ABOUT
Natalie Wang is the author of the poetry collection ‘The Woman Who Turned Into a Vending Machine’ (Math Paper Press, 2018). She has been published in numerous local and international anthologies and literary journals, including Cordite Poetry, Fairy Tale Review, Strange Horizons, and Quarterly Literary Review Singapore. She has read her writing at Singapore Writer’s Festival, Melbourne Writer’s Festival, and Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She has also taught classes on debate, public speaking, drama, and creative writing.
WORKSHOPS
HORROR AND METAMORPHOSIS
For: all students; 5 - 25 pax
Availability: 2 - 3 hours per session (workshop format), 1hr per session (assembly talk format); single session
Description: In this workshop, join poet Natalie Wang as she discusses horror in movies and literature, unpacking all the reasons why they make us afraid. Learn how to draw inspiration from local folklore and mythology to write poetry and short stories to haunt your readers and leave them wanting more.
Learning Outcomes: This is a horror-centric writing class, where students will learn about ghosts and supernatural creatures in folklore and mythology. We will look at how the supernatural is represented in literature, film, and video games, and understand how exactly they are constructed to terrify. We will also study literary devices such as rhyme, rhythm, to better understand how dread can be created in writing.
MYTH AND MODERNITY
For: upper sec, junior college; 5 - 25 pax
Availability: 2 hours per session; single session
Description: What are myths and why are they retold? This workshop will examine myth, folklore and urban legends, and discuss their place in the modern age. The workshop will cover writing techniques used within storytelling, examine the points of tension between original myths and their modern retellings, and explore the ways values are embedded and critiqued within stories.
Learning Outcomes: Learn about the differences between folklore, mythology, the storytelling structure employed; Identify methods writers have used to subvert expectations in retellings; Write their own short story.
FANFICTION: A HISTORY AND ITS LESSONS
For: upper sec, junior college; 5 - 25 pax
Availability: 2 hours per session; single session / multiple sessions
Description: Why do people write fanfiction? Why should we stop treating it like a secret shameful hobby? This is a lecture-style workshop in which participants will be introduced to the history of fanfiction and how it has evolved in the age of the internet. Participants will also be introduced to common fanfiction tropes, writing exercises and will write their short fiction. [This workshop can also be converted to a talk.]
Learning Outcomes: Learn the historical context of fanfiction and its contributions to the literary canon; Learn about the history of censorship and community within fanfiction; Explore what fanfiction has to offer as a writing tool.
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