7/22 Class - Diversity and Inclusion Practices for Creative Writers with Tonya Todd - $32
Date: 7/22
Time: 4:00 pm - 6 pm PDT
Cost: $40/$32 for members
Class Level: Emerging - Advanced
Link and materials will be emailed at least 30 minutes before class.
We don’t live in a homogeneous society. Neither should our characters. Yet attempts at diversifying should avoid tokens and cardboard caricatures.
While underrepresented communities (persons of color, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, the elderly, etcetera) have been written and talked about, the impetus focusing on getting those individuals published and/or represented on the page and screen, it can be of help to have all writers become more diverse in their storytelling abilities. For a Caucasian to write a person of color, a straight cis author penning a believable, well-rounded, three-dimensional trans character, or an able-bodied person creating the physically impaired also boosts the visibility of underrepresented people.
In Crafting Diverse Characters for Inclusive Literature, we’ll cover why diversity matters and how to better incorporate it when writing fiction. This class will assist authors interested in expanding their content by educating them on how to do so with empathy and compassion. Attendees should leave class inspired to be more inclusive in their writing and educated enough to get started.
Your Instructor: Author and actress Tonya Todd plunged into Las Vegas, the Entertainment Capital of the World, young enough to immerse herself in bright lights, big city, and bigger dreams. Tonya is invested in Own Voices writing and diverse representation in both the literary and cinematic worlds she inhabits. Her involvement in the literary, theatre, and filmmaking communities provides a platform to champion marginalized artists and contributes toward an environment that embraces a variety of voices. In her role as host of The 52 Love Podcast, she interviewed a myriad of creatives dedicated to celebrating love and art in all its forms.
To connect with Tonya, follow her social media http://www.mstonyatodd.com/about/links/ and her IMDb page at imdb.me/TonyaTodd.
Date: 7/22
Time: 4:00 pm - 6 pm PDT
Cost: $40/$32 for members
Class Level: Emerging - Advanced
Link and materials will be emailed at least 30 minutes before class.
We don’t live in a homogeneous society. Neither should our characters. Yet attempts at diversifying should avoid tokens and cardboard caricatures.
While underrepresented communities (persons of color, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, the elderly, etcetera) have been written and talked about, the impetus focusing on getting those individuals published and/or represented on the page and screen, it can be of help to have all writers become more diverse in their storytelling abilities. For a Caucasian to write a person of color, a straight cis author penning a believable, well-rounded, three-dimensional trans character, or an able-bodied person creating the physically impaired also boosts the visibility of underrepresented people.
In Crafting Diverse Characters for Inclusive Literature, we’ll cover why diversity matters and how to better incorporate it when writing fiction. This class will assist authors interested in expanding their content by educating them on how to do so with empathy and compassion. Attendees should leave class inspired to be more inclusive in their writing and educated enough to get started.
Your Instructor: Author and actress Tonya Todd plunged into Las Vegas, the Entertainment Capital of the World, young enough to immerse herself in bright lights, big city, and bigger dreams. Tonya is invested in Own Voices writing and diverse representation in both the literary and cinematic worlds she inhabits. Her involvement in the literary, theatre, and filmmaking communities provides a platform to champion marginalized artists and contributes toward an environment that embraces a variety of voices. In her role as host of The 52 Love Podcast, she interviewed a myriad of creatives dedicated to celebrating love and art in all its forms.
To connect with Tonya, follow her social media http://www.mstonyatodd.com/about/links/ and her IMDb page at imdb.me/TonyaTodd.
Date: 7/22
Time: 4:00 pm - 6 pm PDT
Cost: $40/$32 for members
Class Level: Emerging - Advanced
Link and materials will be emailed at least 30 minutes before class.
We don’t live in a homogeneous society. Neither should our characters. Yet attempts at diversifying should avoid tokens and cardboard caricatures.
While underrepresented communities (persons of color, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, the elderly, etcetera) have been written and talked about, the impetus focusing on getting those individuals published and/or represented on the page and screen, it can be of help to have all writers become more diverse in their storytelling abilities. For a Caucasian to write a person of color, a straight cis author penning a believable, well-rounded, three-dimensional trans character, or an able-bodied person creating the physically impaired also boosts the visibility of underrepresented people.
In Crafting Diverse Characters for Inclusive Literature, we’ll cover why diversity matters and how to better incorporate it when writing fiction. This class will assist authors interested in expanding their content by educating them on how to do so with empathy and compassion. Attendees should leave class inspired to be more inclusive in their writing and educated enough to get started.
Your Instructor: Author and actress Tonya Todd plunged into Las Vegas, the Entertainment Capital of the World, young enough to immerse herself in bright lights, big city, and bigger dreams. Tonya is invested in Own Voices writing and diverse representation in both the literary and cinematic worlds she inhabits. Her involvement in the literary, theatre, and filmmaking communities provides a platform to champion marginalized artists and contributes toward an environment that embraces a variety of voices. In her role as host of The 52 Love Podcast, she interviewed a myriad of creatives dedicated to celebrating love and art in all its forms.
To connect with Tonya, follow her social media http://www.mstonyatodd.com/about/links/ and her IMDb page at imdb.me/TonyaTodd.