The Fiction Workshop: End and Begin Again

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

WRITE YOUR NOVEL I

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

Romanwerkstatt auf Deutsch

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

Novel Writing Workshop

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

Embodied Practice: A Creative Writing Workshop

What is embodiment in writing and practice? What does being a writer mean in the day to day? Suitable for writers of prose and poetry at all levels, this 7-week workshop will support and nurture your creative practice as a whole, while working towards the completion of one piece of writing. Email us at hello@thereaderberlin.com … Read more

Writing the Feature Film

CITIZEN KANE. CHINATOWN. BARBIE. What do these movies all have in common? They all started with a script! In this 7-week course, students will learn the basics of feature film screenwriting and embark on writing the first draft of their own movie script. Students can expect to leave the course with AT LEAST the first … Read more

Novel Writing Workshop

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

New Year Fiction Workshop

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

The Flash Fiction Factory

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

The Flash Fiction Factory

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

THE CRAFT OF FICTION (Morning Edition)

This is a generative 7-week class for writers whose imaginations need a kick in the ass – it does not include a workshopping element. The Craft of Fiction will cover a mixture of creative exercises and explorations of elements of craft, with readings, assignments, games, and discussions designed to help you hone your process and … Read more

THE CRAFT OF FICTION (Evening Edition)

This is a generative 7-week class for writers whose imaginations need a kick in the ass – it does not include a workshopping element. The Craft of Fiction will cover a mixture of creative exercises and explorations of elements of craft, with readings, assignments, games, and discussions designed to help you hone your process and … Read more

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