Ghostly and ghastly and gorgeous. In this workshop, we’ll be taking a delve into poetry’s most haunting aspects. We will look at the collision of spirits in a figurative and literal way in poetics. We’ll read essays, have guided discussion, as well as read and write poems. We’ll read works by Solmaz Sharif, Dorothea Lasky, … Read more
Crafting Fiction: A 5-Week Short Story Writing Workshop This 5-week workshop is designed for anyone interested in the craft of fiction writing, focusing on the art of short stories. Whether you’re new to writing or seeking to refine your storytelling, this course will help you develop compelling fictional narratives. Email us at ambika@thereaderberlin.com to sign up! … 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
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
This workshop is open to writers of all genres and all levels of experiences. Email victoria@thereaderberlin.com to sign up. Whether you’ve got a full draft, an outline, or just an idea for a novel, this workshop will help you on your way. Over seven weeks, we’ll be looking at process, plot, structure, characterisation, revision and … Read more
This workshop is open to writers of all genres and all levels of experiences. Email victoria@thereaderberlin.com to sign up. Blocked, bored, cramped, or stuck in a rut with your writing? Will you clean your bathroom tiles with a toothbrush rather than get down to work? Would it serve your writing practice to loosen up, have … Read more
This workshop is open to writers of all genres and all levels of experience. Sign up by emailing victoria@thereaderberlin.com The greatest thing about writing? Drafting! The worst thing about writing? Drafting! Once your writing practice is up and running, nothing speeds up your development as a writer more than taking part in a workshop. By … Read more
Crafting Memoir, Autobiography, and Auto-Fiction This workshop is designed for anyone interested in the art of memoir, autobiography, or auto-fiction 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 with … 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
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
Personal Essays: An Intensive 8-Week Workshop email sanders@thereaderberlin.com to sign up! Personal essays, a vital and vibrant contemporary genre, can be as unique and heterogenous as each of us. Able to draw on the techniques of fiction, the forms of poetry, and the conceptual argumentation of an analytic essay, these essays can take whatever shape … Read more
