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LitFest Writing Workshop: “Too Much”: Writing the Parts of Yourself You Were Told to Hide"

  • Community Room @ EPL, Stanley A Milner Library 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 2V5 Canada (map)

Join Rachel Phan for this generative nonfiction workshop about shame, visibility, race, ambition, femininity, anger, desire, and “likability.”

In this workshop, participants will:
– Write about a trait they’ve been criticized for
– Reframe “flaws” or “problems” as narrative engines
– Explore contradiction and complexity in memoir
– Learn how to balance vulnerability with humour

The workshop combines memoir craft with social commentary and identity exploration.

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Tickets: $20
Limited Capacity: 14 participants

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