The student-run workshop, Dialogue, has rebooted and is back with a Vengeance. Organized by MFA fiction student, Tristan Durst, Dialogue meets monthly. Almost two dozen students attended the January meeting, Dialogue3: Dialogue with a Vengeance, with all three writing genres well represented.
Tristan creates a clever name for each session to set the tone of fun and wit, food is provided, and the workshop is kept casual. Volunteers read a few pages of their work aloud, and all are invited to give initial thoughts and reactions. Because Butler MFAs are all supportive of each other’s writing goals, the feedback is encouraging and the authors are appreciative.
Though many benefit from the workshop, perhaps the biggest draw of Dialogue is the community of writers. More time is spent in conversation, discussing writer and student life, and general shenanigans. Tristan says, “It’s a chance to meet people outside your genre or year, to share your work in an environment less intimidating than a formal workshop setting, and it’s just a nice way to unwind on Friday night.”
Come for food, come for laughs, or come for feedback. Whatever your reason, Dialogue is a great place to be. Dialogue IV: A New Hope will meet this Friday, February 19th, 6:00 at the ECCW.