This class is open for registration by permission of the instructor only.  A short manuscript submission is required prior to registration for students new to the course.  Please click this form to apply. 

Six Monday Sessions

10 AM – 12:30 PM

Dates: 6/16 – 7/28 (OFF 7/14) 

In Person

The most successful writers have a network of peers weighing in on their manuscripts and, more generally, pulling for them. In my class, I seek to create this same nurturing, collaborative atmosphere. Each week, you’ll share a brief excerpt of up to five double-spaced pages from an ongoing project — a novel or short story — and I’ll lead a constructive discussion of the manuscript, highlighting its positive aspects and suggesting ways to improve it. If time allows, there may also be general discussions of craft and some in-class writing.   Open to writers who have had at least a year of previous workshop experience and who are working on a novel or short stories.   In this class, writers can expect:

• To gain new insights into what you’re doing well in terms of craft 
• To identify what aspects of your work you might strengthen
• To refine your narrative arc
• To find a nurturing atmosphere with like-minded peers
• To learn about different approaches to the writing and editing process

  WHERE: In Person at 25 Sylvan Road South, Unit J, Westport, CT 06880