8-Week: Myth as Metaphor in Fiction

They say every story has already been told, but we can use this to our advantage. Fiction can reference myths and archetypes to create resonance in the work, and on a larger scale even model plots upon stories so deeply embedded in the popular psyche that they will ring with uncanny familiarity and strange truth, and allow writers to retell ancient tales with a refreshing twist. In this workshop we'll study stories and novels that allude to myths and classics and apply these metaphorical echoes to our work. Participants can expect craft lessons and guidance in close reading as well as critique on submitted work.