This short-series workshop for emerging and established writers explores the purpose, planning and potential of the all-important first chapter in fiction. Drawing classic references such as The First Five Pages,by Noah Lukeman, and First Paragraphs, by Donald Newlove, plus How to Write a Novel, by Nathan Bransford, and agent takes on the topic, the workshop covers the varied purposes of […]
Adele Annesi
Adele Annesi is an award-winning writer, editor and teacher, and co-author of Now What? The Creative Writer's Guide to Success After the MFA. A founder of the Ridgefield Writers Conference, book editor and former development editor for Scholastic , Adele has articles, columns, posts, reviews and stories for various venues including 34th Parallel, Connecticut Muse, Epiphany, The Fairfield Review, Fringe Blog, Hamline University’s Lit Link, Hersam Acorn Media, Hotmetalpress, Midway Journal, Miranda Literary Magazine, The Pittsburgh Quarterly, the Washington Independent Review of Books and Southern Literary Review, where she served as managing editor. Her work has been anthologized for Charter House Press and Fairfield University, where she received her MFA in creative writing. Adele’s essay on Italian citizenship is part of the Clarion Award-winning Essays About Life Transitions by Women Writers, and her sudden fiction has been adapted for the stage. Adele received the Editor's Choice Award from the National Library of Poetry and leads advanced fiction workshops for the Westport Writers' Workshop. A member of the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut, the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association and Pen America, Adele posts for her long-running editor's blog for writers at Word for Words. Her website is AdeleAnnesi.
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FILLED – Intro. to Creative Writing – B104F19
This comprehensive workshop explores the key creative elements of writing poetry, essays and memoir, creative nonfiction, short and sudden fiction, and the novel to inspire writers to develop their unique voice and focus. We also study the art of revision and critique, and writers can bring up to five pages of their work to share […]
FILLED – Advanced Fiction MS – F301F19
This advanced fiction-writing workshop aims to inspire and encourage writers to create their best short and long-form fiction through weekly instruction, analysis and submissions. We explore all craft elements in depth, from audience and backstory to transitions and voice. Our critique method emphasizes exploration and discovery by analyzing each writer’s work to understand which elements […]