Revision Workshop for Writers with Tayo Basquiat
"The slightly yielding quality of the essayist's thought forces him to greater intensity than discursive thought can offer; for the essay, unlike discursive thought, does not proceed blindly, automatically, but at every moment it must reflect on itself." -Theodore Adorno
TIME & LOCATION
Jan 28, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST
ONLINE class via Zoom
ABOUT
Revision Workshop for Writers with Tayo Basquiat
- This is a 4-meeting virtual class using the Zoom platform
- Tuesdays, Jan 28, Feb 25, March 11, 18
- 7-9pm CT
- Our classes are taught asynchronously, which means you can watch a recording of the class later if you miss the live session
The secret to successful writing is revision (not once but many times) and is more expansive than mere line editing for grammar issues. Revising work is often a complete re-imagining of the previous effort. Such work will be the focus of this workshop. Limited to 8 participants who already have a piece of writing between 1,000 to 7,000 words needing revision, they will submit that completed work to me via email one week prior to our first session. Our first session will be a craft lecture about the revision process. You’ll then have one month to do a revision of your piece before we start the workshop for each writer, comparing the two pieces and examining the revision work.
INSTRUCTOR BIO
Tayo Basquiat writes to pay attention and teaches to pay the bills. He lives with a passel of creatures off-grid in the high desert of New Mexico.
HND VALUE STATEMENT
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or Humanities North Dakota. However, in an increasingly polarized world, we at Humanities North Dakota believe that being open-minded is necessary to thinking critically and rationally. Therefore, our programs and classes reflect our own open-mindedness in the inquiry, seeking, and acquiring of scholars to speak at our events and teach classes for our Public University. To that end, we encourage our participants to join us in stepping outside our comfort zones and considering other perspectives and ideas by being open-minded while attending HND events featuring scholars who hold a variety of opinions, some being opposite of our own held beliefs.
Humanities North Dakota classes and events are funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities
TICKETS
Class Fee
Public University classes are open to all registrants, not just HND members. Classes are free for members (use coupon code) and low-cost for nonmembers. If interested, it's easy to become a member: humanitiesnd.org/donate
$25.00
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