A writer of Uruguayan origins, Caro De Robertis is the author of seven books, including Cantoras, The Palace of Eros, and  So Many Stars: an Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color. Their works have been translated into seventeen languages and have received numerous awards, including the Golden Poppy Octavia E. Butler Award, two Stonewall Book Awards, Italy’s Rhegium Julii Prize, and the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature, which they were the first openly nonbinary person to receive. They are co-curator of the current exhibition “Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements” at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and a professor at San Francisco State University. They live in Oakland with their two children.

Writing the Erotic, a Craft Talk

In this craft talk, we’ll explore the power of weaving threads of the erotic into our narratives, not just in sex scenes, but as an intrinsic part of how characters experience their bodies, desires, and everyday lives. Through group reading, discussion, and generative writing, we’ll explore both the ideas that fuel our writing and strategies for bringing it to life. 

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