WEBINAR | Taste and See: Using Food So Readers Can Experience Your Stories
September 24 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EDT
A sensual medium, food can serve as a metaphor to show, not tell, stories of belonging or exclusion, joy or trauma, passion or comfort.
For Food Writing, Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
Included in the Season Pass
Who doesn’t love to eat? Culinary imagery is not just for food journalists or restaurant reviewers. Food is a metaphor and cultural touchstone, and the flavors, aromas, and experiences of sharing meals can bring life to many other kinds of narratives, bringing richness, texture, and sensory depth to scenes.
In this 90-minute webinar, examine scenes of fiction and creative nonfiction that use descriptions of food in surprising ways. Then expand your toolkit by practicing using these techniques in your own storytelling.
In this webinar, you will:
- READ fiction and creative nonfiction that use food in scenes
- EXAMINE what makes these examples resonate with readers
- TRY an exercise in unexpected ways to write about food
- DISCOVER how food can serve as metaphor to show, not tell, stories of belonging, trauma, and desire
- LEAVE with new techniques to bring sensory richness to your own narratives
This webinar is ideal for beginning and intermediate writers…
- write fiction or creative nonfiction (essay or memoir)
- want to learn food writing techniques that bring new sensory experiences to their stories
- want to bridge food and literary writing
- are looking for fresh ways to use sensory detail
- are food lovers who want to bring their passion for eating and cooking to the page
- are writing about family, memory, identity, or place and want a new entry point
Closed captioning is available. ✔
All registrants receive the recording. ✔
ABOUT YOUR PRESENTER
A conversational speaker whose love of food and writing shine through, Grace Hwang Lynch is a journalist, essayist, and community builder with an eye for Asian American culture and food. Her work can be found on outlets including Tin House, Catapult, and NPR and her food memoir How to Cook Rice: On the Care and Feeding of an Immigrant Family is coming in January 2027. Follow her on Instagram @gracehwanglynch or at gracehwanglynch.com.
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