Art at the Intersections: Translating Between Mediums

Meet Your Workshop Lead

Safiyya “Saff” Bintali

Safiyya “Saff” Bintali is a freelance writer, an illustrator, and a college student double-majoring in English – Creative Writing and in Secondary Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her short stories have been published in Beyond ThoughtYou Might Need to Hear This, and Bridge Eight Press, and her comic art in I Don’t Do Comics. In her free time, she enjoys reading (especially comics!), gaming, hiking, and studying classic cars. You can find her on her website at www.safiyyabintali.com.

The Workshop

One piece of art can be “translated” into many mediums–from plays to poems, novel excerpts to comics, story to dance. By translating our work, we can more deeply connect with the intersections of our creative self and explore new ways to adapt our work into new forms. This 2-day workshop series will be both informative and a creative practice. We will absorb and discuss other “translations” in media, such as the poem-short story-mini film translations of “There Will Come Soft Rains” (Bradbury/Teasdale) or comic-animated film translation of “Persepolis” (Satrapi), and later explore the ways we can adapt our own work. Participants can bring pre-existing work to “translate”, or bring a fresh new script/painting/anything they wish to the table to begin their journey into inter-medium translation.

When and Where

October 22-23, 12-2 PM MST / 2-4 PM EST each day

The workshop will take place virtually via Zoom. Upon registration, you will be sent the link closer to the event.

Registration

To bring poetry to the people, we are offering our workshops on a donation basis.

To support our Tiny Resident, we recommend a $25 donation.

That said, please feel welcome to pay any amount that you can!

All funds will be used to support Tiny Spoon’s Tiny Residency Program.

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Donate to Register

If you are not able to donate a monetary amount, you are welcome! Please email us directly at tinyspoonlitmag@gmail.com to register.