The Shape of a Story: Fiction Writing

We all have a story we’ve been waiting to tell–and whether it’s still just an inkling of an idea or you have a full first draft that’s been collecting dust, this is your chance to bring it to life. Join us for this five-week workshop where we’ll work on developing character arcs, scene-building, and infusing salient details into a narrative. Participants will come with an idea or a beginning, and work on their draft between sessions, putting tips and tools from the workshop to use.

Participants will decide whether their final product will be a short story, or the first chapter of a longer work plus an outline or synopsis of the full work.

About Rebellious Phrase

In this new program for teens in grades 9-12, we’ll explore a different topic or genre in each 5-week workshop. Participants are invited to bring ideas, works-in-progress, and dream projects to develop, as each week we introduce new techniques for writing and editing. Sessions will be led by teaching artists who are working writers and/or guest authors and media-makers.

Registration

Registration for this class is not currently open. If you would like to be notified the next time Rebellious Phrase is offered, please fill out this short interest form and we’ll be in touch!

Questions? Email programs@826nyc.org or call 718-499-9884.

Cost

826NYC is committed to keeping our programs available to the young writers who need our support most. You can choose between the following fee options for Write Away Workshops: full price ($300 per session), partial scholarship ($150 per session), or full scholarship (free). We invite families to select the fee that works best for them upon registration; no additional scholarship application is required.