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‘Writing Queer'
workshops slated
for 3 p.m. Sunday
A group of four authors,
including University alumni,
will teach interactive
workshops on gay fiction
By Jennifer Sudick
Freelance Editor
A group of four authors will lead
workshops at the University this Sun
day as part of its whirlwind seven-stop
tour of the Northwest.
"Writing Queer," an event featuring
interactive workshops, readings and
free food, will touch on topics includ
ing gender and gay eroticism.
Author Trebor Healey, who organ
ized the tour, said he is most excited
about speaking in Eugene because he
will have the opportunity to host work
shops as well as read from his book,
'Through it Came Bright Colors."
"When I was young, becoming a
writer was this big mystery," he said.
"I want to encourage people who are
writing, and for those who aren't
writing, I want to get them to read —
to give them some real-world
knowledge."
Healey and presenting authors
Dan Boyle, Marshall Moore and Jim
Tushinski met through their joint
publisher, The Haworth Press, Inc.
The tour begins Saturday in
Olympia, Wash., and ends Feb. 16 in
Bellingham, Wash. Tushinski said
the University is the only stop where
authors will host workshops and
give readings.
"It gives us a chance to try a number
of things, which is kind of fun,"
Tushinski said. "I am interested in
hearing what other people have to say."
Tushinski will lead a workshop
with Boyle entided, "Genre: Memoir
vs. Fiction." He said he is looking
forward to examining differences
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between memoir and fiction and
helping writers examine their per
ceptions of gender.
"I low easy is it to write in a point of
view of gender or from a gender that
doesn't even exist?" he said. "That
makes you look at gender very differ
ently because you are thinking out
side the box."
Healey, who has hosted work
shops at the University of Georgia
and Kent State, said he wants to
stretch common perceptions of
genre so authors don't feel trapped
in one style of writing.
"Gender is something we should
get people thinking about," he said. "I
want to take erotica into new areas
and deal with it in a way that isn't so
obvious."
Boyle, author of "Huddle," a novel
about nine gay flag football players,
said the event's themes revolve
around serious social issues.
"Gay fiction isn't just pulpy fiction
about gay men having sex," the Uni
versity alumnus said. "I am going to
discuss how to make a novel so it is
erotic and not pornographic."
Boyle added that although his writ
ing falls under the genre of "gay fic
tion," he avoids labeling himself as
one specific type of writer.
"I don't consider myself a gay nov
elist," he said. "1 consider myself an
Irish Catholic person who grew up in
the Pacific Northwest who happens to
be a gay writer."
Workshops begin at 3 p.m. Sun
day in the EMU River Rooms, fol
lowed by readings and a question
and-answer session at 6 p.m. in the
EMU International Lounge. The
event is free, and an RSVP is request
ed by calling 346-1134.
Contact the freelance editor
at jennHersudick@dailyemerald.com.
Friday
IRC Winter Film Festival featuring “El Hijo de la
Novia,” 7 p.m., EMU International Lounge.
Oregon Ballroom Dance, 7:30 p.m., Room 220,
Gerlinger Hall, $4 University students and faculty,
$5 general public.
Critical theory lecture featuring University of Cali
fornia at Santa Cruz historian James Clifford,
Room 375,4 p.m., McKenzie Hall.
Film, “Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq
War,” 7:30 p.m., Feb. 8,100 Willamette Hall.
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