Central Oregon Writers Guild Saturday Workshop
Making
Meaning in Short Fiction
With Jamie Houghton
Saturday, May
11
9:30 a.m.–12:30
p.m.
COCC Redmond
Campus, Room 306
Cost: $12
members $18 nonmembers: Tickets at the door.
Jamie
Houghton
has performed and placed in poetry slams in Vermont, Massachusetts, Texas and
Oregon, and her work has been published online in High Desert Journal, Folly,
La Fovea, Qarrtsiluni and
is forthcoming in the next issue of Abramelin.
She has been teaching workshops of her own design since 2006, and continues to
teach for The Nature of Words' programs in the schools while currently serving
as their Interim Executive Director. She also writes book reviews for High Desert Journal as well as serves as
their Web Editor.
So
What? Making Meaning in Short Fiction
We
all have anecdotes that we tell over and over again, or family stories that are
passed on for generations. These are great fodder for fiction, but how do we
give them meaning beyond a punch line? In this three hour long workshop
students will explore the concept of anecdote vs. story while playing with
voice and character. We will mine our memories for those stories that beg to be
re-told, and work on crafting them into fiction with a broader theme. Students
should bring pen, paper or something to write with, and a willingness to
participate in discussion and writing exercises.
Questions and to sign up: lindyj@bendcable.com
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