Upcoming Kundiman Events:
so You’ve Created a World
with Annesha Mitha
March 2nd–April 20th
Tuesdays, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM ET
“Disaster fiction is inside of us… It dominates our consciousness. The destruction of the world has become a fantastical spectacle, even as reality rushes to meet what we see on the screen, with sea levels rising, fire raging along the California coast, typhoons and hurricanes brewing over the ocean”
––Annesha Mitha, Catapult: “How to Survive a Disaster Movie: Be White. Speak English.”
Every fictional world, once built, must be tested. In the first half of this 8-week workshop, we will examine speculative short fiction, from high fantasy to almost-realism, and create our own lush, imaginative universes. In the second half of this class, we will put these universes to the test. What kind of plot, character, and language challenges these worlds, even destroys them? Students will emerge with a complete draft of a speculative story or novel chapter.
eligibility:
This workshop is open to all writers of color, and students must be able to attend all 8 sessions of the workshop. The non-refundable tuition fee is $495. This workshop will be limited to 12 participants and will be held over Zoom. There is one scholarship spot available, and the application is open through February 16th.
This Class is now full, and scholarship applications are now closed.
See our online classes page for more spring classes!
FACULTY:
Annesha Mitha is a Zell Fellow at the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan. Her work has been published in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, American Short Fiction, Catapult, The Margins, The Offing, and more. She has received fellowships from Kundiman, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and Storyknife Writers’ Retreat. She currently lives in Ypsilanti, MI with a hound named Flower.