Crafting Verse Novels: A Workshop Exploring Focus, Structure and Style
Workshop Holly Thompson
This workshop, led by author Holly Thompson, offers participants an in-depth exploration of verse novels, covering the planning process, structure, style, and voice in fiction written in verse. Through discussions and exercises, participants will examine the challenges and options of verse writing, including free verse and specific poetry forms, as well as the impact of lineation, enjambment, rhythm, and figurative language. The workshop will also highlight verse novels featuring individuals from Asia and the Asian diaspora, guiding participants in developing their own manuscript approaches.
writing verse novels poetry creativity language storytelling
Holly Thompson (US)
Holly Thompson is author of three verse novels for young people: Falling into the Dragon's Mouth; The Language Inside; and Orchards--winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and the picture books Listening to Trees: George Nakashima, Woodworker; The Wakame Gatherers, Twilight Chant and One Wave at a Time. A graduate of the NYU Creative Writing Program and Regional Advisor Emeritus of SCBWI Japan, Holly writes poetry, fiction and nonfiction for children, teens and adults; teaches writing at Yokohama City University and UC Berkeley Extension; and visits schools in Japan, the U.S. and places in between. Visit her at www.hatbooks.com
Programme dates and times are subject to change.