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  • Workshop
  • Online: On-Demand
  • Adult (18+)
  • 4 Weeks

Encountering the Past: Writing Historical Fiction

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  • $275.00 Member
  • $265.00 Non-Member

Class Description

From classics like War and Peace all the way up to contemporary masterpieces like The Underground Railroad and the Wolf Hall trilogy, novels have long invoked the past to create powerful stories. However, there’s no denying that historical novelists face a slew of unique challenges. How and where do you conduct research effectively? How much is historical accuracy to be protected at the expense of the plot? And how do you transform the glut of historical detail into compelling characters? Through a combination of craft lecture, discussion, handouts, and brief exercises, this seminar will explore strategies for investigating the past, then bringing it to life with your fiction.

Suitable for any level writer working on a historical novel.

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.

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This is an Online: On-Demand class that will take place on our asynchronous online learning platform, Wet.Ink. Weekly lessons and assignments open each Wednesday. Students will receive an invitation to Wet Ink before 5pm on the first day of class! All video lectures for Online: On-Demand courses have closed captioning available. To enable, click "cc" on the toolbar of each video lecture.