Worth 1,000 Words: Using Data to Create Narratives

with Kevin O'Rourke

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

In Person

Open to all levels

4 Sessions

Start Date: July 20, 2023
End Date: August 10, 2023
Day of Week: Thursday
Time: 7:10pm - 9:10pm PT
Capacity: 15 seats
Member Price: $216.00
General Price: $240.00

In this course, we'll look at a variety of data—from baseball stats, to COVID-19 charts, to financial info—to examine the storytelling possibilities that data offers. What insights, for example, might looking at gross domestic product statistics reveal? Is it RBI or RBIs? How can a better understanding of data, in turn, lead to a better understanding of one's subject matter? We'll examine data as a group, read data-centric writing, and work on our own projects.

Registration dates:

June 5: Scholarship Donation Day (Learn more.)

June 6: Member registration opens

June 13: General registration opens

Kevin O’Rourke

Kevin O’Rourke

He/Him

Kevin O’Rourke lives in Seattle, where he works in tech and writes about health. His first book, the essay collection As If Seen at an Angle, was published by Tinderbox Editions; he is currently working on several follow-up projects, including a book about surviving suicide. Other writing has appeared in the LA Review of Books, Kenyon Review, and Think Global Health, among others. Learn more at kforourke.com.

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