Study Program of English Literature, Department of Language and Literature, Faculty of Cultural Studies (FCS) Universitas Brawijaya (UB) held a Guest Lecture of Creative Writing raised the theme of ‘Short Story Review’ by Tia Setiadi as the speaker. He is a writer, a poet, and also an essayist.
This guest lecture took place on Saturday (10/31/2020) at 10.00 a.m and was hosted by Sri Utami Budi, M.A., as the moderator through the Zoom platform, attended by 40 participants who were lecturers and several students of the Study Program of English Literature who took Creative Writing courses.
At the beginning of his presentation, Tia Setiadi discussed the Art of Prose Writing, Learning from Techniques, and the Success of the Novel the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. He discussed the themes, characters’ creation, language magic, choosing the point of view of the Alchemist novel and setting, and the Chinese box technique. The presentation was closed with a question-and-answer session.
This Guest Lecture aimed to provide students with enlightenment in writing good short stories.
Tia Setiadi said, “Simplicity in writing is important.”
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