S195.
Writing the Monster
Saturday, March 11, 2023
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm
Five authors discuss writing monsters across multiple genres, considering ways monsters can be used to explore queerness and transness, disability, domestic abuse, cultural traditions, patriarchy, colonialism, white supremacy, and other concerns. Looking at monstrous figures like La Llorona, the minotaur, witches, ghouls, internet demons, and sea hags, panelists will discuss ways monsters can subvert narrative expectations, reveal socio-historical concerns and moral panics, and ensorcell readers.
Participants
Rebecca Lehmann's poetry collections include Ringer (Pitt Poetry Series) and Between the Crackups (Salt). Her poetry and nonfiction have appeared in Tin House, Copper Nickel, Ploughshares, and other venues. She is assistant professor at Saint Mary's College, and editor of the journal Couplet Poetry.
Oliver de la Paz is the author of six books of poetry. His most recent book, The Diaspora Sonnets, is forthcoming in 2023 with Liveright Press. A founding member of Kundiman, he teaches at the College of the Holy Cross and in the low-res MFA program at PLU.
aureleo sans is a Colombian-American, queer writer who lives in San Antonio. In 2022, she was a Sewanee Writers' Conference Scholar, a Lambda Literary fellow, a Tin House Scholar, and a Periplus fellow. Her work has appeared in Shenandoah, Salamander, Electric Literature, Fractured Lit, and elsewhere.
A. Rafael Johnson
K.C. Mead-Brewer
