with Julie Sarkissian
In this manuscript focused class, each writer will submit 1200 words each week in advance of class. The group will come to class having read everyone’s work. Feedback will be shared, contextualized by the writer's specific goals, challenges and intentions. Then the writers will turn back to their writing, working in class to find “the next right thing for the work,” be that directly incorporating the class’s feedback, moving forward with a new scene, developing an old one, adding a new layer or story-line, etc. Finally, we will share what changes we added to the manuscript, and, time permitting, have a second round of feedback. A writing sample of 1500-2000 words maximum is required for entrance to this workshop. Please click this form.
Manuscript Course: In addition to bringing in 1200 words per week to read aloud to the class for discussion, each student will have one opportunity to submit up to fifteen double-spaced pages to the instructor and class members. The group will read the work at home, write constructive comments on the pages, and provide feedback to the manuscript in class.
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WHERE:Online via ZOOM (link will be sent the week of the first class)
DATES:
5 Mondays
Nov. 11, 18, off Dec. 2, 9, 16
TIME:10am to 12:30pm EST
______________________LIMITED TO 7 STUDENTS
Please Note: WWW reserves the right to reduce the class time by 1/2 hour if enrollment is less than 5 students.
About the Instructor...
Julie Sarkissian is the author of Dear Lucy, published by Simon and Schuster and nominated for the Dylan Thomas Prize. Her essays, short fiction and book reviews have appeared in The New York Times, Tin House, The Huffington Post, The New York Observer, and Flavorwire, among others. Born and raised in Southern California, she has a BA in English from Princeton and an MFA from The New School. She worked for Sackett Street Writers in Brooklyn, NY as a fiction instructor and manuscript consultant before moving to Westport, CT with husband and two young children.