A 2-Day Online Fiction Workshop
2 Saturdays: January 10 & 17, 1 – 4 pm
What does it mean to feel “inspired to write”? Often, we put too much weight in the concept of being inspired, which can lead to being unable to start getting words on the page. In this workshop, we are going to take the leap from ideas to sentences and paragraphs. We are going to read, watch, and listen to a variety of texts, clips, and conversations, to see which ones spark an idea, or helps an idea already in the participant’s mind. This will be followed by promptly putting onto paper a line from that idea, which will be developed into further paragraphs of a short story.
By the end of the workshop, participants will have made that crucial move to getting started with their writing, and developing it to a degree.
Each session will be two hours long.
$120 Members/$175 Nonmembers
Farah Ali is the writer of the novels Telegraphy (2026), The River, The Town, and the short-story collection People Want to Live. Her work has been anthologized in the Pushcart Prize and Best Small Fictions, and has appeared in Shenandoah, Kenyon Review, Ecotone, Virginia Quarterly Review and elsewhere. She is the cofounder of Lakeer, an online journal from Pakistan, and the Reviews Editor at Wasafiri. She lives in London where she writes and edits.
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SCHOLARSHIP
The MWPA is proud to offer one partial scholarship to this workshop for members-only. Scholarships are awarded on a combination of need and merit. Email programs@mainewriters.org to see if the scholarship is still available. Application Due two weeks prior to the workshop start date, at 9:00 a.m.
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