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You will com plete a creative writing exercise based on photographs from your own person al life after exploring examples of creative writing that were also based o n photographs and memories\, and after learning approaches and methodologie s that you can apply to your own writing. Snacks and refreshments will be s erved.
We are accepting a maximum of 30 participants\, so register no w before spots get filled!
Language level: This work shop will be held in Spanish and is designed for more advanced Spanish spea kers who are enrolled in 300- to 400-level Spanish courses\, or are native Spanish language speakers.
All part icipants are required to bring:
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The workshop will begin with reading a sel ection of poems and books that were written based on the photographs or mem ories of their authors\, and discussing their themes.
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In the second part of the workshop\, we will talk about writing a s a craft\, the chronicles of childhood\, and how to write a personal story little by little—drawing inspiration from specific memories or images—and how important it is to maintain a sense of detachment from reality when wri ting about experiences.
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The third part consists of discussing the photographs t hat each participant has brought from their own personal collections with t he guidance of discussion questions. We will engage in writing exercises us ing the materials\, approaches\, and questions that we explored in the earl ier parts of the workshop. The writing exercise will consist of writing a s cene that is born from the photo(s) that you have brought to the workshop. We will finish with sharing what we have written and getting feedback from others.
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Manuela Gómez Quijano\, Colombian Writer
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Manuela Gómez Quijano was born on December 5\, 1985\, in Medellin\, Colombia. She studied Journalism and completed a Master's degree in Literary Creation at the Poempeu Fabra U niversity\, in Barcelona. She published La vida como era (2017\, p oetry) and La hora de los satélites (2020\, poetry). In 2017 she o btained a scholarship for creation in the category of poetry from the Medel lín Mayor's Office and\, in 2019\, the Ministry's award for the publication of an unpublished work. She was a film club member\, a university professo r\, and worked for some years in the public libraries of Medellín. For some time\, she has been running writing workshops and taking care of her sons Dante and Theo.
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If you have questions\, contact Dr. Anna Casas Aguilar (anna.casas@ubc.ca).
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