Seasonal Traditions As Story Engine
2 Hours • with Kyra Wilson Cook • All Levels / All Genres
Available spots
Class Description
Many of our holidays are on the calendar because of great stories: stories of a great (or infamous) life, stories of political movements that made change, stories of liberation and even stories steeped in mysticism and faith. Each bring memories and opportunities to mix our personal histories into the larger thread of the human or national narrative. It's no surprise that many great books are anchored in a particular holiday or season. In this class, we will think about how to transform a holiday or special season into viable inspiration for a great story. This class is perfect for novelists or short story writers, open to poets, and in general transcends genre. You'll walk away from class with an outline for your next story or poem, short or long! INSTRUCTOR KYRA WILSON COOK is a mother, entrepreneur and sometimes-preacher living in Maryland. She spends her time gathering community, contemplating the possible, discerning truth, and imagining the future—as much as she can in fiction. A native Marylander who spent 17 years in Massachusetts, Kyra often sets her stories in New England, but writes them with her Southern cadence and Mid-Atlantic worldview. In her fiction, she seeks to write stories featuring children of color who can traverse many worlds with the savvy to code-switch, challenge, and triumph as they go. She writes under multiple pen names, including K. Onley for middle-grade and K. W. Onley for adult fiction.
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If you withdraw from a workshop TEN DAYS OR MORE before the start of the class: You'll receive credit toward another workshop (minus 10% transaction fee) OR a full refund (minus 10% transaction fee). The transaction fee is non-refundable for PVWW, so this is something we must apply to all refunds and transfers. If you withdraw from a workshop nine days before the start of the class up until 48 hours before: You'll receive a refund minus 20%. If you withdraw from a workshop less than 48 hours before the start of a class or after the class has begun: We cannot offer credit or any refund. If you are absent on the day of your workshop or miss it for any reason, we are unable to offer any kind of refund or credit. If we have to cancel a class you have paid for, you will receive a full refund, without the service charge deducted. For our full listing of policies, visit www.PioneerValleyWriters.Com, Policies page (under Home). To withdraw and receive a partial refund according to the above, please get in touch with us at admin@pioneervalleywriters.com
Contact Details
joy@pioneervalleywriters.org