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Tragedy plus time equals comedy, and in this seminar on "traumedy" we'll do that math and turn your sob stories into publishable, entertaining writing. To paraphrase Joan Rivers: Your own suffering has the potential to be very funny. And to poorly paraphrase a lot of writers: Art is the opportunity to turn the worst things that have happened to you into the funniest. People listen to a joke when they ignore a sob story or think-piece or rant, so in this class we’ll rework tragedy to trick readers into listening to us, even into understanding us. In two hours, we’ll cover every known device to turn a diary entry into award-deserving writing. This seminar is perfect for writers who work across genres (fiction, nonfiction, humor, serious) or want to learn how. Our ultimate goal will be to make readers laugh while PUNCHING THEM IN THE HEART. Happy endings will be burned. 

Saturday, January 31, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. 
ONLINE

Registration Fee: $50. FREE for current ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø MFA students

 

Writing Traumedy
Elissa Bassist
January 31 (Online)

Dialogue Workshop
Doug Moser
March 21 (Barat House)

The Ins and Outs of Finding an Agent
Ann Leslie Tuttle
April 18 (Barat House)

All workshops take place starting at 10:00 a.m. 

$50 registration fee
Free to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø MFA students