Reading Groups & Writing Workshops
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Groups+Workshops
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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Groups+Workshops
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?
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Groups+Workshops
The Art of Writing About Community with Mai Sennaar
Once a week Wednesdays, 7:00 pm EDT - 9:00 pm EDT July 22 to September 23, 2026
Online | Discover how writers from Zora Neale Hurston to Jhumpa Lahiri capture the power, complexity, and texture of community—and...
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Groups+Workshops
You Do You: A Generative Fiction Workshop with Courtney Zoffness
Saturday & Sunday 12:00 pm EDT - 3:00 pm EDT July 25 to July 26, 2026
Online | What are your literary strengths, and how can you build on them? Gain insight into the effects your writing has on others...
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Groups+Workshops
The Unlived Life: Novels of Midlife Escape with Jennifer Stock
3 Sessions Tuesdays, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT July 28 to September 8, 2026
In Person | Explore three landmark novels that chronicle midlife escapes centered on transgression and pose serious questions about the...
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.