Berlin, Summer 1926 The years of hardship and austerity are over. The people of Berlin have money in their pockets again and they want to go out dancing. Imported American… Read more »
BOOK LAUNCH: “The Director” by Brendan Nash (May 19)
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Book Launch: Parallel Hells by Leon Craig on March 4th, 2022
Join us at the Word for an evening of queer gothic horror, as we celebrate the launch of Leon Craig’s incredible collection, Parallel Hells! Date: Friday March 4th, 2022 Time: Doors… Read more »
Finding and Forming Your Material with Olivia Parkes (Mar. 19) – One Spot Left
Do you want your work to get weirder and wilder, experiment with form, or find new ways to break through creative blocks? In this one-day generative fiction workshop you will… Read more »
Memoir and Personal Essay: Finding the Right Structure to Tell our Stories with Shayna Goodman (Feb 19/20) *ONLINE*
When we set out to write an essay, we often feel compelled to construct it chronologically toward an internal change for the better—an “aha!” moment. However, our lives rarely lead… Read more »
Comics, Illustrated Narratives and Story Sequences with Judy Moore
In this workshop we’ll look at the relationship between words and pictures: how pictures can tell a story, how illustrations can elaborate on text, and the narrative possibilities this can open… Read more »
Sentence by Sentence: Balancing Style and Content with Saskia Vogel (Jan.22) *ONLINE*
Book reviews often mention how beautiful a writer’s sentences are. What does that mean? Is it important? Should sentences that strike the reader as so very beautiful simply be cut?… Read more »
Imagination Unfurled — PART TWO
We are thrilled to be offering a new round of Clare’s Part Two Imagination Unfurled course. Workshops will continue in a similar vein as in Part One, with a balance… Read more »
Imagining the City with Sanders Isaac Bernstein
In this 1-day workshop we’ll think about how we can imagine the city. We’ll draw inspiration from works on Berlin by writers like Else Lasker-Schüler, Audre Lorde, and Musa Okwonga,… Read more »
Dr. Shukla’s Writing Surgery Nov. 27/28
Join Nikesh Shukla for a weekend workshop in which the acclaimed and prolific author will don his surgical gown, sharpen his scalpel and address all your writing concerns, bugbears and issues. Nikesh… Read more »
