Join Us for 2 Free Events with Author Michel Nieva on June 10th & 17th!
Posted on May 11, 2026
You're invited to two free, virtual writing workshops with WWB author-in-residence Michel Nieva, co-hosted by WWB Campus and the Brooklyn Public Library! Nieva is an award-winning author and scholar whose most recent books include Dengue Boy (Astra House, 2025) and Technology and Barbarism (Astra House, 2026). His short story "The War of the Species," translated by Rahul Bery, was published in Words Without Borders' December 2021 collection "Our Nueva York: Writing the City in Spanish." This summer, Nieva will teach an English-language workshop on June 10, and a Spanish-language workshop on June 17.
Memory and Imagination: Writing Workshop with Michel Nieva (English)
Wednesday, June 10, 11am–12pm ET
Virtual Program
What sparks a memory, and how does it transform when it blends with our imagination?
Explore this question with award-winning Argentinian author, poet, and researcher Michel Nieva. Using literary exercises inspired by writers like Marcel Proust and Octavia Butler, Nieva will teach participants to transform memories into nonfiction pieces or imaginative and speculative stories. This hour-long workshop will help you find the words to tell your own story.
If you’d like, bring a photo or object to inspire your writing.
La forma de las cosas porvenir: ficciones especulativas del futuro
Taller de escritura con Michel Nieva (español)
Miércoles, 17 de junio, 5:30pm–6:30pm ET
Programa virtual
¿Quién tiene derecho a imaginar el futuro? Explora esta pregunta con el galardonado autor, poeta e investigador argentino Michel Nieva.
En este taller de ciencia ficción se explorará la ficción especulativa como una herramienta crítica para intervenir en el presente y ensayar otros mundos posibles. Se discutirán imaginaciones del futuro en la cultura y en el arte, desde el pasado hasta la actualidad, prestando especial atención a sus implicancias estéticas y políticas.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michel Nieva is a science fiction writer and the creator of “gauchopunk,” a subgenre that imagines the future and the experience of technology from the Global South. In English he has published the novel Dengue Boy (2025) and the essay collection Technology and Barbarism (2026).
His books have been translated into more than ten languages and he has received several awards, including being named one of Granta magazine’s Best Young Spanish Writers, and the O. Henry Award.
Originally from Buenos Aires, Nieva lives in New York, where he teaches creative writing at NYU.
This program is organized by Words Without Borders in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library’s Outreach Services Department. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
The “Everyone is Welcome Here” World Language Series is provided through the generous support of Apple Bank, celebrating over 25 years in Brooklyn and over 160 years of neighborhood banking in greater New York. Visit applebank.com for more information.