Upcoming Kundiman Events:
Navigating the occupational hazards
of a writing life
with Nayomi Munaweera
Sunday, March 7th
12:00 PM–3:00 PM ET
“You have to be aware that you are running the marathon, not the sprint. You have to be extremely patient and sort of naively, stupidly trusting that whatever happens, you will write this book. You will try everything you can to get it out in the world.”
––Nayomi Munaweera, Guernica: “Blood at the Root”
Do you struggle with self-doubt, procrastination, imposter’s syndrome, writer’s envy, etc.? Learn how to recognize and ride through these very normal and ubiquitous highs and dips in the roller coaster of a creative life. Come ready to write and reflect on your process.
eligibility:
This craft class is open to Asian American writers. The non-refundable tuition fee is $50. This class will be held over Zoom. Scholarship applications for this class are now closed.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS NOW CLOSED.
FACULTY:
Nayomi Munaweera is a critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning novelist. Amongst many honors, her debut novel Island of a Thousand Mirrors won the Commonwealth Book Prize for the Asian Region while her second novel What Lies Between Us, won the Sri Lankan National Book Award. She is published extensively in print and on-line. The Huffington Post has raved, “Munaweera’s prose is visceral and indelible, devastatingly beautiful-reminiscent of the glorious writings of Louise Erdrich, Amy Tan and Alice Walker, who also find ways to truth-tell through fiction.” The New York Times Book Review has called her work, “incandescent.” She lives in Oakland where she is finishing her third novel, a psycho-sexual literary thriller.