Experimental Writing

Experimental Writing (starting at $45)

From formatting crime fiction as mortuary reports to including interview transcripts in memoir or using images instead of words, experimental writing can be anything. At its best, it truly is a creative experiment — not a rehashing of techniques that used-to-be avant garde but are no longer. How do you know if this ever-evolving genre is for you? And how do you write it? We'll start by talking about what experimental writing is — and isn't — then look at present-day examples from writers who are truly pushing the edge of craft. Sessions will then focus on generating new experimental prose, poetry, and what lies between, with final sessions culminating in an honest and positive workshopping of one another's art with actionable feedback for students moving forward.

Terena Elizabeth Bell's short story collection, Tell Me What You See, was named a “best book of the century” by New York Society Library. Fiction has won grants from the Kentucky Foundation for Women and Kentucky Center for the Arts. Her writing has appeared in more than 100 publications.