Writing with Wisahketchahk: Trickster Tales and Creative Writing Prompts

In this workshop, we'll look at the Wisahketchahk stories recorded by Leonard Bloomfield in the book "Sacred Stories of the Sweet Grass Cree" (available online) and other trickster tales, exploring various kinds of creative activities that can turn readers into writers, helping students to engage more deeply with the stories. We'll try some microwriting like 6-word stories and 36-word stories, along with different ways of re-telling trickster tales for new audiences. To learn something about 6-word stories, you can take a look at the 6-Word Story presentation from earlier this month: https://padlet.com/laurakgibbs/maskwacis6

Presenter:

Laura Gibbs taught mythology and folklore courses at the University of Oklahoma for 20+ years.
She recently retired, and now she writes full-time. You can find out more about her work at LauraGibbs.net

Cost: Free

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/Q5isfJsLHe2bHcqF8

This is part of the Maskwacis Cultural College Microlearning Series and is open to the public.
Contact Manisha Khetarpal by email  mkhetarpal@mccedu.ca or call toll free: 1 866 585 3925