# Event Details

- **Event Name**: In My Own Voice Changing the Narrative (18+) Writing Series w/ Novuyo Masakhane, Artist-in-Residence
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Thursdays: January 15, 22, & 29
6pm-8pm
Adult Workshop with January's Artist-in-Residence
Register.

Telling one’s own story through the creative writing process and listening to another share their story, is powerful and life affirming. We bare witness often to another’s truth. Let us change the narratives and tell our stories in our own voice.


There are stories we’ve caried, often in silence or in the reassess of our blood and bone memory. We carry ancestorial stories, migration stories, death and birth, and love stories. Some quirky and funny, some magical and unexplainable, some sad and sorrowful, yet they are ours. Our stories take form as poetry, prose, essays or pages in a journal.


In this workshop series, you’ll have the opportunity to explore the many ways to own your voice and change the narrative through the power of the written word. I invite you to bring a journal and pen, we’ll write by hand to support the creative process. Please let us know if you need other accommodations. All are welcome, I look forward to creating with you.


About the Instructor:
Novuyo Masakhane, MFA, is an interdisciplinary artist: Author, dancer/choreographer, filmmaker, change agent and educator. Born in Denver and reared in Southern California. Novuyo has been a working artist for over 30 years and an artist in residence throughout the United States.


Novuyo holds an MFA in Creative Fiction Writing from Lesley University and is currently working on her novel, House of Jewels, and a short story collection. She is the producer of String of Pearls Creative Writing Salon, a platform for literary exchange and Story Catchers, a creative writing program for children. Her writing appears in Milvia Street Art and Literary Journal, 2009, 2010.


In 1990, she co-founded Moyo Nguvu Cultural Arts Center in Denver Colorado, where she served as the Artistic Director. Masakhane made her directorial debut with her film Crossroads, for the American Film Institute’s, “Directing Workshop for Women”, in 1997. Novuyo is a proud mama and grandma and makes her home in Los Angeles California.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christiansted/in-my-own-voice-changing-the-narrative-18-writing-series-w-novuyo-masakhane-artist-in-residence/200029478738939
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Christiansted
- **state**: SC
- **country**: Virgin Islands
- **location**: 67 King St, Frederiksted VI 00840, US Virgin Islands
- **lat**: 17.71361
- **long**: -64.88293
- **full address**: 67 King St, Frederiksted VI 00840, US Virgin Islands, 199 Market St, Frederiksted VI 00840, US Virgin Islands, Christiansted, Virgin Islands

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is In My Own Voice Changing the Narrative (18+) Writing Series w/ Novuyo Masakhane, Artist-in-Residence being held?
  - **A:** In My Own Voice Changing the Narrative (18+) Writing Series w/ Novuyo Masakhane, Artist-in-Residence takes place on Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm at 67 King St, Frederiksted VI 00840, US Virgin Islands, 199 Market St, Frederiksted VI 00840, US Virgin Islands, Christiansted, Virgin Islands.
- **Q**: Who is organizing In My Own Voice Changing the Narrative (18+) Writing Series w/ Novuyo Masakhane, Artist-in-Residence?
  - **A:** In My Own Voice Changing the Narrative (18+) Writing Series w/ Novuyo Masakhane, Artist-in-Residence is organized by CMCArts.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** In My Own Voice Changing the Narrative (18+) Writing Series w/ Novuyo Masakhane, Artist-in-Residence is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Christiansted, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If In My Own Voice Changing the Narrative (18+) Writing Series w/ Novuyo Masakhane, Artist-in-Residence sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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