Curveball: Exercises in Surprises

Curveball: Exercises in Surprises

Virtual!
Saturday, April 11, 10am-12pm

Age Group: Adults 18+
Skill Level: All Levels

Description:  Keep your writing fresh and exciting with these exercises in surprise. Stretch yourself to roll with the unexpected as a writer and to seed surprises in your writing for your reader.
Bring work in progress if you have it, or start fresh! 

Use a pen and paper or a computing device to write with—whatever suits you.

By the end of this workshop, participants will… have a better understanding of how to both purposefully design curveballs in plot, as well as remain open to surprise curveballs that enhance the story.

About the facilitator:

M. C. Benner Dixon lives, writes, and grows things in Pittsburgh, PA. She is quick to make a pun and slow to cut her grass. Her debut novel, The Height of Land, won the Orison Fiction Prize. Her poetry and prose have appeared in The Iowa Review, Reckoning, Literary Hub, Fusion Fragment, Appalachian Review, and elsewhere. Millions of Suns: On Writing and Life, a collection of craft essays co-authored with Sharon Fagan McDermott, is available from the University of Michigan Press. Find her at bennerdixon.com.

Schereéya (he/fae) is a multi-disciplinary artist and poet based in Pittsburgh with roots in the US South. A Master’s Degree in Theatre from University of York (UK) and years of lived experience inform Schereéya’s writing, multi-media and performance work. Deep reverence for the magic of the planet and humanity, as well as questions like “how did we all get here?” and “why here, why now, why this green rock hurtling through space?” spark the generation of Schereéya’s practice. Find current musings and recent publications at schereeya.substack.com.

Refund & Cancellation Policy: Attendees can cancel their registration 7 days or more before the event for a full refund (minus ticketing fees). If there is a need to cancel registration less than 7 days before the event, 50% of the ticket cost will be refunded (minus ticketing fees). 

Write Pittsburgh reserves the right to cancel events due to unforeseen circumstances including low registration. If this happens, registrants will receive a 100% refund of the workshop cost (minus ticketing fees). Please note that Humanitix does not allow us to refund ticketing fees, so that is not something that we have any control over.