Writing for the Climate Workshop

Date and Time

April 5, 2022
04:45PM - 05:45PM EDT

Location

Fong Auditorium, 1279 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge

Martin Puchner, Byron and Anita Wien Professor of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature, will present on "Storytelling and Climate Change."

Martin Puchner, Byron and Anita Wien Professor of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature, will present on "Storytelling and Climate Change."

In this workshop, we will look at some of the most important examples of storytelling to ask: what stories have humans told each other about the environment for the last 4000 years, from apocalyptic floods to the end of the world? Are these the stories we should be telling now, in the face of climate change? Are there under appreciated forms of climate writing that we should use?

You do not have to attend the workshops in order to submit to the contest, and you do not have to submit to the contest in order to attend the workshops. Attendance will not be taken. Certainly, though, entrants may find the information shared by our judges valuable. Workshops are open to the public. Bring friends! Please note: in keeping with our policy of blind judging, individual compositions will NOT be discussed at these workshops.

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Contact: writingfortheclimate@gmail.com