Holiday Catalog: Picks for Kids!
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Groups+Workshops
Nonfiction Book Proposals: A Bootcamp with Seth Kaufman
Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am EDT - 2:00 pm EDT March 25 to March 26, 2023
Behind almost every traditionally-published nonfiction book is a successful book proposal. No doubt, you want to write a complete memoir, biography...
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Groups+Workshops
Autobiographical Writing: A Toolkit with Eraldo Souza dos Santos (March 2023)
Friday—Sunday March 24 to March 26, 2023
“All writing is autobiography,” J. M. Coetzee argued once in what was neither the first nor the last time a writer has insisted on...
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Groups+Workshops
Mastering the Art of the Short Story with Madeline Stevens (Sold Out)
Once a week Thursdays, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT May 4 to June 22, 2023
What makes a good short story tick? Though it’s often taught as an introductory form, in my experience, the short story is one of the most difficult...
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Groups+Workshops
Everything Authentic Is Simultaneous: Time and Memory in Crime Fiction with William Boyle (Sold Out)
Once a week Wednesdays, 6:30 pm EDT - 8:30 pm EDT April 26 to May 31, 2023
This course will consider how time and memory function in crime fiction. We’ll seek to understand the balance between action and interiority...
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Groups+Workshops
Crossing the Lines: Applying Writing Strategies Across Genres with Dawn Raffel (April 2023)
Once a week Mondays, 7:00 pm EDT - 9:00 pm EDT April 10 to May 15, 2023
This workshop is for anyone writing literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, or hybrid work, and for those who genre-hop
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Groups+Workshops
How to Write a Literary Thriller with Nicola Maye Goldberg (Sold Out) (March 2023)
Once a week Tuesdays, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT March 21 to April 25, 2023
Literary thrillers contain elegant prose, thematic richness, and propulsive plots. In this class, we will examine different elements of the genre...
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Videos
The Center for Fiction Presents Rebecca Makkai on I Have Some Questions for You with Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry
Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Rebecca Makkai (The Great Believers) joined us for the launch of I...
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Book RecsBookstore Picks
Ah, Youth
This week we feature two novelists who are beloved at The Center, working at the height of their literary prowess. Coming of age is explored as...
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Events
The Café & Bar Presents Drink & Draft Night
Sunday, 5:00 pm EDT - 7:00 pm EDT December 8, 2024
Stuck in your writing? In need of a little more time or inspiration? Drink & Draft makes space for you to get out of your...
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Events
The Art of the Short Story: Wil Weitzel on Nights from This Galaxy with John Freeman
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT March 22, 2023
The Center for Fiction is pleased to welcome our Emerging Writer Fellowship alum, Wil Weitzel, for the launch of Nights from...
