-
Groups+Workshops
Members Only: The Literarians
Wednesday, 12:30 pm EDT - 1:30 pm EDT March 20, 2024
The Literarians is a free monthly discussion group open to members of The Center.
-
Groups+Workshops
Archetypal Innovation at the Fin-de-Siècle: Creating the Modern Detective, Vampire, Gothic, and Scientist with Dr. Anastasia Klimchynskaya
Five Sessions Wednesdays, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT March 20 to June 5, 2024
Meet the modern detective, the vampire, and the scientist: archetypes that haunt our cultural imagination to this day, born during the 1890s—a...
-
Groups+Workshops
How to Start and Revise a Memoir or Series of Personal Essays by Finding a Compelling Structure with David McLoghlin
Once a week Thursdays, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT March 21 to May 9, 2024
Determine your nonfiction’s structure with precision—explore craft, engage in exercises, and connect with peers to map your project and...
-
Groups+Workshops
Troubleshooting the “Revise and Resubmit” Rejection with Sarah Cypher
Saturday, 11:00 am EDT - 2:00 pm EDT March 23, 2024
Consider strategies for reassessing your work and making the right revisions for the right agent; receive an outside perspective on previous rejections...
-
Groups+Workshops
Writing Meaningful Short Essays: From Anecdote to Memoir with Leia Menlove
Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am EDT - 2:00 pm EDT March 23 to March 24, 2024
Craft compelling memoir essays from personal anecdotes—learn to transform life’s nuggets into meaningful narratives, discovering more...
-
Groups+Workshops
Reading Barbara Pym with Han Ong
Four Sessions Saturdays, 12:30 pm EDT - 2:00 pm EDT March 23 to April 20, 2024
In Person | Pym is beloved for her books about spinsters and vicars and anthropologists, all of whom she guides with a gentle hand and...
-
Groups+Workshops
See It from My Perspective: Exploring the Impact of POV with Sheila Kohler
Six Sessions Mondays, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT March 25 to July 1, 2024
Look at different kinds of narrators and what effect each has on the story: from first-person-distant and third-person narrators to mysterious...
-
Groups+Workshops
Bending Memory: Exploring Amélie Nothomb’s Autobiographies with Thais Vitorelli
Five Sessions Mondays, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT March 25 to July 15, 2024
Experience and discuss Nothomb’s unique approach to autobiographical fiction—each of the selected novels offers a distinct perspective on...
-
Groups+Workshops
Writing a First Novel with David Gordon
Once a week Tuesdays, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT March 26 to May 28, 2024
Receive the techniques, guidance, and support that a first-time novelist needs to embark on—and see through—the process with lessons on plotting...
-
Groups+Workshops
Writing About Hunger: Incorporating Food Writing Into Fiction with María Alejandra Barrios Vélez
Once a week Wednesdays, 6:30 pm EDT - 8:30 pm EDT March 27 to April 17, 2024
Transform the mundane into the extraordinary by incorporating food seamlessly into your fiction—explore character desires and complexities through...
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.