Living Hyphen is proud to partner with children’s author and arts educator Linh S. Nguyễn in her new workshop aimed at writing practices that stem from the body.
Her teaching methods rely on pleasure and paying attention to what surfaces unplanned (aligned with adrienne maree brown's "emergent strategy"). Desire and emergence are treated as entry points to making art, which ensures an accessible space for beginners or those who might not consider themselves writers or artists.
As we move through a precarious world, it is important to notice our bodies, entanglements, emotions, and the places where we take root and grow. Knowing that everything is in flux—including our homes and our selves—the most essential skill is to honour what matters in any given moment. Learn to be present and write from wherever you’re at.
Participants will be guided through emergent practice, embodiment, and love as a way of knowing (Audre Lorde) as it relates to creative work. No experience necessary, all writing and art supplied will be provided. Just bring yourself and be present!
About Your Facilitator: Linh S. Nguyen
Linh S. Nguyễn is a children’s author and arts-based workshop facilitator. Her debut novel, NO PLACE LIKE HOME (HarperCollins ‘23) is now available at bookstores! Linh recently graduated with her MPhil in Arts, Creativity and Education at the University of Cambridge, studying decolonial methodologies, feminist pedagogies, and new materialist theories to foreground non-western ways of knowing and being. She completed her HBA at the University of Toronto in English, Writing & Rhetoric, and Creative Expression & Society and works part-time with Indigenous Services Canada as a policy analyst in the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch.
Location
130 Spadina Avenue | Suite 702
ABOUT FINANCIAL ACCESSIBILITY
At Living Hyphen, we strive to make all our initiatives financially sustainable while also maintaining artistic independence and ensuring accessibility for our community. Our creative workshops will always have a few subsidized pricing options for those experiencing financial hardship.