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4/15/26: Writing for Resistance: Biomythography with Zosia Crosse
Workshop Description: In this workshop we will consider biomythography as a genre, looking at different definitions and examples, asking the questions Who is it for? What is its purpose? Who has the right to use it? How does it affect us? We’ll work closely with excerpts from Saidiya Hartman's essay 'Venus in Two Acts', Ocean Vuong's novel On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Sabrin Hasbun’s memoir Crossing and Lola Olufemi's Experiments in Imagining Otherwise, exploring the idea that biomythography can be utilised as a method of resistance writing by those with marginalised identities, as a way of exercising agency and challenging ‘master’ narratives. We will consider the significance of the method as a queer process; one that resists the colonial binary categorisation of fiction or fact. Participants will then be introduced to four key processes for writing biomythography – retrieving; rerouting; reflexivity and recovery – and encouraged to experiment with these processes while rewriting (auto)biographical scenes.
About the Teaching Artist: Zosia Crosse is a queer, working-class writer, from Bristol, UK, the proud progeny of Polish refugees and Lancashire labourers. She writes fiction, biomythography and poetry. Her PhD explored how writing fiction can process trauma. She has two decades’ teaching experience and recently delivered workshops on how creative writing can decolonize academia at the University of Naples, Italy. Her current research investigates methods of writing for marginalized people. Her poetry has been published by Late Britain Press and her academic work has featured in Writing in Practice journal.
Date: Wednesday, April 15th at 11am PT / 2pm ET
Location: Zoom
• Genre: Any/All
• In-Class Writing Lift: Moderate
• Homework: Required
• Workshopping Drafts: Minimal
A note on cost:
The actual cost of the workshop is $45.
There are a select number of discounted spots available for those who cannot pay the full cost, and community caretaker spots are also available for those who would like to support those paying the discounted rate. To learn more about why we use a sliding scale, click here.
If you’re interested in a Season Pass, click here.
Workshop Description: In this workshop we will consider biomythography as a genre, looking at different definitions and examples, asking the questions Who is it for? What is its purpose? Who has the right to use it? How does it affect us? We’ll work closely with excerpts from Saidiya Hartman's essay 'Venus in Two Acts', Ocean Vuong's novel On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Sabrin Hasbun’s memoir Crossing and Lola Olufemi's Experiments in Imagining Otherwise, exploring the idea that biomythography can be utilised as a method of resistance writing by those with marginalised identities, as a way of exercising agency and challenging ‘master’ narratives. We will consider the significance of the method as a queer process; one that resists the colonial binary categorisation of fiction or fact. Participants will then be introduced to four key processes for writing biomythography – retrieving; rerouting; reflexivity and recovery – and encouraged to experiment with these processes while rewriting (auto)biographical scenes.
About the Teaching Artist: Zosia Crosse is a queer, working-class writer, from Bristol, UK, the proud progeny of Polish refugees and Lancashire labourers. She writes fiction, biomythography and poetry. Her PhD explored how writing fiction can process trauma. She has two decades’ teaching experience and recently delivered workshops on how creative writing can decolonize academia at the University of Naples, Italy. Her current research investigates methods of writing for marginalized people. Her poetry has been published by Late Britain Press and her academic work has featured in Writing in Practice journal.
Date: Wednesday, April 15th at 11am PT / 2pm ET
Location: Zoom
• Genre: Any/All
• In-Class Writing Lift: Moderate
• Homework: Required
• Workshopping Drafts: Minimal
A note on cost:
The actual cost of the workshop is $45.
There are a select number of discounted spots available for those who cannot pay the full cost, and community caretaker spots are also available for those who would like to support those paying the discounted rate. To learn more about why we use a sliding scale, click here.
If you’re interested in a Season Pass, click here.