Do you have an idea for a book or story and/or pages of a manuscript, but you’re asking yourself, what now? The Advanced Prose Workshop will help the experienced writer turn that idea into a manuscript and those pages into a completed draft. Each week, there were be a substantial in-class write prompted by an […]
Intro. to Creative Writing II – B104W20
This interactive, level-two workshop examines the key creative skills and techniques of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction in varied forms and lengths to inspire writers toward their individual styles and interests. To hone the art and craft of analysis, revision, and critique, including how to parse feedback, writers can bring up to five pages of existing […]
FILLED – Breaking the Rules – B207F19
What’s more fun than breaking the rules? In this course, we will examine where the rules for good writing, (so often touted in writing workshops), came from, why they exist, and famous examples of books that break them. We will take a look at an example of a work that breaks the rules beautifully. After […]
NEW – Food Writing – N107F19
The meals we consume—alone or with others, at home or far afield —do much more than just satisfy our appetites. They also connect us to some of our most deeply-felt personal experiences: memory, family, sense of place, culture. Like Proust’s madeleine, the flavors, aromas, and preparations of certain foods have a unique power to bring […]
FILLED – Writing from Imagination and Memory – An AWA Workshop – B103F19
This is a generative-only workshop based on the Amherst Artists & Writers method. Each week, we will write to evocative prompts – exercises. You may write in any genre. You’ll read your work aloud when you feel comfortable, then respond to each other’s work as mindful listeners, leaving all negative criticism behind. What was strong […]