Class Description
For many writers in the diaspora, food is an essential medium through which we preserve, celebrate, and stay connected to our families and cultures. As such, food is a ripe entry-point into stories from our lives that pay homage to our people.
In this class, we’ll use culture-specific dishes and ingredients to tap into story. We will read pieces that center food by writers like Andy Lopez, Kiandra Jimenez, Tammy Heejae Lee, and Levi Cain. Then, through a series of generative writing prompts, writers will write food-based stories from their own lives. These stories will honor writers’ memories of their families, communities, cultures, and/or motherlands. At the end of class, writers will have the opportunity to read their fledgling pieces to the class. Writers will leave with plenty of fodder for future stories, and the beginnings of 2-3 new pieces.
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
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This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.
Zoom Participation:
In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.