Tongues Afire: A Free Creative Writing Workshop for Queer Women, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color*. Led by R. Erica Doyle. October 9 - December 11, 2008, Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm. Workshops will take place at the Audre Lorde Project, 85 South Oxford Street; Brooklyn, NY 11217**
Tongues Afire: A Free Creative Writing Workshop for Queer Women, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color*
Led by R. Erica Doyle
October 9 - December 11, 2008
Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm
Workshops will take place at the Audre Lorde Project, 85 South Oxford Street; Brooklyn, NY 11217**
To Apply
Send an email to tonguesafire@gmail.com with following information
• your contact information (name, phone, email, mailing address),
• one paragraph that describes who you are and how you identify as queer woman/gnc person of color (be creative and definitive)
• one - two paragraphs for why you want to be a part of Tongues Afire, and
• a writing sample (1-3 pages of poetry, prose, fiction, or creative non-fiction)
the deadline to apply is Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Space is limited. Selected workshop participants will be contacted via email or phone. ***All applicants will be notified by Monday, October 6th. and Accepted applicants must confirm their attendance upon notification.
About the Workshop
Always want to write, but never seem to find the time? Looking for a supportive space to develop new work? This workshop, led by writer-teacher-performer R. Erica Doyle, is for writers of all levels. Sessions will incorporate readings along with in-class workshop exercises in literary memoir, poetry, and short fiction. Participating writers will develop methods of constructive critique and strategies for incorporating writing in their everyday lives. Information on publication, funding, and reading opportunities will be shared. The workshop will culminate in a public reading at the Audre Lorde Project.
About the Workshop Facilitator
R. Erica Doyle is a writer of Trinidadian descent who lives in New York City. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Best American Poetry, Ploughshares, Callaloo, Bum Rush the Page, and Ms. Magazine. She has performed her work at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Kennedy Center, Public Theater, St Mark's Poetry Project, Bar 13, Bowery Poetry Club, and the Calabash Literary Festival in Jamaica. She has taught creative writing workshops at the 14th Street Y, the Brooklyn Public Library, Union Settlement, Sisterspace and Books, and in the New York City public schools. She is the recipient of awards and fellowships from the Hurston/Wright and Astraea Foundations and the New York Foundation for the Arts. She is a fellow of Cave Canem, a workshop and retreat for African-American poets.
Need More Info?
You may send questions to tonguesafire@gmail.com or call 718.813.7240.
** Anyone who identifies as a woman of color is welcome, including people of color who self-identify as women, trans, butch lesbians, bois, drag queens, bi-gendered, two-spirited, drag kings, femme queens, A.G.s, genderqueer, non-gendered, andro, crossdressers, gender-benders, gender fluid as well as other identities of peoples who face gender oppression because of their non-conventional gender expression.
** Directions: C train to Lafayette Avenue; G train to Fulton Street; 2, 3, 4, 5, B, Q, D, M, N, R to Atlantic Avenue/Pacific Street
Tongues Afire is made possible by support from Poets and Writers, Inc and the Audre Lorde Project.