Writing Workshops in Newark
Come one, come all, join me for any of these if you are in the area
Writing Personal Essays/Statements 2/27
Truth can be stranger than fiction. In this workshop, we’ll work through a series of prompts to craft personal essays or personal statements, and look at various contemporary texts for inspiration as we write our own! This will be a safe space to discuss whatever topic you might want to write. We can’t wait to help you share your story!
Tell Me a story: Getting Started with Fiction 3/13
Ready to craft a killer first line? Or are you farther along and trying to weave in your theme? This class will approach story structure and engage in several prompts to help flesh out those scenes that have lived in your imagination for so long.
The Writer's Mind — Exercises in Writing 3/27
In this craft class, we will spend most of our time writing, engaging in various prompts that will allow us to tap into a deeper understanding of our stories. By the end of the class, we will try to combine the exercises to have a complete (very short) story.
4. Fan Fiction 4/24
In this writing workshop, we will analyze some recent chart-topping bestsellers that began as fan fiction, such as Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead and Percival Everett’s James. Whether it’s vampires or Charles Dickens fan-fiction, we will set pen to paper and write our way through our favorite worlds.
5. Poetics of Place - Reflecting on Newark 5/8
Brick City, the place we know and love, is the birthplace and adopted hometown of many courageous and colorful writers and characters: from strolling through Military Park with Philip Roth to Avon Avenue with Amiri Baraka to the famous last words of Dutch Schulz in the Palace Chop House, we will read passages from some great Newark scribes, and attempt to channel them in our own retellings.
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Hahne's Building 2nd Floor - Suite 245
54 Halsey St
Newark NJ 07102