Newberry Adult Education Seminars will meet virtually via Zoom. For more information about the Newberry’s virtual seminars, including a Zoom tutorial, please see our Virtual Seminars FAQ page. If you have questions about online learning, please reach out to seminars@newberry.org.
Seminar Description
Ironically, mashing -- compression, constraint, and juxtaposition -- can be freeing! From using particular words or letters or doing 10 minute free-writes to pouring a lot of material into a tiny container, juxtapositions may include turning a meditation on mortality into a shopping list, a resignation letter into an obituary, an essay on loneliness into a Help Wanted Ad, or an elegy into a how-to manual. The payoff may be a warm-up, a piece worthy of publication, or both!
One session. Registration – $85
Julie Benesh is a business psychology professor and department chair at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and a writer of fiction and creative non-fiction. She has an MFA from Warren Wilson College's Program for Writers and a PhD in human and organizational systems.
Materials List
Required:
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A free digital course packet of additional material, compiled by the instructor and distributed electronically before the seminar begins.
First Reading:
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There is no reading assignment for this seminar.
Registration Information
Registration opens at 9 am (CST) on Wednesday, May 19th. Newberry Associates members at the Literati level and above will have access to early registration beginning May 12th at 10am. Learn more about membership benefits and becoming a Newberry Associate.
Please note: For more information about registration, including a guide to online registration, see our Registration Information page. Questions? Please contact seminars program staff via email at seminars@newberry.org.
We offer a 10% discount to members, seniors, and students.
This seminar is part of the Newberry’s Adult Education Seminars Program. Learn more about registering for a seminar, program policies, or teaching a seminar.