workshops
Creative Writing Workshop
A workshop with an introduction to flash fiction and creative writing in English is open to all students. Creative writing tasks will be available in all six languages.
You are invited to join us in an exploration of creative writing, try out different techniques and discuss ideas. All you need is words and your imagination! Expressing yourself in a foreign or second language might seem challenging, but it can often be a most liberating experience where language is used as a medium that allows for freedom of expression.
Bring your protagonist(s) to life through dialogue, descriptive passages and emotive language. Appeal to the senses. Observe. Look at the little, everyday things that attract attention and can have special value. Use extended metaphors and stylistic devices, zoom in or zoom out. For more creative tips and practice tasks, join us on …
Thursday, October 27th, 16:30 to 19:00
venue: seminar room 50113, 1st floor, Geiwi-Turm, Innrain 52b, Innrain Campus
contact: interplayPhilKult@uibk.ac.at
Please confirm your participation by email and indicate the language(s) you would like to work with.
Student-led Workshops
What?
- Free creative writing club – from students for students hosted by StV Englisch Lehramt
- Regular writing workshops
- Anything goes! Prose, poems, articles, poetry slams – all with one overarching topic (“flavour of the month”)
When & Where?
Thursday, October 27th, 16:30 to 19:00 (in English & tasks in more languages)
venue: seminar room 50113, 1st floor, Geiwi-Turm, Innrain 52b, Innrain Campus
Thursdays from 18:00 to 20:00 (in English)
November 10th & 24th, December 15th, January 12th
venue: TBA
Who?
- You! And all students of the University of Innsbruck who would like to write creatively in English – regardless of their field of study
Anything else?
- Writing materials are provided – but if you’d like to, you can bring your laptop
- Any questions? stv-la.englisch@oeh.cc
- Sign up here: https://forms.gle/tTBPpCNNLEeM7uJ46
contact: stv-la.englisch@oeh.cc