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Ghosts!: Exploring Family & Memory as a Horror Story w/ Danielle Shaandiin Emerson

worshop Details

What is a ghost? What is a haunting, really? Where do ghosts come from? And how can we write stories from ghostly experiences and perspectives through memory and archive? Featuring YA works by Trang Thanh Tran and Cherie Dimaline.

Note: This workshop was previously scheduled for June 5th but has been moved to June 7th, Saturday, at 4-6 PM PT.

Workshop Leader

Danielle Shandiin Emerson is a Diné writer from Shiprock, New Mexico on the Navajo Nation. Her clans are Tłaashchi’i (Red Cheek People Clan), born for Ta’neezaahníí (Tangled People Clan). Her maternal grandfather is Ashííhí (Salt People Clan) and her paternal grandfather is Táchii’nii (Red Running into the Water People Clan). She has a B.A. in Education Studies and a B.A. in Literary Arts from Brown University.

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