Writing Intersectional Identities: Keywords for Creative Writers

by Janelle Adsit, Renée M. Byrd

Is it okay to write about people of other genders, races and identities? And how do I do this responsibly?

Whether you are working in fiction, poetry, drama or creative non-fiction, becoming conscious of how you represent people of different social identities is one of the most important responsibilities you have as a writer. This is the first practical guide to thinking and writing reflectively about these issues.

Organised in an easy-to-use A to Z format for practicing writers, teachers and students, Writing Intersectional Identities covers such key terms

Appropriation
Authenticity
Body
Class
Counternarrative
Disability
Essentialism
Gender
Indigenous
Power
Privilege
Representation

The book is meant for writers of fiction, poetry, screenplays and creative non-fiction who are seeking to develop a writing practice that is attentive to the world. The book is supported by a companion website at www.criticalcreativewriting.org .

Genres: Writing

248 pages, Paperback

Published September 19, 2019

Reviews

[Kathryn Mockler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book that I'm planning to use in every creative writing class I teach.

[Emrys Donaldson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely going to use some of these chapters in my fiction workshop, and would use the whole book in an advanced fiction workshop or capstone course. The book is arranged alphabetically by keywords like Intersectionality, Power, Privilege etc, and each keyword has its own chapter. Some of the chapters are theoretically dense, and may be hard for an intro student to unpack without background knowledge in the field, but many are accessible to everyone. Good read!

[Eli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was very helpful, sparked an interesting debate in seminar.