Embodied Narratives fuses the core ethos of Where We Come From: Ethnoautobiography - decolonized, anti-racist approaches to writing in community and applies it to an anti-MFA/anti-traditional workshop and critique model of how feedback is given while working on book-length works in progress.
Affectionately called “Embers” - this thirteen week workshop meets weekly on Wednesdays nights, beginning with a week of introductions and co-working, followed by two people bringing in thirty pages of new material each week for four rounds.
Limited to six participants, each person receives oral and written feedback from their fellows as well as the workshop facilitator. We also offer the option of having your oral feedback recorded via Zoom.
WHEN and HOW:
We will gather on Zoom for Thirteen Wednesdays, from 5:00-7:00pm PST/8:00-10:00pm EST beginning May 21, 2025.
ACCESS:
We are dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices and empowering stories that truly reflect the diversity of our world. To uplift those most impacted by dominant culture, this course will prioritize folx identifying as BIPOC with the goal of holding a safe space.
COST:
$1250-1750 (sliding scale—please read below)
Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Suggested Cost:
To create intentional space and support for BIPOC attendees, we ask that you pay in light of your financial privileges and with a JEDI spirit (!)
Here are a few guidelines:
$1750 – you have reliable sources of food, shelter, and transportation; are employed or financially secure; have regular access to healthcare and savings; can spend recreationally at your discretion (e.g. enjoy a concert, new clothes, a great meal).
***Paying this amount also means you are able to support another BIPOC with limited resources who would like to join this course.
$1500 – you have some debt like student loans or a mortgage that sometimes compromises stability with food, shelter, and/or transportation; are employed; have some access to healthcare and savings; can spend recreationally.
$1250 – you have some debt that sometimes compromises stability with food, shelter, and/or transportation; are employed; have some access to healthcare and savings; can spend recreationally.
Contact us if you cannot afford to pay full price but would like to discuss payment plans, work-exchange/trade opportunities, or other options.
Anya Pearson (she/her/we) is an award-winning playwright, poet, screenwriter, producer, actress, and activist. A ‘21-22 Hodder Fellow at Princeton University, she is currently finishing her debut collection of poetry, writing a novel, three pilots, a feature, launching a BIPOC-owned wearable activism clothing label, and constantly plotting, planning, devising, creating, imagining, and revising visions of a better, more just world. Her plays include: THE MEASURE OF INNOCENCE (The Kilroys List, Drammy Award, Finalist: Oregon Book Award), MADE TO DANCE IN BURNING BUILDINGS (Showcase: Joe’s Pub, NYC; STT, Portland, OR), THE KILLING FIELDS (2018 Orphic Commission; Valdez Theatre Conference; Seven Devils New Play Foundry; Great Plains Theatre Conference), WITHOUT A FORMAL DECLARATION OF WAR (PCS Commission, Seven Devils, JAW, Great Plains), THREE LOVE SONGS (Play at Home Initiative, PCS). A spoonie. A survivor. A single mother. A body alive with multiple nexuses of marginalized identity and sediments of trauma, Anya is passionate about helping others find their voice through the transformational power of story.
