There are as many different ways to approach memoir as there are memories, so this class will not assume any priority of form, but is designed to give writers looking to imagine, draft, and / or revise a book-length memoir the inspiration and tools to give a book its own life.
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Writing a novel can feel like rehabbing a huge, intimidating house, but you can do it as long as you prepare. This class will give you the tools and---most importantly---the confidence to use those tools to your advantage.
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Discover the elements at the heart of all good fiction and nonfiction in this eight-session introduction to creative writing. It's your first step on the path to writing the stories or essays you've always wanted to tell.
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In this single-session class, we’ll tap into our curiosity to generate story ideas. The aim is to accelerate the process from first spark to finished draft.
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This one-session course will take you through a rigorous but playful back-to-the-basics study of character in fiction. You’ll leave this class with practical and immediately applicable ideas for character in your current fiction projects, no matter where you are in the process.
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It’s a challenge that comes up for every memoirist at some point: how to write compellingly and creatively about real life, when real life includes your own private existence and the lives of other people.
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In this PJ Seminar, we will get curious about flashbacks. How can we write flashbacks that propel a story rather than paralyze it?
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In this class, I will explore that line between sentimentality and emotion in fiction.
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$250.00 · July 24
Juniors & Seniors: meet us at the Studio for this week-long College Admission Essays bootcamp with Suzy Weinberg.
| Start Date | July 24 |
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| Class Times | 9:00am – 12:00pm CT |
| Price | $295 |
| Location | Chicago Studio |
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This weeklong summer camp IN PERSON at our Studio hosted by Suzy Weinberg, aims to help college-bound writers complete a solid draft of their Common App Essay.
If you’re looking for another age group, or camp time, please visit the main summer camps page.
A writer, producer and personal narrative storycrafting coach, Suzy’s personal and professional career center on the power of storytelling. Suzy is currently a co-producer of a monthly live storytelling series called Is this a thing? featuring true personal tales told on stage. She has been an active mentor and volunteer with Chicago Scholars, helping students from underserved communities in their college process. Big Shoulders Stories is Suzy’s latest venture harnessing her skills, talents, and deep commitment to better lives in Chicago into a focused offering: partnering with Chicago’s nonprofit organizations to identify, nurture, and showcase storytellers and their stories in live, and recorded events.
In this class, writers will draw the reader in by considering characters’ bodily experience.
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Pie & Poetry is one part generative, one part workshop. This space’s goal is to foster community amongst poets, and to encourage our development as poets of all experience levels—all while sharing some delicious pastries.
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Welcome back to the Studio! We’re excited to have Denise Santomauro leading an in-person camp for grades 5-8.
Add to cartWriting a novel can feel like rehabbing a huge, intimidating house, but you can do it as long as you prepare. This class will give you the tools and---most importantly---the confidence to use those tools to your advantage.
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