An Online Fiction & Nonfiction Writing Workshop
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In this cross-genre workshop (fiction and nonfiction writers welcome!) we will discuss the different types and functions of interiority, including reflection, response, interrogation, and commentary. Using an excerpt from Sandra Scofield’s “Review of Narrative Elements” and an essay, “On Memory & Survival,” by Nickole Brown, we’ll consider how each of these approaches to accessing thought can add depth and nuance to your writing.
Advance preparation: please read the four-page Scofield excerpt and Brown’s short essay. Also, identify a personal memory, one that sparks story and is rich with concrete and sensory detail. Summarize your memory in a brief paragraph, and bring this to class with you, as it will be the basis for our writing exercises.
+ PLEASE NOTE This workshop will occur ONLINE via Zoom. Students do not need to create an account to participate, but should test out Zoom before their class if they are first-time users. The week of the workshop, students will be emailed a link that they may click to enter the class and the exact location of the workshop.
+ REQUIRED EQUIPMENT A reliable, fast internet connection (broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE), speakers & a microphone (built-in or USB plug-in), and a webcam (built-in or USB plug-in).
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Writer and editor Tanya Whiton’s fiction has recently been featured in Collateral, CutBank, Fanzine, The Cincinnati Review, and Beer & Weed Magazine. A finalist for the 2019 Tennessee Williams Contest, she won second place in Zoetrope: All Story’s 2017 Short Fiction Contest.
A two-time recipient of the Martin Dibner Memorial Fellowship for Maine writers Tanya has also received New England Press Association Awards for her nonfiction work. In 2022, her essay, “For the Winter” was included in Breaking Bread: Essays from New England on Food, Hunger, and Family. And in 2014, in collaboration with photographer Heidi Killion, she published a collection of travel essays, Two for the Road: Adventures in Maine. She is also the co-writer and an associate producer of the documentary feature THE ZEN SPEAKER: BREAKING THE SILENCE, and is currently adapting Maine author Elizabeth Garber’s memoir, Sailing at the Edge of Disaster, for a limited television series. Visit: https://www.tanyakwhiton.com/
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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QUESTIONS
For any questions regarding this workshop, please contact programs@mainewriters.org.
REGISTER BY PHONE
Call 207-228-8263 and register with your VISA or MasterCard.
$75 Members/$115 Nonmembers
REGISTER BY MAIL
If you prefer to pay by mail, please print this registration form (downloadable PDF) and mail it to the MWPA with a check or credit card information.
SCHOLARSHIP
The MWPA is proud to offer one partial scholarship to this workshop for members-only. Scholarships are awarded on a combination of need and merit. Email programs@mainewriters.org to see if the scholarship is still available. Application Due by February 20 at 9:00 a.m.
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