Speculative Specula

with Lidia Yuknavitch and Janice Lee and Domi Shoemaker

Wednesday July 23rd, 12PM—2PM Pacific over Zoom
(A recording will be made available to all registrants for a limited period afterwards.)

Is your writing taking you off-map to other worlds? Does your content pull you toward imagined worlds, allegories, remaking maps and myths altogether? Are you writing into liminal spaces between beginning and endings of worlds, stories, time, love, or grief? What we experience as the real world and the imagined worlds we inhabit or the ones that inhabit us creates a vibrant possibility space for storytelling. Worlds are ever-imaginable. Always asking what if? Always listening to within and beyond. In this webinar we will talk about some recent examples of Speculative writing, explore some writing strategies, and open up some portals for practice. 

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Pricing:

The following payment model is inspired by and borrowed from the payment model of Bayo Akomolafe’s class, We Will Dance With Mountains: Into the Cracks.

This workshop offers a sliding scale based on your relative financial standing. In an effort to reflect disparity in economic condition and access to wealth, the following payment system is designed for those with more wealth to help cover the costs of those with less access to wealth and resources. We trust your discernment of your current financial situation and how you fit into the global economic context.

As you decide what amount to pay, please consider your present-day financial situation governed by income, but also the following factors: historical discrimination faced by your peoples; your financial wealth (retirement/savings/investments); your access to income and financial wealth, both current and anticipated (how easily could you earn more income compared to other people in your community, country, and the world; are you expecting an inheritance); people counting on your financial livelihood including dependents and community members; the socio-economic conditions of your locale (relative to other places in your country and in the world); your relationship to food & resource scarcity.

$250 Partner

$175 Supporter (Note: This amount reflects the “real” value of this course.)

$100 Companion

Scholarships are also still available for anyone needing further financial assistance. Please email Daniel at registration@corporealwriting.com for more info, or if you are feeling challenged in any way by the financial requirements of participation.

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Lidia Yuknavitch is a writer, a swimmer, and co-founder of Corporeal Writing. (www.lidiayuknavitch.net)

Janice Lee (she/they) is a Korean American writer, teacher, spiritual scholar, shamanic healer, moosh mama, and author of 8 books. She is the Operational Creative Director at Corporeal Writing and an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Portland State University. (janicel.com)

Domi Shoemaker is the gender-free co-founder of Lidia Yuknavitch’s Corporeal Writing, where  Domi manages virtual drop-in, connects writers with one another, and leads writing collaborations online and in-person. They also offer coaching and editing services through Corporeal Writing and they would love to talk with you about writing.