The Play’s the Thing: The Basics of Playwriting with Andy Pederson
Students will learn the fundamentals of playwriting through writing scenes for each class session, followed by a 10-minute play which will be workshopped and revised.
PJ Seminar: A Master Class on Slippery Characters with Tania James
In this class we will examine characters that invite perception, and we’ll put what we learn to practice through writing exercises.
Genre-Bending Fiction with Lara Ehrlich
We’ll talk about how to mix genres and bend their “rules” to write memorable fiction.
PJ Seminar: A Master Class on Building the Imaginary from the Real with Héctor Tobar
Building imaginary worlds from the raw material of the real isn’t just a matter of research; it’s training your eye and ear to think like a writer, and learning to see your novel or your story come alive in the world around you.
The Fiction of Poetry with David Welch
This course will serve both as an introduction to poetry for prose writers as well as exploring how practiced poets can use fictional avenues rather than simply writing from the confessional, Lyric “I.”