Reconnecting to the Body Through Fairy Tales
Wed, Feb 26
|Virtual Workshop
In this open-genre workshop led by Leticia Urieta, participants will be invited to engage in a variety of readings to connect us to a deeper knowledge of ourselves and will work through a series of discussions and generative writing activities to write body-focused stories.


Time & Location
Feb 26, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CST
Virtual Workshop
About the event
Workshop Description: Fairytales, fables, myths and traditional stories across cultures offer opportunities to explore our relationships to our bodies and the stories that we tell about them. In this open genre workshop, participants will be invited to engage in a variety of readings of creative nonfiction, poetry, speculative and dark fiction and more to that connect us to a deeper knowledge of ourselves and will work through a series of discussions and generative writing activities to help them write the stories of their bodies through the lens of traditional stories. This workshop is open to new and experienced writers 18+.
About the Presenter: Leticia Urieta (she/her/hers) is a Tejana writer from Austin, TX. She works as a teaching artist in the Austin community and is the Executive Director for Austin Bat Cave. She is a graduate of Agnes Scott College and holds an MFA in Fiction writing from Texas State…
Tickets
Regular Admission
Tickets are Pay-What-You-Want with the minimum set to $25.
$+Service feeWriters in Need
Please only select this option if you are a writer in need and need financial assistance to attend this workshop.
$10.00+$0.25 service fee
Total
$0.00