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About this class

Let’s get that creative magic flowing! This writing workshop is for my lovely LGBTQIA+ high school/early college humans, ages 16-19. Open to writers of any genre--poet, novelist, journalist, diarist, songwriter, if you write or want to write, you’re in! Participants will be asked to create and share one short piece for workshop. Learn new craft tricks, make some new writing friends, and enjoy a safe, supportive environment for sharing and nurturing your creative self.

If you are under the age of 18 please have a parent/guardian complete this permission form https://northdakotahumanitiescouncil.formstack.com/forms/lgbtqia_plus_affinity_writing_group_permission

Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - 9-10 pm CST

Tayo Basquiat (Bismarck State College) is a writer, teacher, trail runner, scavenger, and Wilderness First Responder. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Wyoming, and his work has appeared in Orion Magazine, Proximity, Nasiona, Superstition Review, Burningword Literary Journal, On Second Thought, among others, and as producer of Wyoming Public Media’s “Spoken Words” podcast.

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