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About the Workshop
This course is designed to give fiction writers - both novelists and short story writers - the opportunity to give and receive feedback on work in progress.
The course offers a model for workshopping in which participants will receive written comments from the group and instructor before their work is discussed in class. Instead of remaining silent, writers will be an active participant in the conversation about their work, with a focus on concrete revision options. Participants will receive craft essays, occasional writing prompts and relevant published short stories or novel excerpts via email that will inform our weekly discussions.
For advanced beginner and intermediate writers with a serious commitment to taking their work to the next level.
Admission by application, or permission of the instructor.
Limited to 8 writers.
About the Instructor
CAROLYN ZAIKOWSKI
is the author of the hybrid novels
In Dream, I Dance by Myself, and I Collapse
and
A Child Is Being Killed
. Her fiction, poetry, and essays have appeared in
The Washington Post, Denver Quarterly, The Rumpus, PANK, West Branch, DIAGRAM,
and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Naropa University's Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics and is an English professor and volunteer death doula. Carolyn teaches in PVWW's Year-Long Manuscript Program and leads both the Year-Long Nonfiction Workshop and the Year-Long Poetry/Hybrid Workshop. She regularly writes, teaches, and publishes in all genres.
When:
8 Weeks: Tuesdays, January 24 - March 14, 2023 ( 6 - 8pm EST)
Where:
Online, via Zoom video conference
Cost:
$400
Application for 8-Week Adv. Beginner / Intermediate Fiction Workshop
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Email Address
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Where are you currently living?
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How did you learn about Pioneer Valley Writers' Workshop?
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Please list your past workshop experience, including organization, course, instructor, and approximate year.
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What are you working on right now? What are your current writing goals?
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What are you hoping to gain from being in a rigorous workshop? How do you think this group could help you?
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Please upload (or copy/paste below) a sample of your work (max: 1500 words) as a PDF, .doc, or .docx. Please make sure all work is in standard formatting (ie. double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, one-inch margins)
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Thank you for your interest in PVWW's workshops! We look forward to reviewing your application and will be in touch soon!
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