Reinventing the Protagonist is back! Applications are now open for our free digital course for Deaf and/or Disabled and/or Neurodiverse writers living in Wales.
Building on the success of last year’s pilot course, the 2024-25 edition of Reinventing the Protagonist will see up to ten Deaf and/or Disabled and/or Neurodiverse writers attending a series of five online meetings, and bespoke one-to-one tutorials led by the internationally renowned playwright and writer Kaite O'Reilly.
Using the best examples of poetry, fiction, and plays written by disabled and Deaf writers, our online group workshops will invite you to consider how we can be more inclusive and representative in the creation of characters, perspectives, narratives, and fictional worlds.
Through discussions, writing exercises and prompts, you will be encouraged to look at your writing anew. We will challenge the stereotypes, and consider new narratives, reinvented protagonists, surprising endings, and a refreshed language for our work.
Course Dates: 6, 13, 20, 27 November 2024, with one-to-one tutorials taking place in January 2025
This opportunity is organised by Literature Wales in partnership with Disability Arts Cymru.
Find out more here.
Deadline: 12.00 pm, Thursday 29 August 2024