Narrative \u201coccurs in us and around us all the time,\u201d said Gordon Lish in an interview.\u00a0\u00a0With this in mind, our workshop will center on learning to listen for, shape, and interpret our own narratives\u2014and to bring them into conversation with the world around us.\u00a0\u00a0We will write new fiction and take a critical lens to the work of established writers in order to use their narratives\u2014as well as selected craft essays and writing prompts\u2014to examine aspects of form, voice, character, and conflict, as well as to consider choices in language, structure, and style.\u00a0\u00a0Our central goal is to explore all the stages of the writing process, and find ways to better integrate a writer\u2019s vantage point, and a nuanced, complex understanding of narrative, into our daily lives and practices.<\/P>
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