First Twenty-Five Workshop: Getting the Start of Your Novel Ready (online seminar) – This seminar is now closed.

WriterHouse 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, United States

Instructor: Randall Klein $75 Members | $82 Nonmembers Saturday, 5/20/23 | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET (Submissions due 5/6) For the purposes of landing agents, enticing publishers, and hooking readers, the first twenty pages of your novel are the most vital. They are the first impression a reader will have of what story they […]

Queries and Elevator Pitches and Synopses, Oh My! (in-person seminar series) – This seminar is now closed.

WriterHouse 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, United States

Instructor: Jody Hobbs Hesler $60 Members | $65 Nonmembers Sundays, 5/14/23 – 5/21/23 | 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET In this two-part seminar, participants will workshop query letters and synopses of finished works and will learn to boil down their book-length stories into bite-sized elevator pitches. We'll discuss some of what's involved with researching agents […]

Creating and Developing Believable Characters (online seminar series) – This seminar is now closed.

Online

Instructor: Holly Day $60 Members | $65 Nonmembers Saturdays, 6/10/23 & 6/17/23 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET Having strong and believable characters is the difference between writing a story that stays flat on the page and one that comes alive in your readers’ heads. In this fun, fast-paced workshop, we’ll cover how to: […]

Let’s Write a Murder Mystery! (in-person class) – This class is canceled.

WriterHouse 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, United States

Instructor: Evan Fleischer $150 Members | $165 Nonmembers Wednesdays, 5/31/23 – 7/5/23 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET Before signing up for this in-person class, please read the following statement about requirements to enroll: By registering for an in-person offering, you attest that you have been vaccinated for Covid-19. WriterHouse strongly recommends any student […]

From Fact to Fiction (in-person class) – This class is now closed.

WriterHouse 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, United States

Instructor: Margaret Marangione $150 Members | $165 Nonmembers Thursdays, 6/1/23 – 7/6/23 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET Before signing up for this in-person class, please read the following statement about requirements to enroll: By registering for an in-person offering, you attest that you have been vaccinated for Covid-19. WriterHouse strongly recommends any student […]

Novel in Progress: A Master Class in Revision (in-person class) — This class is now closed.

WriterHouse 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, United States

Instructor: Kristen-Paige Madonia $1,499* Members | $1,499* Nonmembers Select Tuesdays (see below), 1/5/23 - 9/12/23** | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM EST Application Deadline (extended): 12/10/22 *Payment plans will be available to students accepted into this program. Before applying for this in-person class, please read the following statement about requirements to enroll: By registering for […]

Generative Fiction Workshop (online class)

Online

Instructor: Kristie Smeltzer $170 Members | $185 Nonmembers Tuesdays, 9/19/23 – 11/7/23 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET If you’re ready to write, write, write this fall, this class is for you. Class sessions will alternate between traditional fiction workshops and themed generative writing nights that focus on a specific element of craft. Every other […]

Daytime Combo: Fiction and Creative Nonfiction (in-person class)

WriterHouse 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, United States

Instructor: Christina Ward-Niven $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Thursdays, 9/21/23 – 11/9/23 | 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET Before signing up for this in-person class, please read the following statement about requirements to enroll: By registering for an in-person offering, you attest that you have been vaccinated for Covid-19. WriterHouse strongly recommends any student at […]