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Transmutation: Book Making and Narrative: Jan. 25-27

The Corporeal Writing Center 510 SW 3rd Ave #101, Portland, OR, United States

Books have always been intrinsically linked to the body, whether through function, structure, or materiality. The earliest of what we consider books were wax tablets kept on the body and used by merchants to tally sales and debts. The language of the book speaks to the bodies that made them and to which they relate. With their spines, heads, and tails or feet, books become surrogates for the people whose stories they tell. In this collaboration, we will learn several simple book structures that can be used to tell stories in a different way. We will explore how materiality and structure inform narrativity, and vice versa. This collaboration will consider the possibilities of pop-ups and other moveable and interactive forms, exploring shaped pages, layering materials,…

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$300

Corporeal Writing Workshop – Memory Space with Janice Lee: April 13-14

The Corporeal Writing Center 510 SW 3rd Ave #101, Portland, OR, United States

Memory Space: On Inherited Trauma & the Failure of Language Workshop Leader: Janice Lee When:  4/13/19: 1:00 - 4:00 4/14/19: 1:00 - 4:00 Where: The Corporeal Center; 510 SW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97210 Cost: $225 Click here to Apply for Scholarship “What really exists is not things made but things in the making.” - William James How are the frames of reference and relationships between and of living beings activated? That is, how do different bodies and worlds articulate each other, or, how do we learn to be affected? How do we reconcile personal experience with historical fact? How do we reconcile history with memory? How do we reconcile truths with other truths? How does writing open up space while processing trauma or grief? We will explore…

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$225

Corporeal Writing: Heartbeats: Body/Story Release — A Webgasm with Lidia Yuknavitch and Jennifer Pastiloff

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

WHAT: A two-hour online webgasm. WITH: Lidia Yuknavitch and Jen Pastiloff WHEN: Sunday, August 30th 11AM-1:30PM PST (2.5 hours long) WHERE: ZOOM! (But of course.) Meeting registration and access details will be provided in advance. HOW MUCH: $100. Payment plans are available, contact Daniel Elder at registration@corporealwriting.com SCHOLARSHIPS: Click here to apply. We always hold space open. Contact us. Heartbeats: Body/Story We are carrying too much of the world in our bodies just now--viruses of all sorts, injustices, traumas, sadness, rage. Join Jen and Lidia for a chance to physically and narratively release some of what we are carrying with a combination of yoga and writing. No experience necessary. We are here for each other. Jen will lead us through body release and Lidia will…

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$100

Attic Institute: Story Energy with Joanna Rose

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Tension – it’s not just for thrillers! Tension draws writer and reader into any story and evokes more deeply human experience. The constant adjusting of tension affects pacing and drives story in countless ways:  interactions among characters, sentence structure,  and even word choice. We’ll use excerpts from published works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry as well as work written by participants to explore how the use of tension can create a vivid, visceral narrative. Register for this workshop Teacher: Joanna Rose Time: Saturdays, 9am - 11am, Nov 7 - Dec 5, 5 weeks Location: Zoom | Online Workshop Total Fee: Discounted Early Registration is due seven (7) days prior to the start of the workshop. | Discounted Early Registration: $215 (cash/check); $227 (Paypal). | Tuition…

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$215 – $242

2021 Tin House Summer Workshop Conversation Series: Asali Solomon and Danielle Evans

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

#thsw public conversation series continues with Danielle Evans and Asali Solomon discussing the narrative structure of writing friendship, the relationship between friendship and characterization, and the nuances of writing Black women’s friendships. 2 pm PST with ASL interpretation.

Free

Write Now Online: The Narrative Braid w/ videos by Lidia Yuknavitch (Ongoing)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

We’re bringing one of our most popular workshops online for those of you who can’t be with us in person. We know sometimes generative workshops can leave you with an overwhelming amount of raw material. In this four-part series (guided by videos featuring our resident mermaid Lidia Yuknavitch) you’ll read, get inspired and discover the germ of an idea, write it, revise it, and finish it—and for those interested in publication, we’ll offer strategies towards that end as well! Two versions of this course will be offered: Introvert’s Narrative Braid: For $99, you’ll receive access to the four “weeks” of videos that Lidia has created for this series, and you will take them each on your own time from the safety and security of your…

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$99

Write Now Online: The Narrative Palimpsest w/ videos by Lidia Yuknavitch (Ongoing)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

We’re bringing another one of our hybrid writing intensives online for those of you who can’t be with us in person.In this four-part series (guided by videos featuring our resident mermaid Lidia Yuknavitch) you’ll read, get inspired and discover the germ of an idea, write it, revise it, and finish a first full draft of it—and for those interested in publication, we’ll offer strategies towards that end as well! Two versions of this course will be offered: Introvert’s Narrative Palimpsest: For $99, you’ll receive access to the four “weeks” of videos that Lidia has created for this series, and you will take them each on your own time from the safety and security of your writerly hidey-hole (OH BOY DO WE GET IT) The Introvert…

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$99
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