An In-Person Prose Workshop
ALL LEVELS
In this all-day intensive workshop, New York Times best-selling author Steve Almond will lead participants through the essentials of storytelling and craft, including how to create dramatic scenes, unforgettable characters, and an irresistible narrator. Students will work on in-class exercises to help bring the lessons home.
Excerpts from novels, essays, and stories will be provided to illustrate each craft concept. The craft concepts that will be discussed apply to any genre of prose (essay, memoir, short story, creative nonfiction), and to any level writer.
Almond advises, “Writers should come prepared to learn more in one day than they thought possible!”
*This workshop includes an hour lunch break.
+ PLEASE NOTE This workshop will occur IN-PERSON. The week of the workshop, attendees will be emailed the exact location of the class.
Steve Almond is the author of twelve books of fiction and nonfiction, including the New York Times bestsellers Candyfreak and Against Football. His recent books include the novel All the Secrets of the World, which has been optioned for television by 20th Century Fox, and William Stoner and the Battle for the Inner Life. For four years, Steve hosted the New York Times “Dear Sugars” podcast with his pal Cheryl Strayed. He is the recipient of a 2022 NEA grant in fiction, and his short stories have been anthologized in the Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, Best American Erotica, and Best American Mysteries series. You can read more about him here.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
All MWPA workshops require advanced registration. We accept registration by phone, mail, and online via our website. We cannot guarantee registration in the final 24-hours before a workshop, and can rarely accommodate day-of registration.
PAYMENT & CANCELLATION POLICIES
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QUESTIONS
For any questions regarding this workshop, please contact programs@mainewriters.org.
REGISTER BY PHONE
Call 207-228-8263 and register with your VISA or MasterCard.
REGISTER BY MAIL
If you prefer to pay by mail, please print this registration form (downloadable PDF) and mail it to the MWPA with a check or credit card information.
$95 Members/$150 Nonmembers
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 by March 23 at 9:00 a.m.
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