The choices we make when we write have profound effects on the reality that we observe. Giving an account of our observations requires a multitude of styles of writing for achieving the greatest accuracy. Finding the most accurate style of writing for a particular purpose sometimes implies letting go of a seemingly neutral style of writing, instead embracing a plurality of voices, such as staging a dialogue or exploring a more poetic style. This workshop aims to explore what happens when we loosen up the frame of our habitual academic writing practice, inviting multi-layered stories to bubble up and become part of the conversation unfolding on the page.

In this three-sessions interactive workshop, Marie Beauchamps will lead you through a series of hands-on exercises to make you experience creative writing within your academic practice. You will practice writing scenes and working with sensory details (session 1); defining the main characters driving the story of your work and staging conversations between them (session 2); and exploring forms to grasp the full narrative in your text and research (session 3). There will be time for peer-review, and we will take time to reflect on what it takes to make space for creativity within our academic work. 

Practicalities:

• Space is limited due to the interactive nature of the workshop. Registration is required, via the link below. 
• Participants will be asked to bring a text of their own to work on during the workshop. It can be an outline, a very first draft, a finished article, or everything in-between, as long as they feel comfortable working with it for the time of the workshop.

• Dates and locations:
  Thursday 13 March 09:30 - 13:00, location: PCH 5.37
  Thursday 20 March 09:30 - 13:00, location: PCH 5.37
  Thursday 27 March 09:30 - 13:00, location: PCH 5.31