SPRING AND SUMMER WRITING WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS AND TEENAGERS

Brooke Shaffner's workshop inspired me to continue writing. Other writing workshops I've taken left me at a loss afterwards about how to move forward with my work. This time, I have Brooke's perceptive critiques to guide me through the revision process. Through Brooke's focus on the actual techniques and tools writers can use to tell their stories, I was able to see my writing in a different light. At the same time, Brooke consistently pushed us to figure out what hid at the center of our stories, to get down to the 'heart of the matter.' - Caitlin Chandler, Sackett Street Writers Workshop, Feb. 1 – Mar. 8, 2010

Intimate, well-structured workshops led by an award-winning writer with an MFA from Columbia and a decade of experience as an educator. Meet in a historic Park Slope brownstone to delve into plot structure, scene development, point of view, pacing, characterization, conflict, setting, tone, language, imagery, dialogue, beginnings, and endings. Writers will have the opportunity to submit at least twice and receive meticulous feedback in written critiques and individual conferences.

For more information, see: http://betweenthelinesnyc.com/coursesprojects.html or contact Brooke Shaffner at [email hidden]. Brooke is also available for private consultations, seminars, and editing services.

6-8 Session Workshops starting at $300:

• Creative nonfiction workshop for adults through The Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop starting in late April

• Fiction workshop for adults starting in May

• Sleeping on the Wing, a creative writing workshop for teenagers: July 1–19

• Projections, a photography and poetry workshop for both adults and teenagers, starting in May

• College application essay workshop for high school juniors: July 6-20