Bilingual Creative Writing
Event description
- Arts and entertainment
- Open to the public
- Professional and career development
Two Thursdays | October 30 and November 6 @ 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Time
Bilingual Creative Writing
Virtual with Ofelia Montelongo
In this bilingual creative writing workshop, students will explore how code-switching can make stories and poems more authentic and unique. They will write in two or more languages and experiment with blending them in their work. The class will be generative, with students creating new pieces each week. We will also read authors such as José Olivarez, Julián Delgado Lopera, Elizabeth Acevedo, Sandra Cisneros, and Gloria Muñoz for inspiration and craft discussion.
What to expect at a glance:
- New pieces of writing
- A deep understanding of contemporary bilingual poetry
- Techniques for implementing code-switching in your own work
Ofelia Montelongo is a bilingual writer from Mexico. She has an MBA in Strategic Leadership & an MA in Latin American Literature. Her work has been published in The Rumpus, Latino Book Review, Los Acentos Review, and elsewhere. She was the editor of the Latine Monsters issue at Barrelhouse. She is a PEN/Faulkner writer in residence, a Macondista & a PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow. Tin House, VONA, Key West Seminar alumna.
