Philadelphia Stories Fiction Workshop: An 8-week workshop from the area’s popular literary magazine that offers writing tips, assignments, and peer critique.
Moderator: Elizabeth Mosier is the author of the novel, My Life as a Girl (Random House) and numerous short stories and essays, which have appeared in magazines including Seventeen, Cimarron Review, Child, the Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine and Poets and Writers. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College and the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, she has taught fiction and nonfiction writing in a variety of settings including Bryn Mawr, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Swarthmore Writers Room.
Fee: $150. Writing sample required (max word count of 2000 words). Students must be approved by Ms. Mosier.
Schedule: 8 consecutive Wednesdays, from April 7-May 26, 6:30-8:00 pm. Location: Manayunk Art Center, 419 Green Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19128.
The course: After the introductory class, participants will critique 2 – 3 submissions from participants each week. All submissions must be posted by 5:00 pm on the Monday preceding class. Two submissions, attendance and productive participation in workshop are mandatory for each participants. We will exchange work and communicate through Yahoo Groups (we’ll help you set this up). The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday 6:30 – 8:00 pm: meeting at Manayunk Art Center. Each meeting starts with an in-class writing exercise, followed by workshop discussion of 2 – 3 drafts or revisions by participants..
Monday preceding class: Stories to be critiqued are due by 5:00 pm
The goal: To facilitate creative and professional development through a guided peer-critique process. Writers of all experience levels are welcome. Online discussions throughout the week on Yahoo Groups are not limited to peer critiques about each other’s work, but about anything related to writing. Did the in-class exercise inspire you? Did the discussion in workshop help you to solve a technical issue in your work? Did you just read a great book you want to recommend? The Philadelphia Stories Writers Group should become an online community of writers sharing their passion for writing and reading.
For more information, please email christine@philadelphiastories.org
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