Summer 2014 Class Schedule!

Please email writingworkshopsla@gmail.com if you’re interested in enrolling in a course…

WWLA: THE CONFERENCE

Saturday, June 28, 2021
Autry National Center

These craft topics will be covered at the Conference:
Character
Plot
Urgency in Fiction
Dialogue
Revision
Point of View
The Art of the Overshare in Nonfiction
Worldbuilding
The Power of Memoir

Curious? See the full schedule here.  Still curious?  Read about the presenters here.
Want to hang?  Enroll for $220 here.

POETRY
The Practice of Poetry: 2-Day Seminar (taught by Elline Lipkin in Altadena)

2 Saturdays, July 12, 2021 and July 19, 2021
10 am to 1 pm

2 SPOTS LEFT!

This two-day workshop will focus on how to cultivate a practice of poetry — on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis as students further integrate awareness, writing, and observation into their lives.  The instructor will introduce poems that celebrate the everyday and deepen attention through use of metaphor or simile, and students will investigate and practice other useful craft techniques.  To generate new work, students will try some writing exercises that they can continue during the week and use to build an ongoing practice; the second meeting will be devoted to workshopping new writing. Students will receive feedback on up to two poems.

This seminar is open to students of all levels.  It will be held in Altadena, where coffee, sparkling water, and light snacks will be served.

Enrollment limit: 8 students
$155 for new students; $135 for returning students

If you’re interested in signing up, please email writingworkshopsla@gmail.com.

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FICTION
Fiction I (taught by Adam Cushman in Beachwood Canyon)

Thursdays, 7:30 to 9:30 pm
July 10, 2021 to August 28, 2021

SOLD OUT!

This 8-week course will introduce beginning writers to the basic techniques of fiction writing such as characterization, dramatization, dialogue, point of view, and so on. In class, students will discuss published fiction from a craft perspective and do writing exercises designed to tackle particular techniques. Each week students will have short writing assignments to do outside of class, which will be turned in for feedback from the instructor. As this course is designed for beginning writers, there won’t be any formal workshopping. The class is also open to more experienced writers who simply want to brush up on the basics.

This class will take place in Beachwood Canyon, where wine and sparkling water—and the occasional gourmet cheese—will be served.

Enrollment limit: 8 students per section
$390 for new students; $350 for returning students. (Payment plans available to returning students)

If you’re interested in signing up, please email writingworkshopsla@gmail.com

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Fiction II (taught by Neelanjana Banerjee in Silverlake)

Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9:30 pm
July 16, 2021 to September 3, 2021

SOLD OUT!

This 8-week intermediate-level class is designed for both short story writers and novelists. For the first four weeks, students will do in-class writing exercises and discuss published short fiction and novel excerpts from a craft perspective. The class will cover such topics as characterization, pacing, point of view, structure, voice, and scene, and there will be short take-home writing assignments designed to help students progress with their manuscripts. For the final four weeks of the course, students will be workshopped in a serious environment meant to challenge and inspire every member of the class. Each student will have the opportunity to workshop either one short story manuscript or one novel excerpt (maximum 25 pages).

This course will take place in Silverlake, where wine and sparkling water—and the occasional gourmet cheese—will be served.

Enrollment limit: 8 students
$390 for new students; $350 for returning students. (Payment plans available to returning students)

If you’re interested in signing up, please email writingworkshopsla@gmail.com

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8-Week Fiction Writing Group
Section 1 (taught by Adam Cushman in Beachwood Canyon)
Mondays, 7:30 to 9:30 pm
July 7, 2021 to August 25, 2021

1 SPOT LEFT!

Section 2 (taught by Darcy Vebber in Larchmont/Hancock Park area)
Tuesdays, 7:30 to 9:30 pm
July 8, 2021 to September 9, 2021 (no class 8/12 and 8/19)

3 SPOTS LEFT!

In this course, students will have the opportunity to be a part of a fiction writers’ group facilitated by a published writer. Within a supportive environment, students will share new and in-process work, write from prompts, take home ideas for new stories, talk about writing, and ask questions about craft, creation and process. We will form our own writing community, giving and receiving feedback from one another, all the while having a good time. This is not a lecture class, nor will there be class assignments.

Section 1 of this group will take in Beachwood Canyon, and section 2 will take place in the Larchmont/Hancock Park area.  In both groups, wine, sparkling water, and the occasional snack, will be served.

Enrollment Limit: 8 students
Price: $260 for all students

If you’re interested in signing up, please email writingworkshopsla@gmail.com

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NONFICTION
Mixed Levels Nonfiction (taught by Chris Daley in Los Feliz)

Thursdays, 7:30 to 9:30 pm
July 17, 2021 to September 4, 2021

SOLD OUT!

This 8-week workshop is open to writers of all experience levels.  Students will read, discuss, and write essays (or chapters) that will explore the genre(s) of personal narrative and memoir. The readings will be selected to stimulate thinking, exemplify different techniques and styles, and suggest techniques for engaging personal and creative expression. You’ll have the chance to develop and improve your nonfiction through a process of drafting, feedback, and revision. Short writing assignments will also be due each week. Students working on longer nonfiction projects are also encouraged to enroll.

This class will take place in Los Feliz, where wine and sparkling water—and the occasional gourmet cheese—will be served.

Enrollment limit: 8 students
Course fee: $390 for new students; $350 for returning students (Payment plans available to returning students)

If you’re interested in signing up, please email writingworkshopsla@gmail.com