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Thursday, June 13 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm
The Devil Made Me Do It: Using Folktale Forms to Structure Your Writing

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The oldest story forms provide potent templates for structuring new work. Learn about the elements of a classic devil story and how contemporary writers such as Emily St. John Mandel and Colson Whitehead have incorporated its charms. Study notable features of ghost stories and see how writers such as Jesmyn Ward and Silvia Moreno-Garcia have crafted haunting fiction. We'll examine several folk and fairytale forms and use these as guides toward writing own new classics.
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Jenny Shank

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Jenny Shank's short story collection, Mixed Company, won the George Garrett Fiction Prize and is a finalist for the Colorado Book Award (General Fiction). Jenny Shank's novel, The Ringer, won the High Plains Book Award in fiction, was a finalist for the Mountains & Plains Independent... Read More →

Thursday June 13, 2024 4:00pm - 6:00pm MDT
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  Fiction   Nonfiction/Memoir   Hybrid