Narrative Time L.A.: 7-Week Fall Prose Writing Workshop
About this Event
Overview: What is it?
The first three weeks of this course will focus on providing you with the tools to complete a rough draft of one long-form prose piece of writing: a short story, novel chapter, or creative nonfiction essay that will be submitted to the class for the writing workshop section of the course. We will do readings before each class, along with guided prompts, exercises, and lessons in class designed to support your writing.
The next four weeks will be spent sharing, critiquing, and discussing your own work and your peers' work in a collaborative, safe, and constructive writing workshop environment, alongside revision lessons and exercises.
Each student will leave the course with written and verbal feedback from the instructor and peers on one short story, essay, or book chapter that they submit to the class.
Overview: Who is the teacher?
Claudia Ross is a writer, critic, and educator based in Los Angeles. Her debut novel is forthcoming from Bloomsbury (announcement here). Her fiction and essays have been published in The Paris Review, The Baffler, Los Angeles Review of Books, Joyland Magazine, Columbia Journal, BOMB, and many others. She is a frequent contributor at international publications like Frieze, Hyperallergic, FLAUNT, ArtReview, Artforum, and elsewhere.
Claudia is a passionate, supportive creative writing teacher with ten years of experience leading courses designed to help students of all ages find their voices, craft unique and compelling narratives, and explore the ins and outs of creative writing. She received her Masters of Fine Arts in Fiction from University of California, Davis, where she led writing workshops and craft intensives at the college level. She currently teaches creative writing to adults at Barnsdall Art Center.
The Details
Dates and times:
The class will meet from 11am-2pm on Saturdays. The first session is on Saturday, September 12.
Full schedule:
Saturday, September 12, 11am-2pm
Saturday, September 19, 11am-2pm
Saturday, September 26, 11am-2pm
Saturday, October 3, 11am-2pm
Saturday, October 10, 11am-2pm
Saturday, October 17, 11am-2pm
Saturday, October 24, 11am-2pm
Location:
This workshop will be hosted in-person at the new offices of SPEEDBOAT LA, an innovative architecture and design studio in Los Angeles (Hollywood), 90038. Address will be shared after enrollment.
Cost:
$425 for the entire 7-week course, all classes included
$142/month if using the payment plan, all classes included
$375 if enrolling with a friend (discount activates with the purchase of 2 or more tickets)
Alternative payment plans and sliding scale rates available on an individual basis, please contact instructor for details
Readings and lessons may include:
Short stories and essays by Lucia Berlin, Anton Chekhov, Roberto Bolaño, Donald Barthelme, Zadie Smith, K-Ming Chang, Mary Gaitskill, Julio Cortázar, and many others.
Lessons include explorations of plot, scene, character, time, setting, epiphany, and more.
Where is it happening?
USD 142.00 to USD 425.00
