FOBA 2026 - Genevieve Kaplan - Creative Writing For Book Artists

Focus on Book Arts 2026

Genevieve Kaplan
Creative Writing For Book Artists - Sunday, June 28, 2026

Read more about FOBA 2026 on their website!
https://focusonbookarts.org/2026-foba-conference/

Workshop Description:
During this generative writing workshop, we will brainstorm ideas, experiment with language, and tap into students’  linguistic creativity. We will consider contemporary examples of short literary works (poetry and short prose), and examine these texts from a writer’s (rather than just a reader’s) point of view.

We will pay special attention to elements of craft— what these authors do, and how they do it—and use our observations to guide us in making our own creative authorial choices. Over the course of the day, we will each draft at least three different texts for use in future book projects.

Note: This is a writing class, so we will not be making books, but I am creating this class with book artists in mind. We will generate texts with an eye toward using them in book projects, and some of the writing samples we discuss as models will incorporate visual, tactile, or interactive elements.

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

• Notebook, pen/pencil, and/or laptop (for in-class writing)