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Fall 2019: Short Story Master Class

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland

Draft two short stories in ten weeks. This intensive workshop combines study of narrative craft and model short stories with generative writing to help cultivate ideas for plot and character and workshop feedback to assist in developing story arc, structure, and sensory details. By the end of ten weeks, you will have completed drafts of two short stories, created a plan for revision, and developed a consistent writing practice. Prerequisites: • Short Story Intensive, Short Story Crash Course or Launching Stories at Literary Arts or instructor permission. • For instructor permission, please email a 3-4 page writing sample and a brief description of your writing class experience to Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org Mondays, September 16 – November 18, 2019 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (10 class…

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$465

Fall 2019: Writing a Novel in 8 Weeks

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland

Through mini-lectures, in-class writing, and lots of workshopping, you will explore matters of storytelling (such as plotting and character development), craft (what makes a good sentence? a good scene?), and motivation (how in the world am I supposed to write a novel in only eight weeks?) to get the work done. This is a boot-camp-style class designed for aspiring novelists who have a clear fictional project in mind and who can commit to a rigorous eight-week schedule of reading and writing. You do not need permission to register, but you should have some prior experience in writing. And if you’ve got an outline for your planned novel, even better. Each participant will present work to the class for discussion four times. Emily Chenoweth is the…

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$365
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