A 2-Day Hybrid Multigenre Workshop
Explore the art of documentary writing through the work of Bhanu Kapil's Humanimal, Xavier de Maistre’s Voyage Around My Room, CA Conrad's "Shopping Mall Trees", Kia Sand's Remember To Wave and other innovative works in this genre that see place-based writing as a blend of journalism and memoir. The documentary mode is one that has the facility to work with subjects of self alongside liberatory, decolonial frameworks. It's a very cool way to write: collaborating with the moment and collaborating with Bangor. As part of our work, we will explore place-based writing, research, take mini field trips and work on exercises like an in-depth tour of our living rooms. This is a perfect workshop for exploring contemporary nature or travel writing as well as shaking off writers block, expanding techniques for innovation and building a toolkit for new thinking and new writing. All are welcome!
$120 Members/$175 Nonmembers
Emerson Whitney is the author of poetry books Daddy Boy, winner of the Maine Literary Book Award for Memoir and Heaven with a Kirkus starred review. Whitney has a PhD from USC and teaching experience at Goddard College and has work published in The Paris Review, New York Magazine, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Adroit, Lit Hub, Poets & Writers, and more.
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SCHOLARSHIP
The MWPA is proud to offer one full scholarship to this workshop for members-only. Scholarships are awarded on a combination of need and merit. Application Due by October 12 at 9:00 a.m.
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