WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL!
(Check back for new opportunities next Spring or Fall.)
Starting October 7, 2008
THE RETURN OFTHE ULTIMATE SCIENCE FICTION WORKSHOP!
10-week writing workshop starts October 7 at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Learn from two pros how to write and sell your SF, fantasy, and horror stories and novels!
Your instructors: Jeffrey A. Carver & Craig Shaw Gardner
Jeff and Craig have published over forty novels and forty short stories between them. Jeff is a Nebula nominee. Craig is a New York Times bestselling author. They've sold to magazines, newspapers, big New York publishers, and the small press. Their writing and teaching experience span the field. (Learn more about Jeff and Craig.)
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What Ten 2-hour sessions of instruction and intensive workshopping of your fiction. Be prepared to write, give and take criticism, and write some more. You'll learn the craft of writing—and just as important, the art of workshopping. We'll talk about everything from writing basics and manuscript format to working with editors and agents. Instructors will co-teach the first and last classes, and alternate the others. Both will critique all submitted work. Course Outline (opens new window) |
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Who We're looking for people who are:
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When Tuesday evenings October 7 – December 9, 2008 |
Where
Pandemonium Books and Games |
How Much: $400 This fee includes a Pandemonium bookstore membership, and a $25 credit toward any purchase at the bookstore. |
What the last class said . . . "A great mix of talent and direction (sf and fantasy) and the focus on critiquing helped me see the rough wording in my own work. A lot of group knowledge." "Great, specific advice ... You guys were enormously supportive." "Workshop was great -- Craig and Jeff do excellent critiques in complementary ways -- Jeff very detailed, Craig high-level and directorial." "Good group dynamic -- the two of you did a good job of encouraging constructive criticism. The sessions at the end on marketing and selling your work were also very valuable. Getting professional authors' comments was very helpful in improving my stories." "Both (instructors) were very helpful, personable, and accessible." "I liked it. I really liked it." |
Books You'll Need
- Stephen King, On Writing
- Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
- Gardner Dozois, ed., Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction
- Robert Silverberg, ed., Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 1
(Books will be available at Pandemonium, or you can get them anywhere you like.)
More Information?
For questions about time and place, call Pandemonium Books and Games at:
617-547-3721
For questions about course content, e-mail either instructor at:
jeff[at]starrigger[dot]net or
csgcsgcsg[at]aol[dot]com
(But be sure and look at the course outline first.)
Reserve a Space Now! Class is limited to 12 members.
THIS YEAR'S WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL.
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To reserve your space, print and complete this form and mail it with your payment to Pandemonium Books and Games, 4 Pleasant Street, Cambridge MA 02139.
Name __________________________________
Address ________________________________________________
Phone _________________________
Email __________________________
Registration must be accompanied by payment of $400. Make checks payable to Pandemonium Books, with "SF workshop" in the memo section.
Deadline for registration is October 1, or when 12 people have registered, whichever comes first. Register early for the best chance of getting in. No refunds after the course has started. If for any reason the course is cancelled before October 7, all monies will be refunded.
Jeffrey A. Carver's web site Craig Shaw Gardner's web site
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