| In-person writing workshop | As mainstream media’s interest in sci-fi, fantasy, and post-apocalyptic narratives and stories grows, so does the scrutiny of the lack of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ individuals. The question I always ask when I encounter these pieces of media is: What happened to us? In this interactive workshop, we will examine...
| In-person writing workshop | Octavia E. Butler's classic novel “Parable of the Sower” is revolutionary for centering BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) characters during an apocalypse. We journey with Lauren and her evolving Earthseed community through the challenges of surviving the destruction of their homes and livelihoods. Explore how Butler’s writing...
| VIRTUAL EVENT | Elder Robin Hickman Winfield and Shvonne Johnson will discuss Robin’s many years creating and directing programs in the Twin Cities and nationally that uplift, inspire and empower our young people, including Soulful Dolls, an exclusive collection of dolls she styles and designs that represent significant elders in our community. They...
| VIRTUAL EVENT | Despite the challenges of the last few years, our communities have always found reasons to celebrate. Join notable chefs and food writers Sean Sherman, Yia Vang, Mecca Bos and Natalia Mendez in a conversation about their communities and the historical and contemporary ways food serves as a backdrop for cultural...
| Virtual Event | One Book | One Minnesota is a statewide book club that invites Minnesotans of all ages to read a common title and come together virtually to enjoy, reflect and discuss. For Fall 2022, the book featured is our anthology We Are Meant to Rise! Through their local libraries, Minnesotans will...
| Virtual Writing Workshop | Learn how to use all your senses to write compelling stories about experiences with food. Draw from personal experiences to write expressively and paint a picture for your readers that place them at the table with you. Funded by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Register here! About the...
| Virtual Writing Workshop | In storytelling, the heart of the story may emerge unexpectedly during the writing process. Learn how to find the heart of your story through the examination of three different pieces of work by food writer Mecca Bos: a podcast, blog post and a longer form article. Funded by Minnesota’s...
Join poets, writers and creative writing teachers, Michael Kleber Diggs and Heid E. Erdrich in a wide ranging conversation on assumptions that are often made about their childhoods and cultural experiences. They will talk about how they write around audience expectations of what their upbringings must have been like, how they live as adults and...
Register here to attend virtually. Please join writers and storytellers of East African descent in this engaging conversation about the struggles of young professionals who are children of immigrants: how they grapple with managing ongoing financial problems, relating to parents who have not experienced class movement, and having to provide for relatives back in their...
In this workshop, participants will learn more about Arabic poetry compared to western poetry, and how writing poems is viewed in both cultures. We will use comparative works to illustrate and illuminate the fundamental basic differences between Arabic and English poetry. Recommendations for Arabic poets, and the possibilities of ‘translation’ and translating poetry between the...
