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SUMMARY:What We Owe: Bad Art Friend Discussion
DESCRIPTION:It is easy enough to trigger a storm on Twitter\, but some stories create a hurricane. ‘Who Is The Bad Art Friend?’\, a New York Times Article by Robert Kolker\, was one such story and has whipped up a slew of newspaper articles\, Twitter threads\, and memes ever since. \nCentred around the court case of Dawn Dorland vs Sonya Larson\, the story covers ground from kidney donations to Facebook etiquette\, subpoenaed group chats and insular writing community drama. We don’t want to spoil the story for you\, but suffice it say it’s a wild one. \nThis session will comprise of a discussion focused on the relevant writing aspects of the story. Both sides field a series of key disputes\, surrounding the plagiarism of ideas and Facebook posts\, the etiquette of writing communities\, and above all the kindnesses we do (or do not) owe to our fellow writers. Is using someone else’s kidney donation for a story acceptable? What if said story turns them into an ugly caricature? We can’t wait to hear your thoughts!
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/what-we-owe-bad-art-friend-discussion/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Trauma and the Creative Writing Classroom
DESCRIPTION:A session exploring what trauma is\, its relationship to creativity and strategies to develop a trauma-informed workshop practice. \nNB: This workshop will be from 2-4pm in MMU’s Arts and Humanities Building\, Manchester. \nWhat is trauma? What is PTSD? Why does it matter for workshop/arts facilitators? When difficult memories or subjects arise\, what practical approaches or tips can facilitators employ in the moment\, or bear in mind for the future? \nThis workshop will use relaxed group conversations to explore these questions. You will gain an understanding of some of the definitions of what trauma is\, its signs and symptoms\, practical strategies for building trauma awareness into workshops and some tools for tackling traumatising or challenging subject matter in a workshop setting. Written\, practical and creative exercises will demonstrate some ideas and approaches discussed during the session.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/trauma-and-the-creative-writing-classroom/
LOCATION:Manchester\, Manchester
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SUMMARY:Script Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini Goals session for Script Writers. Email Billie on billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/script-mini-goals-20/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Poets Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini Goals session for Poets. Email Billie on billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/poets-mini-goals-39/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:What if we didn't start with words?
DESCRIPTION:LEEDS – VENUE TBC \nWHAT IF WE DIDN’T START WITH WORDS? – EMMA ADAMS \nI’ve been thinking about staging and the power of set design. Why is it that writers don’t often get to work with set designers early in a development process? What does thinking about image rather than words unlock for storytellers / writers? Then I saw a video about Taika Waititi’s (awesome writer/director\, check him out) creative process. There he talked about how he starts his film scripts. He thinks about cool images / events for the beginning and start of a story\, and then he writes to link them up. Do you do this? I don’t do this. I never do this. I think it could be interesting to try doing this. It could be so fun to try this! To play with the graphic and the look of things and see what that inspires. To think about a set/costumes and then imagine a story that comes from there? So\, I thought\, why not experiment with all of that?
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/what-if-we-didnt-start-with-words/
LOCATION:Manchester\, Manchester
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211213T193000
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SUMMARY:Squad 10 Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Squad 10 mini goals session. \nEmail billie@writingsquad.com to get the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-10-mini-goals-10/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Prose Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini Goals session for Prose writers. Email Billie on billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/prose-mini-goals-34/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Script Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini Goals session for Script Writers. Email Billie on billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/script-mini-goals-21/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Poets Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini Goals session for Poets. Email Billie on billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/poets-mini-goals-40/
LOCATION:Online
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