What is a story without place? In this generative, two-hour writing workshop, we’ll explore place as both the internal landscapes within our bodies and the spaces around us. Participants are encouraged to bring a writing notebook, pen, and a curious mind. No writing experience is necessary. 

Please note: This workshop is designed for participants who identify as people of color.

Led by Artist-in-Residence, Jen Shen

About Jen:

Jen is a Korean American writer and mental health advocate based in Portland, Oregon, entering into her eleventh year in recovery from alcoholism and bulimia. Her writing focuses on her addiction, exploring the impacts of identity, race, and intergenerational trauma. Through her work, Jen hopes to reach communities of color to destigmatize the stigmatized, decolonize shame, and encourage healing. She is the recipient of HrStry’s 2022 Eunice Williams Nonfiction Prize and has received fellowships from Anaphora Arts and Fishtrap. In 2021, she published a zine through zines + things and her essays can be found, or are forthcoming, in Oregon Humanities, aaduna, and The Rumpus.