Join Aimee Brooks (she/her)\, a current Hi ve resident\, in giving and receiving constructive feedback on fictional s hort stories. She is a recent graduate of Eastern Washington University&rs quo\;s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program and hopes to offer a workshop similar to the classes she experienced during school where she made some of her dearest friends\, received clarity on her writing\, and g rew in giving constructive feedback with kindness and empathy. This is an& nbsp\; academic-level workshop without the worry of tuition costs! A great way to test the waters if you're pondering a MFA in writing or just sharp en your writing skills!
\nParticipants will begin class on February 25th \;with a complete (or nearly complete) short story of up to 5\,00 0 words. All genres are welcome though stories should not contain material that would be uncomfortable to share in a group setting. The workshop is open to teens and adults.
\nCourse Goals: \;Participants will le ave this workshop with the tools to polish and revise their short story. W orkshop attendees will learn how to give constructive feedback on short cr eative work and receive and implement comments into their own writing. Par ticipants will grow in their knowledge of literary terminology and gain co nfident in articulating thoughts about their own work and the work of othe rs. \;
\nFirst class (February 25): \;This class will consis t of introductions\, expectations\, an example workshop\, and literary cra ft terminology. Participants will sign up for the week that they would lik e to distribute their story. Workshop groups tend to develop their own lan guage and methods for talking about writing\, so this will be an introduct ion to the highly collaborative workshop space. \;
\nWeekly Home work: \;Each week after class\, two participants will email completed stories to Aimee who will distribute them to the other workshop attendees. During the week participants will make in-line notes and comments and pre pare to provide verbal feedback in class. \; \;
\nWorkshop C lasses (March 4th- April 1st): \; \;Workshops will be approximatel y forty minutes per story (two per week) with a break in between. The work shop will begin with the author reading a passage of their story out loud so that other participants can hear their words in their voice. Attendees will summarize the story and come to a consensus on the events. Next\, par ticipants will share their favorite parts of the work and which elements a re successful\, followed by a time of constructive feedback. Finally\, the author will ask questions to the other participants about material that m ay have not be covered during the workshop or clarification on comments. P articipants will return the stories with written notes and comments to the author via a printed copy or email.
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