Narrative Time L.A.: 7-Week Spring Prose Writing Workshop
Schedule
Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 am to 02:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Hollywood | Los Angeles, CA
A guided, 7-week prose writing workshop designed to help you explore, perfect, and share your writing in a small, supportive setting.About this Event
Overview: What is it?
The first two 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. 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 environment.
There will be no class on Saturday, June 6.
The final day will accomodate any rescheduled workshops, and conclude with a celebration and reading of revised workshop stories.
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 almost 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, with the first session on Saturday, May 2.
Full schedule:
Saturday, May 2, 11am-2pm
Saturday, May 9, 11am-2pm
Saturday, May 16, 11am-2pm
Saturday, May 23, 11am-2pm
Saturday, May 30, 11am-2pm
NO CLASS - SATURDAY, JUNE 6
Saturday, June 13, 11am-2pm
Saturday, June 20, 11am-2pm [Final Class Celebration]
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
$375 if enrolling with a friend (discount activates with the purchase of 2 or more tickets)
Payment plans and sliding scale rates available on an individual basis, please contact instructor for details
Add-ons:
A one-on-one critique and feedback session with course instructor of a revision to your workshop piece following the conclusion of the course (held via Zoom), $75
Readings and lessons may include:
Short stories and essays by Lucia Berlin, Anton Chekhov, Donald Barthelme, Zadie Smith, K-Ming Chang, Mary Gaitskill, Julio Cortázar, and many others.
Lessons include explorations of plot, character, time, setting, and more.
Where is it happening?
Hollywood, SPEEDBOAT LA, Los Angeles, United StatesUSD 75.00 to USD 425.00
