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  • Seminar
  • Online: Zoom
  • Adult (18+)

Elements of Craft: The Architecture of Fiction

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  • $150.00 Non-Member
  • $130.00 Member

Class Description

In this seminar, we will explore structure and plot in both the novel and the short story. We will examine the spectrum of structural choices, from the conventional to the experimental, made by authors ranging from Richard Yates to John Edgar Wideman, Virginia Woolf to Junot Diaz. The seminar will also include numerous craft exercises designed to help all of us apply these techniques to our own fiction and to expand our palettes as writers. By the end of the class, we will have an enhanced appreciation for the architecture beneath the surface of any successful narrative as well as a new set of skills to apply to our own work. The class is designed to be of use for writers of all levels, from emerging authors just beginning to discover their own voices to experienced novelists seeking to reexamine a manuscript though a new lens.

Part of GrubStreet's Elements of Craft series, dedicated to exploring craft issues on a deeper level. For more on this series' offerings, click here.

Scholarships Format/Location

Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.

For more detailed information about GrubStreet scholarships, including how to contribute to scholarship funds for other students, click here.

This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.

Zoom Participation:

In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.

Zoom Accessibility:

You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.