Ambika

Reading your work on stage presents its own set of challenges: stage lights, stage fright, microphones (or no microphones), a strange sense of time, and a text that was once meant only for the page but now needs to be received sonically in a room. In this workshop, we will look at how to prepare … Read more

This is an advanced five week course for writers who already have some experience writing autofiction (non-fiction writers wishing to incorporate lived experiences into their writing and likewise for literary fiction writers and poets wanting to open up and bring more of their own life stories onto the page.) It’s particularly aimed at those with … Read more

This online workshop is designed for anyone interested in the art of memoir, autobiography, or autofiction writing, whether you are focusing on short pieces or longer personal narratives. Email us at ambika@thereaderberlin.com to sign up! Each week, participants will engage with a selected reading from a supplied list. These readings will serve as a basis for discussing … Read more

What kind of stories do you want to tell, and what is the best way of telling them? Open to writers of all levels, this seven-week workshop will allow you to experiment with and develop your own writing, with an eye to generating stories that are efficient, loaded, and urgent. In the first half of … Read more

A workshop dedicated to short-short prose of any kind: flash fiction, lyric essay, parable, fairy tale, dialogue, mini-play, whatever. The pace is brisk and the energy frenetic: you’ll be workshopped 3 times over the course of the 7-week class. No written feedback on the manuscripts themselves but expect generous, in-depth discussions of your work. Perfect … Read more

A 5-week poetry workshop with award-winning poet Donna Stonecipher, PhD, author of six books of poetry. This class will consist of two components: an exploration/discussion of published poems provided by Donna, and a workshop. Participants will submit 10 pages of poetry in two rounds of five on a rotating schedule, and receive constructive feedback from … Read more

***If these times don’t suit, please get in touch about a potential morning edition that Susanna will launch later.*** Like the proverbial frogs we’ve been sitting in a pot of slowly boiling water for years, and now we find ourselves spending hours gazing at scrolling screens, handing over our attention in return for brain fog, … Read more

This is a five week course for non-fiction writers wishing to incorporate lived experiences into their writing (whether research-based, journalistic or otherwise), and likewise for literary fiction writers and poets wanting to open up and bring more of their own life stories onto the page. Email us at hello@thereaderberlin.com to sign up! Designed to foster self inquiry, … Read more

This ten-week course is designed for writers who are already writing a novel (or a collection of connected short stories). Based on the workshop model, the course will also function as  masterclass (in which you get to pick the topics) and support group (Hi, my name is Victoria Gosling and I’m a relapsing novelist). In a … Read more

If you’ve even considered writing a novel, this is the workshop for you. Over seven weeks, we will be breaking down the process and looking at the different ways of writing a novel. We’ll take a deep dive into plot, structure, characterisation and revision and discuss classic texts from a range of genres, analysing why … Read more

So, you have an idea for a TV series. Or, you’ve already written a TV pilot. What comes next? In this 8-week course, students will write and workshop original TV pilots and learn how to take the next steps toward getting them off the page and onto the screen. They can expect to leave the … Read more