Taste and Smell: Food Writing that Activates the Senses
Class Description
Food writing is an increasingly valuable form of nonfiction in today’s world. From food blogs to nostalgic essays, food writing evokes the essential elements of community that mark positive human interaction. And they go even further in terms of practicality. Those little stories at the beginning of online recipes serve not only to pull in readers who might like to try the recipe—they give recipe’s owner a pathway to copyright.
This workshop will introduce participants to food writing that involves all five senses and appeals to a wide array of audience palates. You will write and workshop a short essay connecting food to memory, and look at pathways to publishing your essay, either as part of an online recipe or as a personal essay.
Price
This Workshop is operating on a sliding scale. You may purchase the class at a rate you feel financially comfortable with, up to the maximum class cost of $50. All students will receive the same instruction regardless of payment.
Use the checkout process as-is to pay the full $50 for the course. To adjust the price during checkout, please enter the desired price in the promo code box, between $10 and $40, using the format FOOD##. For example, to pay $30, enter FOOD30 into the promo code box. Please reach out to us if you need assistance.
Available Promo Codes
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Dates & Times
This workshop meets on Saturday, November 14th, from 2 – 4 pm.
Materials Required
Participants should bring writing material (paper or digital), but pencils and paper will be provided for anyone who does not bring anything.
About the Instructor - Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal
Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal (they/them) writes queer, working-class prose and poetry. Their work has won the Plaza Short Story Prize; been a finalist for the AWP Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction, BOA Editions Short Fiction Prize, Iron Horse Literary Review/Texas Tech University Press First Book Prize, the Press 53 Award for Short Fiction, the Kinder-Crump Award for Short Fiction at Pleiades, the Charles Simic Poetry Prize, and the Saints + Sinners LGBTQ Short Fiction Prize, among others; and longlisted for the W.S. Porter Prize at Regal House Publishing.
Bradshaw-Mittal’s work has been supported by Community of Writers, MASS MoCA, the Vermont Studio Center, Sundress Academy for the Arts, and Tin House. In 2026, they received a Lydia McCain Artist Fellowship from Erie Arts and Culture. They hold a BA in English from Sam Houston State University, an MFA in Fiction from Texas State University, and a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Mississippi.