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Saturday, May 11 • 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Writing About Addiction
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In this session, we will talk about the craft of writing characters who are struggling with addiction, whether the addiction is to drugs, alcohol, emotional, or even to a relationship. We will look at various excerpts, including "Unmanageable" by Lucia Berlin and "The Copenhagen Trilogy" by Tove Ditlevsen. You will also hear about the presenter’s own experience writing about, among other forms of addiction, heroin in her novel I Could Live Here Forever, as well as what the publishing experience was like. The session will conclude with a writing exercise stemming from the conversation about addiction and characters' motivations, desires, wants, and needs.
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Hanna Halperin

Hanna Halperin is the author of the novels, Something Wild and I Could Live Here Forever. Something Wild won the 2021 Edward Lewis Wallant Award and was a finalist for the 2021 National Jewish Book Award for Debut Fiction. Her stories have been published in The Kenyon Review, n+1... Read More →

Saturday May 11, 2024 4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT
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  Nonfiction   Fiction   The Writer's Life   Publishing and Promotion

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