Author, educator, and Debt Collective fellow Kristin Collier will be offering a two-part writing workshop focussed on telling your debt story in short forms such as op-eds. The workshop will be loosely organized around the framework of “seeing red,” the unique, important ways in which borrowers, who live in the red, see the world, and the stories we must tell in order to build the world we deserve.

In part one of the workshop, we’ll look at sample writing, discuss focus, structure, language, and research, and do some writing and experimentation together. You’ll leave the session with a plan to write a short essay or op-ed about your experiences. In part two of the workshop, we’ll use our initial ideas to craft pitches for outlets, receive feedback, and talk about how we’ll support one another through the publication process.

Please join regardless of where you are in the process of talking or writing about your debt story. We welcome storytelling around debt of all kinds– not just student debt.

4:30–6:30 PM PST, 6:30–8:30 PM CST