Tuesday, September 1, 2009

EAST VILLAGE FICTION WORKSHOP RETURNS TO NEW YORK, FALL 2009

After absorbing all kinds of literary wisdom on the West Coast, I am returning to New York to teach the East Village Fiction Workshop in its original home, the East Village, for Fall 2009. New York writers, this is for you.


The East Village Fiction Workshop
is for serious writers of novels and short stories. All levels welcome, as long as you are excited about the craft of fiction, and your own writing. (I also offer private editing and critiques of all forms of writing. See below for details.) I have extensive experience teaching, and I guarantee a lively, inspiring and supportive atmosphere to help your work flourish.

In The East Village Fiction Workshop, we critique your work on its own terms, exploring how the plot, characterizations, setting and style serve your themes, and how you can use the elements of the craft to further develop your novel or story. Our primary task is to "workshop" the stories or chapters you bring to us. But you'll also get inspiring in-class exercises to help you flex your writing muscles. We'll read and discuss published writers. Your fellow-writers will offer you thorough written and verbal critiques of your stories or novel chapters, including both what already works, and what could be even better. As the instructor, I'll wrap up the discussions, as well as provide a thorough written analysis of each piece.

The next session of The East Village Fiction Workshop is:

Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
September 30th through November 18th, 2009.
(We will skip one week, as a "catch up week," during the term.)
$300
($280 for returning participants)

Everyone will be critiqued at least twice. The class maximum is 12, minimum is 4.
Enrollment is on a first-come basis until the class fills. Payment (via paypal, cash or check) reserves your place in the workshop.

To enroll in the East Village Fiction Workshop,

and for payment arrangements, future schedules, and directions to the workshop,
contact instructor Karen Moulding directly:
kbm9@columbia.edu