[Commlist] Call for Applicants: Toronto Writing Workshop - Writing Creative Non-Fiction for Academics

*The Toronto Humanities at Large Workshop: Writing Creative Non-Fiction 
for Academics *


      Application Deadline: 25 April

We invite applications from academics in humanities disciplines to 
participate in a week-long intensive workshop in writing creative 
non-fiction. The Toronto Workshop is designed for academic writers who 
wish to reach a broader public. Participants will be given strategies 
for writing for different audiences and for disseminating their work in 
non-academic channels, and will learn strategies drawn from creative 
non-fiction, such as narrative structure, character development, voice, 
and point of view.


        Apply here: https://humanities.utoronto.ca/funding/24316

Instructors: *Eva-Lynn Jagoe *is an Associate Professor of Comparative 
Literature and Spanish. She is the author of /Take Her, She’ s Yours, /a 
forthcoming nonfiction memoir, and teaches courses on critical and 
creative nonfiction. She has been co-organizer of this workshop, as well 
as of Banff Research in Culture. *Gretchen Bakke *is a professional 
editor and writer with extensive experience writing for both academic 
and non-academic readership. Author of /The Grid: The Fraying Wires 
between Americans and our Energy Future /(a 2016 Bill Gates pick) Bakke 
is currently a Visiting Professor of Anthropology at Humboldt University 
in Berlin.

A version of this workshop was offered in May 2016. Here's what 
participants in that workshop had to say:


“I learned things that will help me in practical ways, but it was also 
an energizing experience that I think has made me braver as a writer. 
The content was terrific and beautifully delivered by the instructors, 
but the participants were also wonderful, so the overall atmosphere was 
just really conducive to pushing myself outside of my comfort zone (in 
the good ways).”


“This has definitely helped me approach my academic work with fresh eyes 
and energy. I also know that it will help me as a teacher trying to work 
with my students on their writing, so that’s a bonus. That’s what I’d 
tell others who are interested. (I’m going to be honest: if people ask 
me about this I’ll be a total evangelist: “You should go!! It will 
change your life!” and so on.)”


“This workshop far exceeded my expectations. I really did not know what 
to expect. But the group was extraordinary—very supportive. The 
organizers deserve awards for creating such a warm, supportive, and 
liberating atmosphere. The instructors worked to make all of us feel 
free, and gave us structured, targeted help for thinking about our 
projects and our writing.”

Application Process: The workshop is limited to 14 spaces, with 
preference given to mid- level (Associate) professors, though other 
applications will be considered. To apply, please send the following: 1) 
500-word proposal of what writing you want to do (or are already doing) 
in this area and why; 2) 1-page CV. Applications should be submitted 
through the JHI website at: https://humanities.utoronto.ca/funding/24316


Please feel free to write to Eva-Lynn Jagoe ((e.jagoe /at/ utoronto.ca) 
<mailto:(e.jagoe /at/ utoronto.ca)>) or Gretchen Bakke 
((gretchen.bakke /at/ hu-berlin.de) <mailto:(gretchen.bakke /at/ hu-berlin.de)>)for 
further information about the nature and structure of this workshop.


This workshop is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 
for the Humanities and the Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) at the 
University of Toronto, through the JHI’s Mellon-funded Humanities at 
Large initiative. As a result, there is no tuition.

Out-of-town participants (i.e., non-University of Toronto participants) 
are eligible for limited funding support toward the costs of travel and 
accommodation on a reimbursement basis. If you have questions about this 
funding, please contact JHI Director, Professor Alison Keith 
((jhi.director /at/ utoronto.ca) <mailto:(jhi.director /at/ utoronto.ca)>)

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