This generative fiction workshop will help new writers get started and returning writers brush off the rust. Participants will work through exercises in developing character and plot, generating and combining story elements, and using productive constraints. Our goal is that by the end of the class, you’ll have at least one story idea you can […]
This annual panel discussion featuring agents and editors sheds light on how a book goes from manuscript to bookstore shelves.
Getting Published is a 3-hour long event on Saturday, March 23, designed to guide writers through the process of submitting their work.
Writing About Your Immigrant Experience is a sequence of two, two-hour long writing workshops on April 2 and April 9. This workshop seeks to encourage and empower participants to share their immigrant and refugee stories, whether they are first-generation immigrants, or those whose families came here a long time ago. We will discuss some tropes […]
Writing About Your Immigrant Experience is a sequence of two, two-hour long writing workshops on April 2 and April 9. This workshop seeks to encourage and empower participants to share […]
Writer Ruben Quesada will lead the following workshop, presented by the MFA Org: Crafting Prose Poetry: Tools, Techniques, and Prompts for Creative Expression This session explores the art of prose poetry, focusing on the […]
Writing Past What You Know: Strategies for Creative Research is a sequence of 3, 2-hour long writing workshops on April 17, May 1, & May 15. Whether you’re writing fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, you’ve probably had the experience of bumping up against a gap in your memories or your knowledge–and in this workshop, we’ll experiment […]
Writing Past What You Know: Strategies for Creative Research is a sequence of 3, 2-hour long writing workshops on April 17, May 1, & May 15. Whether you’re writing fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, you’ve probably had the experience of bumping up against a gap in your memories or your knowledge–and in this workshop, we’ll experiment […]
Finding the Heart of a Scene is a 3-hour long event on Saturday, May 4, exploring how to write scenes with momentum and drive. We will begin by comparing a scene that stagnant with one that has movement. We'll discuss what makes a scene move and what elements should be a part of every scene. […]
Writing Past What You Know: Strategies for Creative Research is a sequence of 3, 2-hour long writing workshops on April 17, May 1, & May 15. Whether you’re writing fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, you’ve probably had the experience of bumping up against a gap in your memories or your knowledge–and in this workshop, we’ll experiment […]
