Workshop: Meta Fiction with Helen Hagemann Friday 4th March

Prose Workshop: Meta Fiction with Helen Hagemann @ the Fremantle Arts Centre, Friday, 4th March 1pm-3pm.  This workshop will look at the elements that make a work meta-fictional incl. the many variations. The class will read excerpts from meta-fiction by Debra Adelaide (The Women's Pages) and Thea Astley (Drylands). Writers will be given a long list of works to discover this genre for themselves, as well as 2-3 writing exercises. 

Venue: Fremantle Arts Centre, Room 3

Time: 1-3pm

Cost:  OOTA $20  - NON-OOTA $25 (ask for membership form to save).

What is Meta Fiction?

 Meta-fiction refers to fictional works that draw attention to the fact that they are a work of fiction.

 
Metafiction is a literary device used self-consciously and systematically to draw attention to a work's status as an artefact. It poses questions about the relationship between fiction and reality, usually using irony and self-reflection. It can be compared to presentational theatre, which does not let the audience forget it is viewing a play; metafiction forces readers to be aware that they are reading a fictional work.

A guide to understanding meta-fiction.

    A story about a writer who creates a story

    A story that features itself (as a narrative or as a physical object) as its own prop or MacGuffin

    A story containing another work of fiction within itself

    A story addressing the specific conventions of story, such as title, character conventions,

    paragraphing or plots

    A novel where the narrator intentionally exposes him or herself as the author of the story

    A book in which the book itself seeks interaction with the reader

    A story in which the readers of the story itself force the author to change the story

    Narrative footnotes, which continue the story while commenting on it

    A story in which the characters are aware that they are in a story

    A story in which the characters make reference to the author or his previous work

Reference:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metafiction

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Workshop: Fast Fiction Friday @ the FAC 19th February 2016

Prose Workshop: Fast Fiction Friday with Helen Hagemann @ the Fremantle Arts Centre, Friday, 19th February 1pm-3pm.  This workshop is a 'Guide to Outlining and Writing a Novel in 30 Days'. Class to read various examples and texts as well as writers will be given the ways and means to start a novel.

National Novel Writing Month (often shortened to NaNoWriMo, "na-noh-RY-moh"),^[2] is an annual, Internet-based creative writing project that takes place during the month of November. NaNoWriMo challenges participants to write 50,000 words (the minimum number of words for a novel) from November 1 until the deadline at 11:59PM on November 30. The goal of NaNoWriMo is to get people writing and keep them motivated throughout the process. The website provides participants with tips for writer's block, local places writers participating in NaNoWriMo are meeting, and an online community of support. The idea is to focus on completion instead of perfection. NaNoWriMo focuses on the length of a work rather than the quality, encouraging writers to finish their first draft so that it can later be edited at the author's discretion.^[3] NaNoWriMo's main goal is to encourage creativity worldwide.^[4] The project started in July 1999 with 21 participants, but by the 2010 event, over 200,000 people took part and wrote a total of over 2.8 billion words.^[5]
Writers wishing to participate first register on the project's website, where they can post profiles and information about their novels, including synopses and excerpts. Word counts are validated on the site, with writers submitting a copy of their novel for automatic counting. Municipal leaders and regional forums help connect local writers, holding writing events and providing encouragement.

Reference:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Novel_Writing_Month

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