PJ Seminar: A Master Class on Unsettling Histories with Naomi J. Williams
Are you writing about historical events or people in your fiction, creative non-fiction, or poetry? Explore how to write with integrity and joy about the past.
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PJ Seminar: A Master Class on the Acoustics, Syntax, and Style of the Sentence with Matt Bell
We’ll explore a wide-ranging survey of styles at use in contemporary fiction, paying special attention to sentence construction, syntactical possibilities, and acoustic effects.
PJ Seminar: Dismantling the House: A Master Class on Endings as Beginnings with Paul Lisicky
In this P.J. Seminar, we’ll talk about struggles and strategies that feel true to this moment of isolation, survival, eagerness, guardedness, grief, and next steps.
PJ Seminar: The Fictional is Political: A Master Class on Writing Real Worlds with Asali Solomon
This workshop seeks to give each participant the tools create their own individual framework for approaching the realms of the political, as a part of an overall richer process for writing the fiction of your dreams.
PJ Seminar: A Master Class on Reading Your Own Work Like an Editor & Understanding Publishing with Megha Majumdar
In the first part of this class, which is craft and process-oriented, we will consider how an acquisitions editor might read your work—what they might look for in an opening, and what questions they might ask of a manuscript. Then, in the second part of this class, which is more career-focused, we will discuss the acquisitions process as well as publishing process.
PJ Seminar: A Master Class on Style, Intimacy, and Setting with Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
What exactly do writers mean when they speak about style? How do writers achieve style? How do style and the intimacy between characters operate synergistically in a good story or a novel?