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The goal of this class is to create space for Black, Indigenous, and POC writers to analyze and practice applying BIPOC cultural interpretations of fiction craft elements. While it is true that more contemporary writers are featuring racially diverse characters in their stories, it’s still the case that our culturally specific understandings of story are often left unexplored. What is a First Nations perspective on worldbuilding? What does the first person voice have to offer for Black city girl experiences? And how might we apply these understandings of craft to our own stories? First, we’ll close-read and discuss excerpts of stories that address these questions such as Future Home of The Living God by Louise Erdrich and “Virgins” by Danielle Evans (session one); then, between sessions one and two, we’ll draft our own excerpts; finally, we’ll close out our time together with workshop (session two). (By “workshop” I mean reading your classmates’ writing and analyzing their decisions as a way of offering ideas helpful for improving and supporting the writing of everyone involved.) If reading this description excites you, this class is for you, my friend.