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        Genre-Bending Fiction with Lara Ehrlich

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        Genre-Bending Fiction with Lara Ehrlich
        Instructor: Lara Ehrlich
        Categories Creative Writing, Fiction, Single-Session Tags Fiction, Genre

        We'll talk about how to mix genres and bend their "rules" to write memorable fiction.

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        Fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, romance, noir. How much–if at all–should we consider genre when crafting our stories? Can we reject the stuffy philosophy that genre writing is not literary (yes!)?

        In this single-session class, we’ll talk about how to mix genres and bend their “rules” to write memorable fiction. Sci-fi romance! Fantasy-noir! Mystery-magical realist-western! We’ll break down our favorite genres and why we love them, and apply those elements to our own craft. And, we’ll read masterful examples, do generative writing exercises, and share our work (not required).

        DETAILS
        Start Date

        March 24

        Class Times

        6:30pm – 8:30pm

        Day(s) of the Week

        Wednesday

        Number of Sessions

        1

        Location

        Zoom (online)

        Price

        $60

        INSTRUCTOR

        Lara Ehrlich

        Lara Ehrlich’s work been published in literary magazines, including F(r)iction, Hunger Mountain, and StoryQuarterly, and has been recognized with many awards and fellowships; most recently, Animal Wife received Red Hen Press’s Fiction Award, judged by New York Times-bestselling author, Ann Hood, who called the collection “sensual and intelligent, with gorgeous prose.” Animal Wife, which launched in Sept 2020, has been praised as “remarkable” by Lit Hub, who said “the collection is a standout in a season full of amazing new releases.” Lara lives in Connecticut with her husband and daughter.

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