English CTLL. “Telling and Retelling”: Reshaping and Remixing Myths and Fairy Tales
Instructor: Nick White
Thursday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: TBD
Enrollment: Limited to 12 students
This is a fiction workshop for those who are interested in retellings. In this class, we will learn how other writers of the 20th and 21st centuries have taken fairy tales, epic poetry, problematic horror, and Chekov’s short fiction, and retooled them for their own purposes. You will also practice the art of retelling in two ways: first, you will write your own flash piece inspired by some fairy tale of your choosing, and second, you will select another “story” (I use this term broadly – you can select just about anything you wish, within limitation, of course) to retell in a full-length short story or novel chapter. This workshop is open to beginning and advanced writers.
Supplemental Application Information: Prior experience writing fiction is helpful but not required. Please submit a writing sample of 3-5 pages of fiction, along with an application letter explaining your interest in this course, any writing experience you feel is relevant, and listing examples of work that moves and/or influences you, explaining why it does.
Apply via Submittable (deadline: 11:59pm EDT on Sunday, November 9)