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Writing Flash Fiction: Fast, Fierce, Compact This ONLINE eight-week course and workshop provides a creative jolt and an invigorating atmosphere designed to get you writing a number of very short fictions. Our focus will be on fast literary production, brevity, and invention. The goal here is simple: learn to trust your instincts, get over your … Read more
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
This class is already full! Feel free to contact Jane to put your name on the waiting for her next evening class in March 2024 – jane@thereaderberlin.com 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 … Read more
The Reader Berlin invites you to the Berlin book launch of THE SHINING MOUNTAINS with author Alix Christie in conversation with writer, publisher and journalist Joachim Zepelin. Accompanied by short fiction from Donovan Dennis. When: 11 December, 2023 Doors open at 19:00 and readings will start at around 19:30. Where: Lettrétage (Veteranenstrasse 21, Mitte) … Read more
The Reader Berlin Admin Manager. Jo has been a fan of The Reader Berlin since 2011 when she attended the first Fiction Workshop with Victoria Gosling. Her short stories have been published in the anthology Tales of Another Country, Green Hills Literary Lantern, Amarillo Bay, and Visual Verse. When she’s not writing, you can probably … Read more
*This class is now full!* If you would like to be put on a waiting list for a forthcoming class with Sanders in Winter 2024, drop us a line at hello@thereaderberlin.com. Personal essays can be as unique and heterogenous as each of us. Though sometimes maligned, the personal essay is a vital and vibrant contemporary … Read more
The Berlin book launch of OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA by Julia Armfield: with Mikaella Clements and Lizzy Yarwood When: Wednesday, May 31, 19:00 Where: Lettrétage (Veteranenstrasse 1, Mitte) “Part bruisingly tender love story, part nerve-clanging submarine thriller” (The Times). OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA is Julia Armfield’s chilling and tragic debut novel. Miri thinks … Read more
Writing Flash Fiction: Fast, Fierce, Compact The goal here is simple: learn to trust your instincts, get over your writing fears, and find your most immediate voice. This eight week class and workshop will provide a creative jolt and an invigorating atmosphere designed to get you writing a number of very short fictions. Our focus … Read more
The Essay Generator Has your nonfiction project lost momentum? Are you doubting your own writing judgment? Do you want to get something finished for once? Show up and sit down (virtually) with a small, focused workshopping group overseen by The Reader teacher, editor and author, Susanna Forrest. Susanna will draw on twenty years’ experience to … Read more
