Multigenre
December 6-7, 2025
Tiered Tuition
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About the Offering
December 6th & 7th at 11am-2pm (Eastern)
Writing from life can be a tricky business. There are people to protect, faulty memories of events, and the pitfalls of self-censorship and self-aggrandizement. This workshop recognizes our lives are too rich not to write about, and our imaginations are too strong to ignore. In this class, we will discuss literary elements such as character, dialogue, setting, fragmented narrative and story arc. We will write by drawing on memory and its gaps and the truth and lies of our lives.
This workshop is offered in partnership with Kundiman, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing generations of writers and readers of Asian American literature.
Materials Needed
No specific materials needed for this offering.
About the Instructor/Moderator
Bushra Rehman’s novel Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion, a modern classic about being Muslim and queer was noted as a Best Book and Editor’s Choice by The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, among others. Rehman is co-editor of Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism and author of the poetry collection Marianna’s Beauty Salon and the novel Corona, chosen by the NY Public Library as one of its favorite books about NYC. She received the Queens Public Library award in 2024. Rehman has led writing workshops for Poet’s House, Teachers & Writers Collaborative, and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop.
Accessibility Information
Their work is regularly exhibited internationally and is in the permanent collections of over 60 museums. Over the past fifteen years, they have built a sustainable career as a visual artist and have extensive experience working with museums, galleries, universities and nonprofit organizations, publishers, and press outlets. In addition to their own creative work, they are passionate about sharing the professional knowledge they’ve acquired throughout their career with other artists.
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