An online creative workshop with the title 'The Art of the Sentence' will take place on Friday April 19th, 2024, with the participation of Dr. Nathan Long (Stockton University, US). The online workshop will be held between 18:30-20:15 via the ZOOM platform.
The particular event is organized as part of the Stockton U-AUTh bilateral MOU agreement.
Language of the workshop: English.
**A certificate of attendance will be provided**
EVENT REGISTRATION: In order to ensure your online participation in the event, please fill in the form available here.
The ZOOM LINK to be used for the event will be sent to everyone registered. A certain number of ZOOM seats are available.
This event is organized by the Creative Workshop Series 'Transparent Windows' (School of English, AUTh).
Event Coordinator: Dr. Tatiani Rapatzikou (trapatz@enl.auth.gr)
For any further inquiries, do send your emails to: trapatz@enl.auth.gr (Dr. Tatiani Rapatzikou).
ΕVENT ABSTRACT
The Art of the Sentence (PowerPoint with interactive exercises). This workshop will explore various forms of sentence construction and techniques to make student sentences stronger, from use of syntax and placement of ideas, down to the final word. Students will have a chance to practice various forms of sentences and sentence revision, from the 6-word autobiography, to the 100-word sentence.
BIO INFORMATION
Nathan Alling Long’s work has won international competitions and appears on National Public Radio (US) and in over 100 publications, including Best Small Fictions 2023, Best Microfictions 2020, Electric Lit, Tin House, Story Quarterly, and The Sun. The Origin of Doubt, his collection of fifty short fictions, was a 2019 Lambda finalist; Nathan’s current manuscript was an Iowa Fiction Award semi-finalist and Hudson Fiction Manuscript Prize finalist. Other awards include a Truman Capote Literary Trust Fellowship, Virginia Commission of the Arts grant, a Mellon Foundation grant, and four Pushcart Prize nominations. He lives in Philadelphia (US) and teaches creative writing and women, gender, and sexuality courses at Stockton University in New Jersey.
