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Writing | Creating Character Through Culture

Writing Workshop

Learn how to write believable societies filled with unique individuals.

Whether inventing an alien society, recreating the court of Charlemagne, or describing a trip to the grocery store in present day Atlanta, creating a realistic setting requires the author write characters of cultures and backgrounds different from their own. Understanding what culture is and how combinations of cultures shape identity can help writers create realistic, multi-dimensional characters while avoiding stereotypes. Brynn Barineau, author of Jaguars and Other Game, uses her background in international communication to teach writers how to write believable societies filled with unique individuals.

Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Brynn Barineau graduated from American University with a bachelor’s in international studies and master’s in international communication. She moved to her husband’s native Rio de Janeiro after college with too many sweaters and not enough Portuguese and began writing as a way to process life in a new country. Her fiction is rooted in the power and possibilities of relationships across cultures. She’s now back in Atlanta rediscovering her hometown with her Brazilian-American family.

Books available for sale and signing. 

This program is free and open to the public. Registration is recommended. 

This program will be held in the Community Room at OneStop Centerville (the same building as the Centerville branch). 

* Presented by Adult Services. 

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