This writing workshop will discuss what revision is, ways to approach revising your fiction, examples of revised fiction, and how to know, if that’s possible, when a story has been truly revised.
We will consider the kitchen from two stylistic vantage points. We will focus on how observation and reflection performs an individual's process of discovery for the reader.
Join The Gender Gallery for a night of centering love and care for each other by writing love letters to gender expansiveness, the transgender community, to a specific person or yourself.
Please join novelists JP Gritton and Mesha Maren for a workshop and lecture on the theme of GETTING STARTED. A collaboration with the Duke Writers Collective and the Department of English, these workshops bring writers from around the Triangle for 90-minute lectures on the craft.
We're focusing on micro and flash fiction (stories from 50-1000 words), which offer a great set of boundaries for new writers and constraints for experienced writers. This workshop is appropriate for any level of writer!
Author and Stanford medical student Grace Li ’17 shares insights on her debut novel Portrait of a Thief, which is currently in development to become a Netflix series, as well as advice for students hoping to pursue a career in creative writing. “I think the most important condition to being a writer is being an active participant in the world,” Li says.
Jonathan Homrighausen, PhD '23, shares a calligraphic piece, "Heaven's Roof," inspired by the relationship to home during COVID-19.
In this DukeJournos interview with Deondra Rose, a Duke Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Political Science and Author, we learn the power and importance of using writing to push the boundaries of knowledge and promote human advancement.
Jacob Tobia (T '14) is a writer, producer, and author of the forthcoming memoir, Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story. Read their interview with DukeJournos, the Duke alumni journalist network.