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Sunday, May 12 • 12:15pm - 1:15pm
An Introduction to Epistolary Horror
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Epistolary Horror is a genre of writing that creates suspense and terror through documents such as letters, diary entries, medical reports, radio transcripts, captain's logs, and social media posts. In this session, we'll bridge the gap between fiction and academic analysis of the genre to synthesize craft takeaways for writers. We'll examine the rise of digital campfires, remediated folklore, voice and perspective, and reader contracts in epistolary horror. All writers are welcome, regardless of if you've written horror before. Attendees will leave this session with notes on multiple craft approaches to the genre of epistolary horror, as well as a resource library with corresponding academic texts, fiction readings, and writing prompts.
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Marcella Haddad

Instructor, GrubStreet
Marcella Haddad (she/her) is the author of SIDEWINDER (Gateway Literary Press) and WITCH HOUSE (Ghost City Press). She received her MFA from UMass Amherst and her poetry has been nominated for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize. She is the editor in chief of Palette Poetry and... Read More →

Sunday May 12, 2024 12:15pm - 1:15pm EDT
Franklin
  Fiction

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