Ambika

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

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, anxiety, and a perpetual feeling of not being enough. Social media has gone from a tool that connects people … 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

A 5-week Autumn course for poets, literary fiction writers and literary non-fiction writers, interested in bringing ecology, hydrofeminism and other more-than-human knowledges into their work — both in content and via technique. Email us at hello@thereaderberlin.com to sign up! The course includes how ecological thinking can inform writing through form (such as tuning into more-than-human communication to … Read more

This five-week intensive distills Olivia’s seven-week fiction workshop into a focused exploration of endings and revision. Endings carry enormous weight: they must feel surprising yet inevitable, resonate back through the story, and linger. But how do you find an ending if you don’t yet know where your story is going? How do you strike the … 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 the … Read more

Ein sechswöchiger, generativer Schreibworkshop, der Einführung in kreatives Schreiben und Coaching für Eure Schreibprojekte bietet. Schreib eine Email an hello@thereaderberlin.com, um dich zu registrieren. Wir werden Eure Texte besprechen und gemeinsam schreiben – an Form, Stimme und Stil arbeiten. Jede Woche behandeln wir einen anderen Aspekt der Entwicklung eines fiktionalen, erzählerischen Texts. Wir lesen Kurzgeschichten, … Read more

A six week, two-hour virtual generative writing workshop to propel your novel along. Each week we will cover a different aspect of how to build a novel. Students will discuss different forms and techniques, and will be given writing prompts. We will workshop weekly submissions, work on the anatomy of your novel and write together. … Read more