Class Description
This workshop is designed for those interested in writing or revising personal essays about migration experiences as well as stories set outside of the United States. Students will learn new ways to tell multicultural stories, with attention given to both form and content. In addition to workshops, the class will include craft lectures and discussion of published writing by multicultural authors such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Gloria Anzaldua, Alexander Chee, Edwidge Danticat, Peter Hessler, Maxine Hong Kingston, R.O. Kwon , Chang-rae Lee, Vladimir Nabokov, Ira Sukrungruang, Amy Tan, and others.
Over six weeks, students will respond to writing prompts inspired by our readings and discussions, and submit and workshop 3-5 short essays of various lengths. The instructor will also provide feedback for submitted work. At the end of the course students will have a set of essays and a path forward to possible publication!
Scholarship Information
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.
For more more detailed information about GrubStreet scholarships, including how to contribute to scholarship funds for other students, click here.
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.
For more detailed information about GrubStreet scholarships, including how to contribute to scholarship funds for other students, click here.
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.