Deviance Is an Heirloom: Writing Workshop With Shayna Stock
Description
In this generative workshop, you'll write from the art, words and stories of queer people from history. We'll play at locating ourselves in a lineage of deviance, creativity, resistance and desire.Additional Information
This is an online program. Register to receive a reminder and any other resources.
If you don’t have a valid Saskatchewan library card (from all regional libraries) and would like to register, please email programs@reginalibrary.ca with your contact information and the program you are interested in attending.
A fragment is an invitation to duet. When a branch is severed, what can we grow there instead? What seeds did our ancestors plant and how can we tend them? In this generative writing workshop, you'll write from the art, words and stories of queer people from history. We'll play at locating ourselves in a lineage of deviance, creativity, resistance and desire. Followed by a short introductory talk, the workshop will focus on providing inspiration and time for participants to write.
This program is offered in celebration of Pride month and is in partnership with the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild.
Presenter Information:
Shayna Stock (she/they) grew up on the shores of Lake Huron and now lives in Regina/Treaty 4. They write about queer lineage, belonging, family and deviance. Shayna has performed spoken word at venues across the country, and their poetry has been published in Room, Foglifter, Grain, CV2 and elsewhere. When she’s not writing poems, she’s writing policies, swimming anywhere, cuddling dogs, and loving big.
When
Jun 18 2026, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Where
Online, Zoom 1
Event Type
Learn and Personal Interest
Topic
Writing and Publishing
