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 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
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 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 workshop is open to writers of all genres and all levels of experiences – non-native English speakers are very welcome. Places are limited. Email hello@thereaderberlin.com to sign up. Thinking is best done in dialogue. While novels are written alone, the feedback, discussions and safe space of a group can help you to propel … 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
Crafting Memoir, Autobiography, and Autofiction 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! The workshop is divided into three main components: 1. Weekly Readings and Discussions: Each week, participants will engage … Read more
This workshop is open to writers of all genres and all levels of experiences – non-native English speakers are very welcome. Places are limited. Email hello@thereaderberlin.com to sign up. Thinking is best done in dialogue. While novels are written alone, the feedback, discussions and safe space of a group can help you to propel … Read more
Over 4 weeks, we will probe how poetry informs our senses and how our senses inform out poetry. How do poems create worlds within worlds of bodily information? How might it inform the framework by which we understand the world around us? We will read Kat Addis, Kim Hyesoon, and Feng Sun Chen—among others. Email … Read more
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
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
Over seven weeks, students will explore and practise ways of writing movement and migration, including through memoir, poetry, fiction, journalism, essay, as well as graphic and digital storytelling. Whether you’re writing fiction about moving to a new place, or telling personal, familial or ancestral stories of migration, this workshop is for you. Email us at … Read more