Voice in Creative Nonfiction Writing (in-person class)

WriterHouse 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, United States

Instructor: Brendan Wolfe $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays, 9/19/23 – 11/7/23 | 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 […]

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 […]

Writing—and Publishing—Personal Essays (in-person class) – Class is now full. Email programs @writerhouse.org to be added to waitlist.

WriterHouse 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, United States

Instructor: Sharon Harrigan $229 Members | $250 Nonmembers Thursdays, 9/21/23 – 11/9/23 | 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 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 […]

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 […]

How Poetry and Fiction Talk to Each Other: Reading, Writing, and Craft (online class)

Online

Instructors: Jody Hesler and Aran Donovan $150 Members | $165 Nonmembers Wednesdays, 10/4/23 – 11/8/23 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. ET In this 6-week Zoom course, we will pair poetry and fiction readings by craft elements, then compare and contrast how the different disciplines approach that element. Class discussion will be co-led by a poet […]

Finding the Drama in History: Using Historical Materials to Inspire Playwriting (hybrid online/in-person seminar series)

Online

Instructor: Christine Stoddard $120 Members | $130 Nonmembers Online Saturdays, 10/7/23, 10/14/23, 10/28/23 | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. ET; In-person Saturday, November 18, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm ET History has a reputation for being dull or intimidating. To those working outside of academia and museums, history as a field may appear exclusive or even […]

Flash Fiction Fundamentals (in-person class)

WriterHouse 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, United States

Instructor: Kristie Smeltzer $135 Members | $145 Nonmembers Saturdays, 10/7/23 – 10/28/23 | 1:00 – 3:00 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 […]

Your Novel in a Year (in-person class)

WriterHouse 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, United States

Instructor: Bruce Holsinger $1,599* Members | $1,599* Nonmembers $100 non-refundable application fee; if accepted, fee will be applied to class tuition Select Tuesdays (see Details below for dates), 10/10/23 - 4/30/24, 9/9/24 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM Application Deadline: 9/22/23 *Payment plans will be available to students accepted into this program; there are no scholarships […]

First Twenty-Five Workshop: Getting the Start of Your Novel Ready (online seminar) — Registration is closed for this seminar.

Online

Instructor: Randall Klein $75 Members | $82 Nonmembers Saturday, 10/28/23 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET (Submissions due 10/4) 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 […]

First Twenty-Five Workshop: Getting the Start of Your Novel Ready (online seminar)

Online

Instructor: Randall Klein $75 Members | $82 Nonmembers Saturday, 11/18/23 | 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET (Submissions due 11/4) 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 are […]