Call for papers for Pedagogical conference and XII EACWP Symposium Turin 2016
Deadline: Mon 20 Jun 2016
Scuola Holden in co-operation with European Association of Creative Writing Programs (EACWP) will organize The International Conference on Creative Writing and Storytelling
Topics: ideas, experiences, methods, philosophy, pedagogics, results etc. concerning creativity, or
teaching of writing; we expect popularizing (practical), or scientific (theoretical) papers; also papers
concerning teaching Inter-Arts, or mixing disciplines will be welcome.
Participants: anybody who teaches, makes program plans for writer’s schools, or works in other
profession in the field of creativity, or writing; we welcome also scholars, writers, editors, critics and
students.
Meetings: opportunity for meetings in planning bilateral collaboration.
Deadline for proposals of Lecture or Workshop: 20th June 2016.
Proposals (in English) should include: paper title, abstract of 500 words maximum, lecturer’s name,
institutional affiliation, complete mailing address, email address, telephone and / or mobile number.
Please, send your proposal to: Simone Fenoil - europe@scuolaholden.it
Acceptances of papers will be sent out by 30th June 2016.
Official Conference language: English
Conference facilities: Conference sessions will take place at the Scuola Holden venue, Piazza Borgo
Dora 49, Torino - Italy.
AIMS OF THE CONFERENCE
The main aims of the Conference are:
- to create an exchange of best practices and didactical methodologies among different stakeholders
involved in creative writing (teachers, schools, educational system);
- to stimulate the imagination and launch some pedagogical proposals and challenges connected to
creative writing and storytelling;
- to create a network of interesting ideas and contacts.
We want to develop the Conference though different kind of activities that will be developed along the
four days of the Conference.
MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE CONFERENCE
The Conference will be structured around five main activities:
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1) What do YOU mean with Storytelling?
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2) Workshops;
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3) Short Track;
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4) Open Mic;
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5) Europe, the Sequel.
1) WHAT TO DO YOU MEAN WITH STORYTELLING?
Every participant (schools, individuals) will have 5 minutes time to tell his own definition / vision
about the word “storytelling” – a word that has been subject to a consistent change of meaning from
the original English one. It’s a call for who want to deliver his own definition of this concept: it will be
a personal one, critical, negative, positive – and so on.
At the end of their speech, the participants will summarize each definition in a sentence. We will put
the sentences on a tableau (like in the football world championship), and the audience will vote the
definition one “against” the other. The most voted sentence will go to the next level, fighting with
another winning sentence coming from the opposite part of the tableau, until the “final challenge” for
both definitions. So at the end we will have the most voted definition of storytelling voted by the
majority of the EACWP Conference participants. It will be “our” definition of the storytelling concept.
The participation will be open to all the participants.
2) CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS
There will be six different workshops running in parallel.
Three workshops will run in the morning (9:30 - 11:00) and three in the afternoon (14:45 - 16:15)
from the 23rd to the 25th September, for a total of 4 hours and 30 minutes for each workshop.
Three workshops will be held by Holden teachers, three workshops by EACWP organizations.
3) CONFERENCES: SHORT TRACK
Duration & Structure: three sessions with three different topics, every session will last two hours.
During each session, every participants will have ten minutes for the speech / lecture, plus five
minutes of questions from the audience.
Topics:
1) Back to Roots;
2) Short Form and Long Form;
3) Taste It.
- Back to Roots
In these years of multiple writing choices, of social networks and new ways of telling and writing stories,
we need to stop for a moment and think about our roots, mainly the way we create stories – the stories
roots. Let’s take a moment and focus on them. Where do we come from, where do our stories come
from, what are the techniques we still use and how did they change in these years of digital devices and
fast world changings? What are the roots of teaching creative writing? What has changed from the past?
What are the roots that are still there and represent the core of teaching writing?
- Short Form and Long Form
Writing and narrative have been invaded by new formats and new ways of writing: what happened to
the short and long form? What is changed, how is our approach changed (in reading, in writing, in
teaching) to these different forms? What is the heritage of novel, short novel, and where you can find it
in the “new writing system”?
- Taste It
Imagine to have just 10 minutes to present the idea of a new monographic course. Maybe something
that you want to develop in a 6 - 7 lesson course, maybe more: you just have the main idea, and you
want to share with others how to develop this course. You will have to present your idea during this
session, explaining why it is interesting for you, what is the core of the idea you want to discuss, what
could be the possible outcomes.
At the end of the session, people will be able to sign in order to attend a one hour class lesson in the
afternoon – a sort of “first” pilot lesson of your course – and then you can imagine with the participants
what could be the natural development of this course. It’s a way to “test” your idea of course, and to
imagine with the audience what could be the continuation of your course (the second lesson, the third
lesson, etc).
4) OPEN MIC
The classical conference: one session of open lectures and speeches outside of the Short Track topics.
Each lecture can last 25 minutes plus 5 minutes of questions.
5) EUROPE, THE SEQUEL
How could it happen that, in over half a century, we didn’t manage to build up great tales that could
resonate throughout the continent? Why weren’t we able to uphold the narrative power of the ideals
Europe was founded upon? Why can’t we find a story that the European people can identify with?
In other words, is it possible to imagine a plot twist? A sudden turning point that can change things and
help Europe out of the dead end in its story?
This is an invitation – but also a defiance, a challenge – to answer this question. We would love it if you
could give a contribution with a story of your own, that you can deliver by filming a video, by writing a
tale, by giving an interview or in any other way that comes to your mind and that you are comfortable
with.
FEES
If you are interested into participate to one or more of these three sessions, write to
europe@scuolaholden.it for more information about the Conference, the accommodation and the
venues.
The Conference fee for scholars and teachers is 110 euros.
The Conference fee for EACWP members is 80 euros.
The fee will not include any cost of accommodation.
CALL FOR PAPERS AND WORKSHOPS
Do you want to propose a lecture or run a workshop during the International Conference? Send a
proposal to europe@scuolaholden.it, containing:
- name of the teacher;
- topic of the Short Track (Back to Roots / Short Form and Long Form / Taste It), Open Mic, Europe
the Sequel, or Workshop;
- title;
- abstract (no more than 500 words).
Additional Information:
Location: Torino Region(s): Europe
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Contact Information:
Organisation: EACWP Contact Name: Scuola Holden Contact Email: europe@scuolaholden.it
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