As hermit crabs are creatures born without a home, they investigate hollow objects, looking for that perfect fit. For this generative workshop, we’ll explore different homes for our creative nonfiction—using non-literary structures like recipes, letters & lists, official forms & “how-tos.” We’ll look at examples by established and emerging writers, and discuss the ways that found forms can add resonance to our writing and give us new freedom of expression, especially with difficult or vulnerable subject matter. Then we’ll try out a new form of our own. Perhaps we’ll explore new homes for old work or maybe we’ll generate new writing—for those narratives we didn’t realize we’d been sheltering.
This class is suitable for all levels.
Leigh Claire Schmidli teaches Creative Writing at Eastern Kentucky University and often leads writing workshops for the Kentucky Foundation for Women and other non-profits. Her poetry, fiction, and lyric essays have appeared in such places as Ruminate Magazine, Phoebe, and the Los Angeles Review.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
The Carnegie Center reserves the right to cancel a class if minimum enrollment is not met. It is best to register early to help our instructors prepare and to ensure the class does not get cancelled. We evaluate registration numbers 6–2 business days before a class starts to decide whether we can hold the class. Classes that do not meet minimum enrollment will be cancelled six–two business days prior to the first class meeting. All participants will be notified by email and will receive full refunds.
