Let’s explore character creation in a thoughtful way! In this two-session workshop, Mixed Latine award-winning author Alex Temblador of Writing An Identity Not Your Own will discuss one of the most contentious topics in creative writing: crafting a character whose identity is not your own. We will examine bias and how it might make its way into the text through stereotypes, harmful storyline tropes, character descriptions, and dialogue. Then, we will discuss how a writer might approach writing main, secondary, and tertiary characters who have historically marginalized identities.

WORKSHOP DATES: Tuesday(s), May 6 & 13, 2025 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. cst via Zoom

COST: Nonmember: $135; Member: $115; Student/Educator/Mil $80

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

Alex Temblador is the Mixed Latine award-winning author of Writing An Identity Not Your Own. She is a contributor to Living Beyond Borders: Growing Up Mexican in America and Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology, among other publications. Alex has spoken about diversity in the literary world with Macmillan Publishers, Texas Library Association, and many other festivals, conferences, and universities. Alex lives in Dallas, where she is the Executive Director of Write Here DFW.