Creative Café: Food & Writing

WRITING X 465.1E

Learn to write with food at the center of your writing practice in this generative workshop devoted to all the ways food shapes our lives, cultures, and memories.

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Remote
Starting at $269.00
As few as 4 weeks
1.5

What you can learn.

  • Read great food writing to discover important craft techniques you can implement
  • Complete assignments from class to class to start new pieces centered around food
  • Discover publishing outlets for your food-inspired writing
  • Write across genres and with any level of past experience

About this course:

Food is a fact of life, a universal shared culture, and amongst our most intimate concerns. Now, more than ever, food looms large in our personal, political, environmental and cultural spheres. For writers, food can inspire a lifetime supply of evocative literature. In four, half-day sessions spanning four Saturdays, we will consider current approaches to food, read great food writing, do in class exercises and homework assignments for class critique, shaping a work through multiple drafts. Students will discover exciting ways to write about food, as well as expand their creative horizons regarding outlets, whether it be food-centric blogs, online literary sites, podcasts, social media, books or publishing with traditional mainstream media. Genres covered include fiction, non-fiction, memoir, essay and poetry. Course is appropriate for all writing levels, from fresh beginner to fine-aged pro. Possible Guest Speaker.

Spring 2024 Schedule

Date & Time
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Saturday 10:00AM - 1:30PM PT
Available
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Instructor: Nancy Spiller
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Fee:
$269.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
ENROLL BY: Apr 13, 2024
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Notes

Enrollment limited to 20 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 27, 2024
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Online
Sat Apr 13, 2024
10:00AM PT - 1:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Sat Apr 20, 2024
10:00AM PT - 1:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Sat Apr 27, 2024
10:00AM PT - 1:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Sat May 4, 2024
10:00AM PT - 1:30PM PT
Remote Classroom

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