Cullman Center Institute for Teachers: Finding a Voice: A Creative Writing Workshop with Jordi Puntí

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Finding a Voice: A Creative Writing Workshop with Jordi Puntí

The German comedian Karl Valentin famously remarked, “Everything has already been said, but not yet by everyone.” New writers too often imitate or over-reach, as they search for a balance between tradition and a way of writing that is fresh and personal. Finding a “voice,” a distinctive means of expression, is a major achievement, but with each new project, the search begins again. In this workshop, we will consider “voice” in a number of writers – George Saunders, Junot Diaz, Alice Munro, Alberto Bolaño – and explore techniques to help participants find their own.

Jordi Puntí is an author, translator, and regular contributor to the Catalan and Spanish press. He lives in Barcelona and has published two collections of short stories and a memoir about his childhood in an industrial town in Spain in the 1970s. His first novel, Lost Luggage, was translated into sixteen languages and won the Spanish National Critics’ Award, the Catalan Booksellers Prize, and the Lletra d’Or. He is working at the Cullman Center on a novel inspired by the life of Xavier Cugat.

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  • Audience: Adults