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Veterans will read poems from the collection Discovery, Recovery: A Journey with Veterans.
11:00-12:00 - Exploring the Haunted House in Fiction: A Generative Horror Workshop
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
Using brief readings, discussions, and prompts, students will explore the classic horror and gothic literature trope of the HAUNTED HOUSE as a tool for developing characters, relationships, pacing, tension, place writing, and stakes in fiction. Horror can often act as a mirror for social issues, and we'll look at how to use horror to untangle complex emotions, identity, and social contexts. This is a generative workshop, so we'll be writing together and sharing work throughout.
12:00-12:50 - Lunch and Performance by ARGS Jazz Combo
Kristen Arnett and Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya will read original work and answer audience questions with a book signing to follow.
In this workshop, we will consider the role of discomfort in truth by amplifying life’s more embarrassing details. You could begin your story with an elaborate explanation of the color of the sky and the smell of the grass. Or, you could spend your first few sentences ruminating on the absolute absurdity that is dabbing your armpits dry in a public bathroom.
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We will discuss excerpts from scripts and prose fiction that tap into the uncomfortable. There will also be time to write towards provided prompts to get new ideas flowing. This workshop is open to all genres!
What does it look like when you let your alter-ego break free? What would you do if you weren't afraid? Explore the "what ifs" and have fun dreaming big!
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This workshop is for anyone who wants to play with language and explore different sides of themselves. No experience is necessary, and all levels are welcome.
Amanda will read from her new book, An Expected End.
Three senior ARGS dancers present choreography based on the poems of ARGS seniors Star Lewis, Adam Rowe, and Max Bell.
Panelists will give feedback on anonymously submitted first pages of fiction and nonfiction. The pages will be read aloud for the audience by ARGS Theatre Major Cooper Wyatt! Learn what makes a reader want to keep going and why!