Writing Workshops with Elisabeth de Mariaffi
Thanks to MUN Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Canada Council for the Arts, these workshops are free and open to members of the public and to MUN students. If you are interested in taking part, you must register for the workshop in advance by writing to Elisabeth at munwriter1@gmail.com :
Screenwriting Craft: Concept to Script (Monday, February 26th, 7-9 p.m. in AA3033)
Turn your idea for a screenplay into a script — no, not all in two hours, but this workshop will take you through the basic steps of creating a concept/pitch document, plotting out your beats, and using those beats to create a treatment and move toward a script. We’ll look at a few samples and break down what works and why. Participants should sign up in advance via email, and include with the email a 1 page synopsis of the project they are working on or hope to write. Limited to 10 participants.
Women in Genre (Monday March 26th, 7-9 p.m. in AA3033)
This two-hour workshop is open to women and female-identifying writers interested in writing genre fiction or literary-genre crossover fiction. We’ll talk about the strengths and uses of genre in both a political and a narrative context, looking primarily at what drives suspense/thriller, mystery, science fiction, and science fantasy stories. This is a craft-based workshop, focusing on structure, tone, and narrative beats. Participants should sign up in advance via email, and include with the email a 1-3 page synopsis of the project they are working on or hope to write. We’ll spend the first hour talking in the general sense, and the second hour on some breakdowns using those samples. Limited to 10 participants.