Writers CONNECT w/ Olivia Brodowski

Description:

How do we write about what is missing to describe what is there? What does place offer us and what is the price? This presentation will demonstrate the importance of strategic place writing in developing, grounding, and mobilizing a story while also reflecting how climate change is altering how we might consider place in story. Topics include: When writing about a real location, how do we write it so that it seems more real on the page than it does in personal experience? When writing a fictive place, how do we write it so that it seems like a real place or a place that might exist?

Speaker: Olivia Brodowski.

Completing her Master's in Cultural, Social and Political thought at the University of Victoria, Olivia specializes in narrative-focused research which occurs at the intersection of storytelling, artistry, and the environment. She is currently working with the Victoria Community Social Planning Council on a community-based project related to climate equity and adaptation.

Host or Publisher KWENCH