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What to Expect at the Workshops

The of both the Fiction and the Personal Narrative Workshop is one that has been well-tested over time. Following many short talks about craft, participants are given selected writing assignments which are then read aloud. Writers are encouraged to read to the group but no one is ever pressured to do so.

The session lengths vary according to the venues where they are taught. No two workshops are ever the same. Not only have the lectures, the exercises and the structure evolved over time but, because the focus is always on the participants’ writing, each workshop is a reflection of those who take it. Criticism is never harsh or judgmental. To the extent that there are any rules, it is required only that writers attempt to help, and never bully, other writers.