• April 25, 2024
          Verselandia! Youth Poetry Slam Championship (2024)
          April 26, 2024
          BIPOC Reading Series April
          May 1, 2024
          One Page Wednesday: May
          May 16, 2024
          Slamlandia
  • Box Office
Loading Events
  • This event has passed.
Virtual Event
Event Categories:

, ,

Where Do I Go From Here: Writing the Novel

May 6th and 7th, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (two sessions)
925 SW Washington Street Portland, OR 97205
Limited to 8 students; work submitted in advance for workshop

$375

This weekend intensive is designed for writers who have written at least the first two chapters of a novel. Limited to 8 students, each participant will have their work discussed, with feedback from the class and the instructor. Discussions will be focused on character development and plot and how to chart the next steps with your novel. Students will submit 25 pages of their novel by April 21 for distribution to the class ahead of time. Students should have some experience with discussing their work in a workshop setting.

Limited to 8 students.

Access Program
We want our writing classes and Delves 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 Delve tuitions at a reduced rate. The access program for writing classes covers 60% of the class tuition. 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.

Tickets

The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking "Get Tickets" will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities.
Tickets are no longer available

Emily Chenoweth

Emily Chenoweth is the author of Hello, Goodbye, which was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award; co-author of the middle-grade series Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat; and a collaborator with James Patterson on many bestselling novels. A former English teacher and fiction editor at Publishers Weekly, Emily has also written for People, Self, Tin House, Plazm, Bookforum, and Portland Monthly. She sends out free writing prompts every Friday via her Substack, Good Ideas.
Read more
April 25, 2024
From Idea to Manuscript: Crafting Your Picture Book
May 1, 2024
Epistolary: Poems to Our Past and Futures Selves
May 2, 2024
Write the Self: the study and practice of writing from personal experience
May 9, 2024
Grief Work: Honoring Sorrow as a Generating Motor
May 13, 2024
WEIRDING THE EVERY DAY
May 18, 2024
Autofiction Weekend Intensive
June 1, 2024
The Notebook and the Creative Process
June 4, 2024
Get Writing: Unblocking Writer’s Block
June 4, 2024
How To Skin a Fox: Turning True Experiences into Fantastical Stories