Literature Project - Mashups! - Jul 10-17 2023

Literature Projects are back! Let’s kick off the new season with something fun: genre mashup!

The rules are simple: pick two literary genres, preferably fiction, and write a short story or flash fiction piece incorporating both of these ganres. Explore the characteristics and conventions of both genres, weaving them together in an engaging and imaginative way.

Here are a few genres for you to get started:

Folklore
Historical
Metafiction
Paranoid
Philosophical
Postmodern
Realist
Religious
Satire
Social and Political
Thriller
Urban
Western
Adventure fantasy
Nautical
Robinsonade
Spy
Superhero
Survival
Swashbuckler
Burlesque
Fantasy
Comedy horror
Parody
Sci-fi
Surreal comedy
Tall tale
Giallo
Legal thriller
Mystery
Action-adventure
Horror
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic
Christian
Comedy
Utopian and dystopian
Romance