Reading Groups & Writing Workshops
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Groups+Workshops
The Nightlighters
Monday, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT July 13, 2026
The Nightlighters is a free, in-person reading group for members of The Center for Fiction. Led by rotating staff members, The Nightlighters read...
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Groups+Workshops
Crafting Novels on Notecards: Techniques from Nabokov with Jeff Boyd
Once a week Mondays, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT July 13 to August 17, 2026
In Person | Writing a novel is like solving a puzzle of one’s own creation. But how do we gather the pieces? Taking a cue from Nabokov...
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Groups+Workshops
Writing the Story Only You Can Tell with Vanessa Walters
Once a week Mondays, 7:00 pm EDT - 9:00 pm EDT July 13 to August 3, 2026
Online | Everyone has a story to tell. Access your most authentic, vulnerable voice through freewriting and readings from authors like...
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In Short: Shirley Jackson’s "The Summer People” with Lesley Finn
Tuesday, 6:30 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT July 14, 2026
In Person | Trace Jackson’s uncanny narrative skill through this 1950 masterpiece, which turns the simple tale of a middle-aged couple...
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Aurora Leigh with Joanna Biggs
Once a week Thursdays, 6:30 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT July 16 to August 6, 2026
In Person | Discover why this dazzling verse novel was a formative influence on Virginia Woolf, Emily Dickinson, Susan B
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Groups+Workshops
In Short: William Faulkner's "Mistral" with Carl Rollyson
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:30 pm EDT July 16, 2026
Online | Set in an Italian mountain town under fascist rule, two Americans encounter a possible murder no one will discuss
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Groups+Workshops
The Art of Emotion in Fiction with Alec Niedenthal
Once a week Thursdays, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT July 16 to August 13, 2026
In Person | What makes emotion in fiction feel real—and earned? Study how voice, character, and prose create feeling on the page...
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Groups+Workshops
The Art of the Verb: Transform Your Writing with Fire and Elegance with Sarah L. Kaufman
Saturday, 11:00 am EDT - 12:30 pm EDT July 18, 2026
Online | Verbs are the secret soul of language. They add feeling, personality, and inner life to anything you write
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Groups+Workshops
In Short: Isaac Bashevis Singer's "The Dead Fiddler" with Richard Klin
Monday, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:30 pm EDT July 20, 2026
Online | A vivid, macabre story—and a perfect introduction to Singer’s work—this tale plunges into the world of Eastern European...
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Groups+Workshops
How He Wrote: Generative Exercises Based on Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man with Sidik Fofana
Once a week Mondays, 7:00 pm EDT - 9:00 pm EDT July 20 to August 10, 2026
Online | How did this surprising debut achieve its longevity and set Ellison on a literary trajectory unparalleled at the time for a writer of color?
We can only offer full refunds if you cancel one week prior to the start of class. After that, before the start date of class, we can offer a 50% refund. We cannot refund day-of cancellations or refund or partially refund the fee once the class has begun.