|
|
第十四届世界英语短篇小说大会由上海市新闻出版局、上海市作家协会、华东师范大学联合主办，华东师范大学外语学院承办，大会将于2016年7月13日至16日在华东师范大学召开。届时，来自世界各地三十多个国家、近250位知名作家和学者将齐聚上海，共赏短篇小说的魅力。作为此次会议重要活动之一，主办方已邀请到8位世界著名作家于7月12日主持工作坊，分享他们各自的文学创作理念。工作坊将秉持小而精的原则，分为上、下午2个场次、共8个小组（每场3小时，参加者不超过15人），以期实现作家和参加者充分、深入地面对面交流。诚邀您的参加！
报名方式：
更多信息，请访问会议官方网站：
www.shortstoryconference.org
（点击“阅读原文”）
或联系武越:ecnufl2015@163.com
第一场（四组）
时间：2016年7月12日 10:00—13:00
地点：华东师范大学中山北路校区地理馆（三馆）
工作语言：英语
参加费用：640元/场
Clark Blaise克拉克·布莱茨，美国裔加拿大著名作家
Robert Olen Butler罗伯特·奥伦·巴特勒，美国作家，普利策奖得主Gish Jen 任璧莲，华裔美国作家Licia Canton 丽西亚·康屯，加拿大作家
第二场 （四组）
时间：2016年7月12日 14:00—17:00
地点：华东师范大学中山北路校区地理馆（三馆）
工作语言：英语
参加费用：640元/场
Bharati Mukherjee巴拉蒂·慕克吉，美国著名小说家和社会评论家
Yiyun Li 李翊雲，新生代华裔美国作家Nuala Ní Chonchúir努拉·尼·崇曲，爱尔兰作家Tracey Slaughter翠茜·斯洛特，新西兰作家附：工作坊内容简 TIME：10:00 am - 1:00 pm, July 12
Clark Blaise:
Workshop Title:
The North American Style in Short Story Writing
(This is purely deive, not proive)
Every culture has its own imperatives, its "sense of self" and ways of creating believable characters, incorporating drama, conflict, interiority, guilt, pride, the use of the past What constitute "resolution" in the American story? What is the role of society, religion, politics, history? What about humor or satire? Who is the imagined audience—does the writer serve the audience or him/herself?
Robert Olen Butler:
Workshop Title:
Creating Fictional Art
The workshop will focus on the fundamentals of the creative process for any fiction writers, beginning or advanced who aspire to create enduring literature. We will address such issues as what is art; what is distinctive about the way the artist addresses the world, the inner self, and the objects to be created; and what are the essential characteristics of fiction as an art form. Perhaps most importantly, how do I maintain creative control of the story writing process .
Gish Jen:
Workshop Deion:
Where to Start? From ABC to DEF
This is a basic workshop. We will talk about how to generate story ideas and how to identify which among them has promise. From there we will discuss what basic story structure looks like. All levels welcome.
Licia Canton:
Workshop Title:
Writing the Story: From First Draft to Final Version
Do you have a story to tell? Is a story worthy of being written? How do you transition from a story idea to a first draft and final version? We will discuss the elements of the well-written short story, and how to transition from the beginning to the end of the story. We will look at ways of perfecting the story and steps to follow once a final version has been completed. Is it polished enough to send off?
TIME：2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, July 12Bharati Mukherjee:
Workshop title:
Distinguishing Voice From Gaze in Your Short Stories:
The Author-Narrator Two-Step
This is a workshop on the importance and consequences of point-of-view (POV) choices. What’s the story you want to tell? Which of your characters is best suited to tell it? The events in the story will be viewed through the eyes of the POV character, and additionally, will be judged by the voice of the author. How much distance do you want to maintain between you as author and you as the imaginary POV character? How do you distinguish your POV character’s ‘take’ on the story’s events from your authorial perspective on them? Participants are encouraged to bring “flash fiction” (i.e. a 2-4-page double-spaced story) or an excerpt of a longer story that they have written for workshop discussion.
Li Yiyun:
Workshop Title:
Rx for a Story Worth the Telling
In this workshop, Yiyun Li borrows a title from an essay by Elizabeth Bowen to discuss the essential nature of storytelling. Stories are like people—they exist with or without writers, but is every story worth telling? Li will consider that question by looking to examples from stories by established writers as well as students' work.
Nuala Ni Chonchuir:
Workshop Title:
From End to End – What is Important in Short Stories?
This workshop will zone in on the important elements in short fiction writing; using quotes, exercises and examples. I will show participants how to be mindful in their writing, from start to finish. We will look at early decisions in story writing: the importance of a strong title and a good opening. We will also explore appropriate language use, story/plot and the creation of believable dialogue. We will examine character under the following headings: motivation; conflict; profiles; naming. Participants will receive a handout.
Tracey Slaughter:
This workshop will concentrate on issues of ‘ending’ and ‘opening’ in the short story form, from finding the first seed of the story to setting down the final crucial word. Looking at specific examples, as well as exploring their own work, participants will examine how questions of opening and closing intensify and deepen the story, reflecting on where to cut into the action, where to ‘open-out’ from a single image, and where to cut away from scene into white space. |
|
