The summer Fiction workshops assist serious writers by exploring the art and craft as well as the business of writing. This session in July offers daily morning workshops, craft lectures, panel discussions on editing and publishing, staff readings, and brief individual conferences. The daily workshops are led by staff writer-teachers. Six separate morning workshops sections will meet daily. In addition to the workshop, participants may have the same manuscript read by a staff member who meets with them in individual conferences.

This year the Community of Writers will meet again in the “Virtual Valley” (not in-person) for an intensive six-day online gathering of our community, due to the COVID-19.

We will endeavor to create again a workshop week with the same intensity, intimacy, and productivity as our usual week in the Valley. Please note that time will be an issue in the virtual valley. The workshop sessions will meet at 8:30 am for writers on the West Coast and at 11:30 am for those on the East Coast.

For participants, carving out a full week’s space and time at home for this experience will be essential. Time to write, time to gather for craft talks, individual conferences, staff readings, and small group social hours — all online.

This workshop is for Fiction only.

More information here.