Character backstories are integral to stitching the theme, character, and plot together. Participants will learn to create character profiles that breathe life into the story.
The writing workshop will examine the importance of a backstory and how it differs from the background of the story. Participants will also explore how to develop an individual voice for each character so that the characters differ from one another. There will be a short writing exercise.
Anitha Devi Pillai is an applied linguist, author, and a teacher-educator at NIE. She has authored and edited creative and non-creative fiction books as well as translated a historical fiction novel. She also loves writing poetry; some of her poems have made their way into classrooms in Singapore, India, Australia, Japan, and the Philippines. Her favourite form of writing is the short story, and she has edited four short story anthologies. Many of her works explore themes such as identity, heritage, and culture. Anitha is the President of the Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics and the Co-Director of the upcoming 16th International Conference on the Short Story in English.
VENUE: National Library Board (Possibility Room)
ADDRESS: 100 Victoria Street, Singapore 188064
EVENT WEBSTIE: Eventbrite (for registration)
DATE AND TIME
22 Mar 2023, 7.30pm-9pm