WELCOME TO THE GENRE BLUR!
This is my favourite workshop to teach! I've taught it at The University of Victoria, I've taught it live and online, and I'm excited to offer it to YOU!

FOUR GENRES, FOUR FORMS:
Four genres (creative non-fiction, drama, fiction and poetry), four short-forms: The Rant, The Dramatic Monologue, Micro-fiction, and The Prose Poem. (Expect ample rule-breaking as we traverse this hybridized world!)

PORTFOLIO:
We'll investigate excellent literary examples of these four forms, including both page and stage versions. We'll dive into writing at least two pieces in each genre (or perhaps eight hybridized pieces!) and aim to polish a portfolio of four short forms over our weeks together.

VOICE & PERFORMANCE STYLE:
We'll closely attend to voice, discussing the elements of creating voice, as well as bravely attempting to stretch our own written and spoken voices. YES—you read it correctly, I said "spoken voices". We'll be covering elements of performance too! We'll share our work aloud and learn to listen with a performer's ear. We'll work on pacing, verbal emphasis, body language and more.

EXTRAS
Expect pre-class readings via email, in-class handouts and take-home prompts.
After each session is over, I'll offer an extra 30 minutes of editing/trouble-shooting time—open to anyone who'd like 5-10 minutes of one-on-one assistance with their short forms.