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Cuente las historias que han preocupado, divertido y definido a su familia por generaciones. Kristen Millares Young uses prompts and discussions to help you plan, write and revise your family stories.
NEA Big Reads/Museum of Glass Partner Program
Tell the stories that have preoccupied, amused, and defined your family for generations.
In this hour-long generative writing workshop, essayist Kristen Millares Young will use guided prompts and discussions to help you plan, write, and revise your family stories. By reflecting on intimate truths, we can redefine how we think about ourselves and our kin, contribute to our communities, and spark vital conversations.
This workshop is offered in both English and Spanish. Participants will leave with new pages.
Kristen Millares Young (she/her) is a journalist, essayist, and author. Her novel Subduction was a winner of the Nautilus and IPPY awards, as well as a finalist for two International Latino Book Awards and Foreword Indies Book of the Year. She is also the editor of Seismic. Millares Young was the researcher for the New York Times team behind “Snow Fall,” which won a Pulitzer. Her essays, reviews, and investigations appear in the Washington Post, the Guardian, and anthologies such as Alone Together.
Cuente las historias que han preocupado, divertido y definido a su familia por generaciones.
En este taller de escritura generativa de una hora de duración, la ensayista Kristen Millares Young utilizará sugerencias guiadas y discusiones para ayudarle a planificar, escribir y revisar sus historias familiares. Al reflexionar sobre algunas verdades íntimas, podemos redefinir como pensamos acerca de nosotros mismos y nuestros familiares, contribuir a nuestras comunidades y generar conversaciones vitales.
Este taller será ofrecido en inglés y en español. Los participantes saldrán con una nueva perspectiva.
This program is made possible by Humanities Washington; In partnership with the Museum of Glass on the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant featuring the book Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Stories and Voices | Education |
