Saturday, March 28, 1pm NT.

Online only

Riddle Fence presents the second in our series of online workshops! Join from wherever you call home, and learn from some of the very best writers in Newfoundland and Labrador (and beyond!)

This workshop has been generously supported by CEDP funding from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, and is offered at a pay-what-you-can rate. Workshop run time will be 2-3 hours. 

Grappling with the Monster: A Personal Essay Workshop 

with Sharon Bala 

In every writer’s basement lurks a monster. Maybe it’s professional jealousy. Maybe it’s the resentment you feel toward your children… or that time you made a fool of yourself in public, or were ghosted by a friend, or maybe it’s your secret shoplifting habit…

When a true story veers into this complicated, uncomfortable territory, readers lean in… and writers often shy away.

In this workshop, we will explore the elements of personal essay, including: narrative, momentum, perspective, and insight. And we will hone in on what makes an essay interesting. Together we will venture into the basement, face the monster down, and write with its help.

This workshop will include significant writing time. Feel free to bring an essay-in-progress or a blank page. Though not mandatory, participants will be encouraged to share their work aloud. This workshop will be especially useful for writers who wish to have their creative non-fiction published in Riddle Fence.

Workshops will be presented over Zoom, and will require a password.

Register here.

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Sharon Bala is the author of the novels, Good Guys and The Boat People. Her short fiction has won the Journey Prize and been published in literary magazines and anthologies across the country. Her non-fiction has appeared in The Globe & Mail, Maclean’s, and elsewhere. Sharon is the Creative Non-Fiction editor at Riddle Fence. Visit her at: sharonbala.com.