Read a Q&A with Andre to learn more about him and his style.
We’ll begin with a difficult task: do not outline your novel or novella or short story or essay or memoir. Do not think out the plot, the narrative arc, the protagonist’s journey, whatever you want to call it. Instead, try to find the story through an honest excavation of the characters’ total experience of the situation in which they find themselves. Do that, and the story will begin to write itself.
But how, precisely, does one go about this “excavation”? And how, technically speaking, can we ignite a story into “writing itself”? Come to this workshop, and we’ll demystify those writerly tools and skills that, time and time again, if they are sharp enough, and if the writer can summon enough daily faith and nerve, can penetrate the mystery of story itself.
Fiction, as well as creative nonfiction, is welcome. We will be doing in-class writing exercises and workshopping each participant’s submission.
Applications are due for the Advanced Workshops by March 9. Apply here!
Accepted participants will submit 5,000 words or fewer by Monday, May 18, and will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with Andre during the week of class.
Your tuition includes:
- The workshop
- A one-on-one meeting with the instructor
- An orientation before the start of the workshop
- All eight business panels
- All four visiting author readings
- Tickets to the opening and closing parties
- Continental breakfast and coffee on workshop days
- Discounted rates at local hotels
