In this two-day, multi-genre generative workshop, we will explore how to uncover a character’s fundamental truth and use it to shape a strong protagonist who creates persona-driven fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. We will also look at how to create shifts in character that make for exciting epiphanies and conclusions that land like lightning bolts on the page. This course is open to beginning writers of all skill levels, 18+.

WORKSHOP DATES: Saturday, December 7 10:00am-2:30pm cst (including a 30 minutes lunch) and Sunday, December 8, 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm cst online via Zoom

COST: Nonmember: $155; Member: $135; Student/Military/Educator: $75

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Daniel Peña is a Pushcart Prize-winning writer and Associate Professor at the University of North Texas, where he teaches in the PhD Program in Creative Writing. A graduate of Cornell University, his writing has appeared in Ploughshares, The Rumpus, The Kenyon Review, Texas Monthly, and The New York Times. He’s currently a regular contributor to The Guardian and The Ploughshare blog. His novel, Bang, is out now from Arte Publico Press.