submit!
LIVE VIDEO CONFERENCE: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform, Zoom. The dates and times will remain the same. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. Shortly before the start date participants will receive an email with login info. Please check your spam if you don’t see it.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@{{{{homeurl_non_www}}}}. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
