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Fictitious Beasts: Animal Points of View in Eco-fiction (Youth) Timelines: 3b: Past Workshops (Unseen Archive), 4: Alexis David Workshops & Events

Fictitious Beasts

How do animals view the world? How might writers create animal persona narratives? This generative workshop invites writers to read snippets of first person point of view narratives from animal perspectives (rhinoceros, gorilla, etc) and create their own stories. Using animal sound map websites, writers will delicately cross the boundaries between poetry and prose and think about how they might use and create language for animals. Writers will be given eco-fiction publication opportunities at the end of the workshop.

Where: Online Workshop
Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Time: 4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
TO REGISTER:
Email the Writing Center at jbwc@justbuffalo.org.
This workshop is FREE, aimed at young students aged 12–18, and limited to 8 participants.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTE:
Writers are welcome to participate with or without video and audio during any of our virtual sessions. If you have any questions/issues accessing any of these opportunities, please let us know and we will work with you to make sure you can participate.

Alexis David

About the Teaching Artist

ALEXIS DAVID is a fiction writer, poet, and illustrator. She is the author of the chapbook, The Names of Animals I Have Loved (Dancing Girl Press, 2019). She holds an MFA in fiction from New England College and a MA in education from Canisius College.