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Strategy & Surprise

It's not what you say, but how you say it. Why not say it in a way that will get you noticed? Learn from award-winning poet, educator, and editor Kelly Grace Thomas how to create language that will help you and your writing stand out from the crowd. You’ll learn craft techniques to revive language, evoke surprise, and create a voice full of vitality and vigor. We will also read and discuss authors such as Paige Lewis, Kaveh Akbar, Patricia Smith, K-Ming Chang, and more. 

In this workshop, participants will:

  • Revive voice and defy expectations 

  • Transform language to create surprise and capture attention

  • Play with syntax to keep readers engaged

  • Set your writing apart from others 

  • Learn replicable techniques to transform your writing 


Want to join us?

Earlier Event: October 8
Beginnings and Endings
Later Event: December 3
Writing the Specific & Strange