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THE ART OF FICTION

February 3 - March 10, 2025, Mondays, 6:00-8:00 p.m. (six sessions)
716 SE Grand Portland, OR

$325

As John Gardner remarks in The Art of Fiction, “What the beginning writer ordinarily wants is a set of rules on what to do and what not to do in writing fiction.” And while general rules do exist, Gardner observes that such “supposed aesthetic absolutes prove relative under pressure. They’re laws, but they slip,” he says. Indeed, many of the stories that touch us, those whose impact lingers for months, if not years, after we turn the final page, are constructed with these general rules of craft in mind. While this course will predominantly take the form of a fiction workshop, it will also feature discussions of published works to interrogate the “absolutes” that govern the art of fiction, as well as to equip students to appreciate how they might bend if not break these rules in service of the stories that they hope to tell. Over the course of this six-week workshop, students will share two pieces (of up to 30 pages each) and receive constructive feedback in a thoughtfully facilitated, supportive atmosphere.

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 Delves  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.

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Rajesh K. Reddy

Rajesh K. Reddy (he/him) is an author of fiction and nonfiction whose work explores themes of race, gender, religion, and animality through the lens of justice. His work has appeared in the Silk Road Review, Asia Literary Review, Mandala, and elsewhere, and he has served in editorial roles at the Indiana Review, Callaloo, and Narratives. Raj earned his MFA in Creative Writing (fiction) and MA in English from Indiana University and his PhD in English (creative writing concentration) from the University of Georgia.Outside of his literary endeavors, Raj has worked to advance the interests of marginalized groups, including through his efforts at the Human Rights Law Network in New Delhi, India, Animal Legal Defense Fund, and World Animal Protection, among other. Currently, he teaches in and directs the Animal Law Program at Lewis & Clark Law School.
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