Saturday, February 8 (1 day)
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Books & Books, Coral Gables

Come to Books & Books (itself a crossroads), where we’ll look at how writers use place, movement, territory, obstacles, access, boundary crossing, departures, returns, and other aspects of spatial movement to construct, shape, and give meaning to stories, whether true or invented. Short examples from published work will focus on South Florida, while participants can draw on locations anywhere, real, imagined, or somewhere in between, for what you’ll write in response to the prompts in this generative workshop, to get you going on new writing or help you to get a handle on work in progress. Suitable for those interested in writing memoir, personal essay, narrative nonfiction, and fiction, from flash length to longer projects. This workshop will combine lecture, discussion, and individual writing.

Lynne Barrett is the editor of the new anthology Making Good Time, True Stories of How We Do, and Don’t, Get Around in South Florida and the author of three books of short stories, most recently Magpies, which received the Florida Book Awards fiction gold medal. Her writing has appeared in many magazines and anthologies, including Flash! Writing the Very Short Story, One Year to a Writing Life, epi Just to Watch Them Die: Crime Stories Inspired by the Songs of Johnny Cash. She has received the Edgar Award for best mystery short story, edits the Florida Book Review, and teaches in the MFA program at Florida International University.  You can learn more at www.lynnebarrett.com

Other social media:
Twitter: @LynneBarrett
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LynneBarrettauthor

Bous Etid Disponib pou Etidyan MDC

Fwa Liv Miami ap ofri de (2) bous etid konplè pou etidyan MDC ki enterese patisipe nan atelye ekriti kreyatif ki mansyone pi wo a. Kandida yo dwe etidyan ki enskri kounye a (a plen tan oswa a tan pasyèl) nan Miami Dade College, k ap pouswiv yon diplòm, e ki demontre yon bezwen finansye.

Pou aplike pou yon bous detid:

Please send an email to Lissette Mendez, Miami Book Fair programs director at [email protected] Anvan kòmansman atelye ou ta renmen patisipe ladan l. Mesaj la dwe gen ladan enfòmasyon kontak ou, tit atelye ou ta renmen pran an, yon deklarasyon kout sou bezwen finansye ou, orè klas MDC ou, ak yon echantiyon ekriti. Moun k ap ekri pou premye fwa ki pa gen yon echantiyon ekriti ta dwe soumèt yon deklarasyon ki esplike enterè yo nan atelye a.