February 27, 2016
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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