Adult writers will generate new work over the course of this two-hour guided writing workshop\, a part of the \; Butler MFA Community Workshop series. \;We will look at examples from writers like Joan Didion\, David Sedaris\, and James Baldwin\, and then ta lk about where ideas come from. The bulk of this workshop will be spent ge nerating new work. This is a supportive space for adult writers and storyt ellers of all levels!
\nPens and notebooks will be provided for participants. You are also welcome to bring your own materials and/or a wr iting device like a laptop.
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\nFacilita tor John Strauss\, a 2022 Butler MFA graduate\, is a longtime Indiana jour nalist currently on the broadcast news faculty at Ball State University. H e has also served as creative nonfiction editor for Booth\, a Journal\, at Butler and is a producer for the "Real Life\, Revised" reading series spo nsored by Booth\, the Butler MFA\, WQRT radio and Indiana Humanities. He h as a passion for helping people tell the stories of their lives and is wor king on an anthology of his own stories and essays.
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out the Butler MFA Community Workshop Series
The Butler MFA Community Workshop series is a free&
nbsp\;writing program \;facilitated by Butler University alum
ni of the MFA in Creative Writing. These one-off workshops\, hosted at par
tner sites including bookstores\, nonprofits\, and public libraries in the
Greater Indianapolis area\, connect adults at all \;stages&nb
sp\;of their writing journeys \;with workshop experiences sha
ped by graduate-level study. \;Thanks to a generous gift from the Efro
ymson Family Fund\, alumni from the program's concentrations in Poetry\, C
reative Nonfiction\, and Fiction will guide local writers into creative pr
actice. Each workshop is designed to help participants generate ne
w work\, learn new ways of thinking about the craft of wr
iting\, and more confidently continue \;thei
r own writing practices. Learn more about Butler University's Master of Fi
ne Arts in Creative Writing by visiting their website.