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SUMMARY:Writing Food & Memories
DESCRIPTION:Discover how flavor\, memory\, and storytelling intertwine on the page!\nFood carries the stories of who we are and where we come from. In this workshop\, we’ll explore how taste\, smell\, and texture can become entry points into personal and cultural memory through readings by writers such as Sandra Cisneros\, Alberto Ríos\, Jaime Cortez\, and Elizabeth Acevedo. Each week\, we’ll read\, discuss\, and write short pieces that connect food to identity\, belonging\, and transformation\, with in-class prompts and guided feedback. By the end of the course\, participants will have drafted one complete short essay\, prose poem\, or poem that captures a vivid food memory. Please bring a short memory or family story involving a meaningful dish to the first class. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nSensory Writing: Using taste\, smell\, and texture to bring memories to life\nMemory & Storytelling: Turning personal experiences into vivid narratives\nCultural Context: Exploring how food reflects identity\, heritage\, and belonging\nVoice & Tone: Finding the right language to express emotion and nostalgia\nRevision & Reflection: Shaping raw memories into polished creative pieces\n\nTime requirements\n\nPerhaps 1-2 hours working on extra revising work.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is for everyone who loves food and wants to have fun writing about it—no experience required\, just an appetite for stories.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/writing-food-memories/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:3 Sessions,All Levels,Mixed Genre,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Writing Borders & Identity
DESCRIPTION:Explore the stories shaped by borders\, and the identities that rise from them\nDiscover the power of storytelling to map the borders we cross and the identities we claim. Each week\, participants will read and discuss short creative works that explore migration\, place\, and belonging\, followed by guided writing exercises designed to spark personal narrative\, poetry\, and hybrid experimentation. The workshop will blend group discussion\, generative prompts\, and peer feedback to create a supportive and imaginative writing space. By the end of the course\, participants will have crafted a small portfolio of original pieces reflecting on borders—both real and metaphorical—and the identities that shape their voice. Please bring a notebook or device to write on\, and be ready to share a short introduction and a place or memory that feels important to your identity for the first session. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nPersonal Narrative Techniques – Crafting compelling stories drawn from lived experience\nImagery & Concrete Detail – Using sensory language to bring place and memory to life\nVoice & Point of View – Exploring how identity shapes narrative voice\nHybrid & Cross-Genre Experimentation – Blending poetry\, prose\, and nonfiction forms\nReflective & Thematic Cohesion – Weaving identity\, migration\, and belonging into unified pieces\n\nTime requirements\n\n2 hours before the session\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is designed for emerging and experienced writers interested in exploring personal narrative\, place\, migration\, and identity through creative writing. Whether you’re new to writing or looking to deepen work rooted in lived experience\, this course offers a supportive space to experiment across genres and develop your voice.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/writing-borders-identity/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:3 Sessions,All Levels,Mixed Genre,Workshop,Zoom
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