1 session, Tuesday, September 22nd, 7-9pm ET/6-8pm CT/4-6pm PT
Online
$50
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This class centers playful interaction and collaboration as a way to shake up the creative process and find new ways into writing. Who says writing must always be solitary? We’ll play associative improv games, mine memory, and use artifacts to create prompts for each other and explore pursuing what stirs us to write. Participants should bring to class a line of overheard dialogue, an object, a fabric, and something smelly, like a spice or perfume (of course this last item will be for your smelling experience only). Opportunities for sharing will focus on what energizes the writing; this will not be a critique. Students will leave class with six story openings, a plan to finish at least one, and generative techniques they can use on their own, beyond class. Come ready to collaborate and play!
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About the Instructor
Anca L. Szilágyi is the author of Daughters of the Air, which Shelf Awareness called “a striking debut” and Dreams Under Glass, which Buzzfeed Books called “a novel for our modern times.” Her writing appears in Orion Magazine, Lilith Magazine, and Newsweek, among others, and has been listed as notable in Best American Essays. She has taught creative writing since 2010.
Student Testimonials
“Anca’s class was a great kickstart for a WIP of mine that includes a love triangle. I feel re-energized about my storyline and have some fresh tools now to work with on scene construction. Thank you!” — Previous Co-Lab Student
“Anca gave us a thorough reading list, great ideas and feedback, and useful writing exercises. She was well prepared and gave us a great class.” — Previous Co-Lab Student
“Great workshop. Anca was so welcoming and wonderful. I really enjoyed the sequence of exercises and feel that I got a lot from the 2 hours. Thank you!” — Previous Co-Lab Student
“I am so grateful for what was the best online writing class I have ever taken, both in format and substance....You run a great classroom, and I got so much out of all your materials. I will definitely be recommending your class." — Jennifer Carr, Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tale Writing student
“This was an outstanding course -- so well organized and engaging (not easy online!). I appreciated your suggested readings and thoughtful comments. Thank you for sharing your expertise." — Scott Cummins, Architectural Stories student
“I would take this class again in a heart beat.” — Fiction workshop participant, Social Media