Upcoming Kundiman Events:
Rewriting Ourselves Back into History: A Historical Fiction Workshop with Jenny Tinghui Zhang
September 29th—November 17th, 2022
Thursdays, 6:00 PM–8:30 PM ET
Historical fiction can often feel impenetrable and daunting to writers of color. Not only must we excavate our histories, which have frequently been excluded from the dominant Western narrative, but we must also rewrite ourselves back into those histories. In this 8-week workshop, we will read and discuss examples of historical fiction that reclaim history from the white gaze. We will explore the unique challenges that writing historical fiction poses for writers of color, including research, balancing fact vs, fiction, ethics, and craft. Finally, we will workshop each other's works-in-progress with the understanding that we are creating a safe and inclusive space that focuses on reclamation.
Each writer will have the opportunity to workshop at least once. This class may be best suited for those with a longform historical fiction project either completed or already in progress, but all writers ready to explore historical fiction are welcome.
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 held over Zoom. There is one scholarship spot available, and the applications are open through Thursday, September 8th.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS NOW CLOSED.
FACULTY:
Jenny Tinghui Zhang is a Chinese-American writer from Austin and author of Four Treasures of the Sky (Flatiron Books). Her work has appeared in Apogee, CALYX, Ninth Letter, Passages North, wildness, and The Rumpus, with essays in HuffPost, Bustle, The Cut, and HelloGiggles, among others. She is a Kundiman fellow and graduate of the VONA/Voices and Tin House workshops, and holds an MFA from the University of Wyoming.