Workshop 7

Your Voice, Your Story: A Creative Writing Workshop with Andrea Thompson and Lauren Kirshner

Afternoon Workshop | 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.

This workshop explores the methods writers use to discover, write and share stories in their most honest and compelling voices. Whether you are trying to write fiction or drawing on experiences from real life to create a spoken word poem, your voice is a key part of your writing and performance that links the reader to your story. In this workshop on voice and writing, participants learn techniques to craft interesting stories and build rapport with their reader – and use their voice to keep audiences rapt. This hands-on workshop  involves writing exercises and was facilitated by writers Lauren Kirshner and Andrea Thompson, who  draw on their over 30 years of collective experience teaching writing in the community to facilitate this active writing experience.