CATNIP FOR WRITERS: A Generative Workshop for Cat Worshipers, Cat-Skirters, and the Allergic
CATNIP FOR WRITERS: A Generative Workshop for Cat Worshipers, Cat-Skirters, and the Allergic
Instructor: Tricia Park
Sunday, July 26 2-4 pm ET
Cost: $60
In this refreshing two-hour Zoom workshop, we'll use prompts, discussion, and observation to explore cats as characters, symbols, companions, mysteries, and forces of chaos—or whatever cats mean for you. We’ll draw inspiration from diverse literary models such as Rilke, Margaret Atwood, Mary Gaitskill, and everything else on the shelf. If needed, We’ll Prescribe You a Cat. Come prepared to write, rant, share, and discover wherever feline inspiration leads. Writers of all genres, species, and experience levels are welcome.
Bio: Tricia Park is a concert violinist, writer, and educator. Since making her concert debut at age thirteen, Tricia has performed on five continents and received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. She is the host and producer of an original podcast called, “Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy.” Tricia has served on faculty at the University of Chicago, the University of Iowa, and has worked for Graywolf Press. She is the co-lead of the Chicago chapter of Women Who Submit, an organization that seeks to empower women and non-binary writers. She is a Juilliard graduate and received her MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2021, Tricia was awarded a Fulbright Grant to Seoul, Korea, where she worked on a literary and musical project. Her writing has appeared in Cleaver Magazine and F Newsmagazine. She was also a finalist for contests in C&R Press and The Rumpus. Currently, Tricia is Associate Director of Cleaver Magazine Workshops where she is also a Creative Non Fiction editor and faculty instructor, teaches for the Iowa Summer Writing Festival, and maintains a private studio of violin students and writing clients.
Learn more about Tricia at: www.isitrecessyet.com. Listen to Tricia play violin at: https://www.youtube.com/c/triciapark