Bulgaria Celebrates National Awakeners’ Day
On 1 November, Bulgaria honours the legacy of its educators, writers and national revivalists - those who awakened a sense of Bulgarian identity in troubled times
Write out of the box!
Society | March 27, 2018, Tuesday // 12:56
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Stories are part of our lives, we learn with them, we expand our imagination. We identify with their amazing and interesting characters and see ourselves in their struggles and victories. Don’t we?
Well, this might be true if you are not part of the LGTBIQ+ community, a woman, fat, black or from any other oppressed group.
This workshop is centered in how representation affects us and how diversity is important in literature. We will make writing exercises to stimulate our imagination and open the discussion about diversity and inclusion in literature.
If you like writing or you just are interested in this topic we wait for you in Fabrika Autonomia. 30th March at 19.00.
The event will be in english with help and translation in Bulgarian!
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