Queer and Trans Storytelling Workshop

I am very excited to announce that I will be teaching a Queer and Trans Storytelling workshop this fall at Liminal, the local feminist writing space here in Oakland.

Workshop Description :

This workshop will engage with queer and trans stories, both our own and the work of others. Together, we will think through this central question: What makes a story queer or trans? The setting? The politics? The themes? The identities of who wrote it? Who it’s written for? Who appears in it? We will read, listen to, and watch performances of queer and trans stories, finding inspiration for our own queer and trans storytelling.

Each workshop session will include engaging with stories, doing writing of our own, and sharing feedback with each other about our writing.  You are invited to work on something you have already started, or to begin a new project in this workshop. We will engage with stories that are both fiction and creative non-fiction, and you are encouraged to write either or both in this workshop.

Who:

This workshop is open to folks who are interested in writing stories (of any genre of fiction or creative nonfiction), whatever your experience level. You do not need to identify as queer or trans to take this workshop, as long as you plan to write queer or trans stories. Folks who identify as queer or trans are particularly invited to participate. This workshop is open to all genders.

When:

The workshop is 6 sessions of 2 hours each. It takes place on these Sundays 10am-12pm: 9/11, 9/18, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, and 10/23.

All workshop participants (from all Liminal workshops) will be invited to read their work at a show on the evening of 10/28, at Liminal.

Where:

Liminal is located at 3037 38th Avenue in Oakland. Street parking. Near the 57, 54, 14, NX2, and NX3 AC Transit Lines.

Cost:

Fees are sliding scale $150-$320, with 2 spots held for people who are not financially able to contribute. Registration is through Liminal, but it is not up yet. I will post a link when it is.

Access:

The entrance to the space is wheelchair accessible (no stairs, wide flat entranceway), but the bathroom is not.

Note: In order to make this workshop more accessible to folks with chemical sensitivities, please come to the space fragrance free. If you want to learn more about what it means to come to a space fragrance free, here are a few resources:

http://www.eastbaymeditation.org/accessibility/fragrancefree.html
http://www.brownstargirl.org/blog/fragrance-free-femme-of-colour-realness-draft-15
http://eastbaymeditation.org/accessibility/PDF/How-to-Be-Fragrance-Free-.pdf

About the instructor:

Corey Alexander is a feminist queer and trans writer, educator, and community activist, who has been publishing queer and trans erotic stories for the last 15 years under the nom de plume Xan West. Their recent collection, Show Yourself To Me: Queer Kink Erotica, was published in 2015 by Go Deeper Press. Find Corey’s thoughts about the praxis of sex, kink, queerness, power and writing at https://XanWest.WordPress.com.

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