STLWW: Workshops

Through our partnership with St. Louis Writers Guild (SLWG), we offer learning opportunities to writers of all genres and experience levels. Members of SLWG receive a discount on the programs co-sponsored by St. Louis Writers Workshop and St. Louis Writers Guild. Check out the St. Louis Writers Guild website at www.stlwritersguild.org. Please note: Members who wish to take advantage of the discount must get a discount code from the SLWG webmaster. Non-members may join SLWG in order to take advantage of the discount and all the other outstanding benefits of membership in the area's oldest and largest writers' organization.

"The two personal essays I created in the Personal Essay workshop pleased me and I got tremendous value from working with [my instructor] and the other participants. Reading one of my essays at Left Bank Books was a life-changing experience. I thought my essay was very funny, but to have the listeners laugh out loud at everything I thought was funny was one of the most rewarding experiences I've ever had as a writer. I've also recommended the St. Louis Writers Workshop, specifically [the] beginners' workshop, to several friends who are new to writing. I've taken classes with [the instructor] and find her feedback thorough, insightful, and kind."
— Linda DiMeo Lowman

"I submitted one of my workshop stories to the John Wood Community College Creative Writing Contest (Quincy, Ill.), and I was one of three winners out of 104 entries. I get a check, a certificate, and have been invited to read my story at an awards luncheon held in connection with their 3-day workshop this summer. How about that?"
— Lonnie Whitaker

2010 Winter Workshops

IT’S NOT TOO SOON TO THINK ABOUT NEXT YEAR!!
These Winter 2010 workshops make a great holiday gift!

We’re back with two wonderful workshops: Fiction Writing and Teens Who Write.

We're offering:

FINDING YOUR FICTION

Are there key elements to successful short fiction?
Can you fully develop your characters in a short-short story?
Should your story be a novelette? A novel?

Beginning and intermediate writers will develop their short fiction through:
Activities
Direct instruction
Group discussions
Collegial critiques

Be ready to revise your work, write new stories, and have fun interacting with others who share your passion for writing.

The class is taught by fiction author Jeff Penn May (See bio)

This six-week class meets Thursdays,
7 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
January 14 to February 18, 2010
Location to be determined

Tuition Cost: $165 ($140 for St. Louis Writers Guild members)

Register

QUESTIONS? Email us at: info@stlouiswritersworkshop.com or call 314-692-2629.

TEENS WHO WRITE

Do you need a break from homework and a chance to be creative?
Are you looking for something to get you through those winter doldrums?

Students will:
Engage in writing exercises
Learn new story-start techniques
Learn about how to get published
And have fun writing

Every skill level and genre welcome!

This workshop is taught by fiction author and teacher Kat Newman. (See bio)

The six-week class meets Wednesdays
January 13 to February 17, 2010
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location to be determined

Tuition fee: $150 (scholarships available)

Register

QUESTIONS? Email us at: info@stlouiswritersworkshop.com or call 314-692-2629.

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