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Experiments in Fiction
$340
Stories can be about anything, and inspiration can come from anywhere. In this six-week generative course we will read, watch, and listen to a wide range of sources—from traditional short stories to anonymous online forum posts, podcast excerpts, and short videos of people arguing at home or in the street. Each week we’ll discuss what story lives inside our experimental source, and will then come up with a prompt based on that source together. In between classes you’ll write to the prompt, then bring in your work to share at the start of the next class.
This class is for writers at all stages who want a space to play with form and content, and to develop a keen eye for finding inspiration in the strangest of places. Join us, and wander through a mini museum of mad, curated curios! You’ll leave with several starts to new, wacky written experiments.
Weekly Themes
Week 1- Condensing a Lifetime
Week 2- Ensemble Casts
Week 3- Human & Animal Interactions
Week 4- Hermit Crab Stories
Week 5- Families… am I right?
Week 6- Anonymous disclosure
Access Program
We want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available.
Please apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions.
Liaison position
Every in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts.
Apply here for the liaison position.
