with Jessie McEntee
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.
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WHERE:
IN PERSON at 25 Sylvan Road South, Unit J, Westport, CT 06880DATES:
6 MondaysJune 17, 24, off, July 8, 15, 22, 29
TIME:
10am to 12:30pm EDT
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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...
Jessica Noyes McEntee cut her teeth as an editor at John Wiley & Sons and has provided ghostwriting and independent editorial services for clients in New York and Connecticut. A magna cum laude graduate of Amherst College, she's the author of four novels. Her debut poetry chapbook was published by Finishing Line Press in 2019, and she was appointed Westport’s Poet Laureate in 2022.