Write on the Edge: A Workshop at Coal Oil Point (Feb 24th & 25th)

Schedule:

Saturday, February 24 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Sunday, February 25 | 1 PM – 6 PM

In this two-day writing workshop, participants will interact with the landscape at Coal Oil Point Reserve, where the ocean meets the land in a series of ever-changing edges: dunes, lagoons, ponds, and channels create the dynamic intertidal zone. Participants will write about the different boundaries they observe in this liminal space, then return to the nature center to share their work. The workshop leaders will provide short readings and instruction in writing with and about the ecology of a place. The final day of the workshop will culminate in an open mic reading of the work students produced during the workshop.

Dr. Marlene Zuk '77 (CCS Biology) graduated from the UCSB College of Creative Studies Biology program in 1977. She is now the Regents Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota. Her research in behavioral ecology and evolutionary biology has received prestigious awards, including the 2015 Edward O. Wilson Naturalist Award. Dr. Zuk is the author of several popular science books, including her latest, Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test: How Behavior Evolves and Why It Matters. CCS W&L Faculty Kara Mae Brown teaches in the College of Creative Studies Writing & Literature major and the Writing Program. She teaches courses on creative writing, science writing for the public, and web content. Professor Brown writes short fiction and nonfiction. Her work has most recently appeared in About Place and Pop Matters.

Space in the workshop is limited! Please register ASAP: https://forms.gle/WgW2nF8DwE6cHr7J8

Students who successfully complete the workshop will earn 2 units of W&L CS 199: Writing & Literature Independent Study