Timeless Tales: Bringing Yesterday’s Stories into Today
Presented by BooksActually
Limited to 12 participants
| Date/Time: | 3, 10, April 2012, 7.30pm – 9.30pm |
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| Venue: | BooksActually, 9 Yong Siak Street (Tiong Bahru) |
| Fee: | $100/participant (Student Discount:$90) |
| Registration: | booksellers@booksactually.com (+65 6222 9195) |
| Booking Information: | http://booksactually.com/index/workshops.html |
Ancient folk tales, fables, myths and legends, that are still being read or told today, have stood the test of time as their content and story structures still resonate with audiences today. When we do our own creative writing, sometimes it can be useful for us to draw inspiration from these old stories, instead of trying in vain to devise new plotlines and themes to capture what we want to say.
Using various Aesop’s fables as examples, Verena Tay will share with you tips and tricks on how you can rework the structural elements of these stories to develop a fresh piece of writing before you reinterpret a traditional myth/legend/folktale of your choice.
Areas Covered
Session #1: Crafting
• Tips on reworking structural elements of old stories
• Crafting your own text
Session #2: Polishing
• Review of the story that you have crafted
• Tips on how to polish the story
Target Participants:
Open to both new and seasoned playwrights and/or prose writers who are fluent in English.Pre-Workshop Preparation:
- Please bring pen/pencil and paper or laptop for the writing exercises.
- Please have 2 fables/myths/legends/folktales in mind that you would like to adapt.