Inclusive Narrative Voices Seminar
In this class we’ll help you understand how to use nonstandard speech patterns in narrative voice to make the communities you depict vividly real.
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Webinars and Seminars
Online webinars and in person seminars are presentations geared toward authors, editors, and other writing-adjacent roles. They cover Writing the Other topics such as representation, cultural appropriation, decolonizing your writing craft, and much more. Most webinars and seminars include a Q&A with the presenter.
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Cultural Appropriation: What It Is & How To Avoid It
When: September 9, 2018. Most writers want to avoid Cultural Appropriation but worry that they don’t fully understand what it is or how to ensure their work does not include it. In this 3 hour online seminar, we’ll give you the resources you need.
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Should Authors Write Characters Different From Themselves?
When: April 21, 2018. Though framed as a yes or no question, the answer to this is complicated and complex. In this 3.5 hour online seminar, we’ll give you the answer.
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Bridging Cultural Differences for Successful Fiction | March 2016
The Classic Workshop Returns! Are you afraid to write about characters whose racial heritage, sexual orientation, or religion differs from your own? Do
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