Class Description
This class will be held from 8:00pm-10:00pm EST, for the convenience of writers joining us from all over the country. East Coasters, go ahead and have that afternoon coffee. West Coasters, clock out a little early on Mondays. Everyone else in the middle, lucky you! You're in the sweet spot–but you already knew that.
Ready to write some new stories? You’ve come to the right place. In this class, we will have one goal: to write and develop three new short stories. Each week, we’ll explore a different short story craft element to inspire our work, reading published examples from authors who excel in the genre. Through a series of writing and revision prompts, we'll put what we learn from these stories into the construction of our own work.
During the first half of class, we’ll write and submit three new short story drafts (with the option of submitting either a flash piece or the beginning of a larger draft, either of which will be no more than 2,000 words), and then work in small feedback groups to offer specific craft-based observations on our stories. In the second half of class, we’ll develop and revise one or all three of our drafts, and then submit ONE of those stories to receive more a comprehensive workshop from the entire class. By the end of the course, we’ll come away with three new stories, as well as at least one revised draft, and the insight and inspiration to help you finish them.
Please note: Class does not meet Monday, November 11th.
Writing Roadmap: We've created a simple, goal-based writing roadmap to help you find the perfect GrubStreet course for your writing needs.
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.