An 8-Week, Creative Writing Workshop for Women, online

In this 8-week, creative writing workshop for women, we will be inspired by fairy tales and folklore from around the world. Participants may write poetry, prose, or a mix of the two. So that every student may have a critique every week if she wishes, the class is capped at 4 students.

In a supportive, helpful learning community, we will look at themes such as good sisters/bad sisters, maidens and witches, animals and humans—and where the two start to slide, perhaps disturbingly, together. Each student is not required to write an entirely new fairy tale every week, just to try to respond to some of this rich and fabulous material in some way, whether it is an image, a theme, etc. Play with these powerful stories in a traditional way, a subversive way, or...your way, why not? Fairy tales have always taught us what girls and women should be, but as a woman yourself, you are the expert!

About the teacher: Colleen Shoshana McKee, MFA, is the author of six books of poetry, memoir, and fiction. She has been teaching for over 20 years. She is endlessly fascinated by folk stories; they fill her dreams. 

The workshop costs $320.00. To register and/or to schedule a free conversation to talk about writing goals with potential participants, contact Colleen Shoshana at colleenbethmckee@gmail.com.  

(Note: the Sunday afternoon Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Feminism workshop is full.)