Lampblack 2021 Summer Workshops
Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Join us this summer for our first ever writing workshops in poetry, fiction, and criticism. Participants will meet for seven weeks on Zoom to discuss literature, workshop their writing, and provide constructive feedback for their peers. Participants will be selected on the strength of their application, with priority give to those who have applied to our Direct Aid program (i.e. Black writers in need). Our Summer 2021 workshops are offered at no cost to participants thanks to the generous support of donors.
Writing Us — A Workshop in Fiction
Using Gloria Naylor’s The Women of Brewster Place, workshop participants will explore the complexities of writing Black experience and apply those insights to their own fiction writing. Led by Shara Davis, the workshop will meet for 7 sessions over a 10-week period. Participants will submit an original work of fiction during the first workshop period, revise it, and workshop the revision during the second workshop period.
Dates: Every Wednesday from June 23rd to July 14th and August 11th to August 25th
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm ET
Become the Mirror — A Workshop in Poetry
Using our relationships to Myth and Music as shapers of our imaginations and the world around us, participants will delve into the mirror of selfhood to uncover new facets of our identities and personal narratives. Led by Evan J. Cutts, the workshop will meet for 6 workshops over a 7-week period. Participants will craft and revise original works of poetry during the first workshop period and workshops each other's submission during the second workshop period.
Dates: Every Wednesday from June 9th to June 23rd and July 7th to July 21st
Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm ET
Put Your Finger on It - A Workshop in Criticism
While it’s easy to feel the emotions our senses can elicit, it can be less easy to accurately describe those emotions. In this workshop, participants will spend time with their senses — be it with the sound of music, the observation of visual art, the taste of food — and translate those “gut reactions” to the page. This workshop is led by James Bennett and will meet for five sessions over late June and July. Participants will write their own critical, yet intensely personal, essays about a particular work or cultural experience dear to them.
Dates: Every Thursday from June 17th to July 1st and July 15th to July 22rd
Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm ET