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This 4-month fiction workshop will focus on working together to shape and revise your writing.
The class starts on August 27, 2026, Thursday, and will meet every other week until December 17, 2026, Thursday from 4-6:30pm PT / 7-9:30pm ET.
Please note: this class is application-based on a rolling basis. Before signing up for the fall term, please send a 10- to 20-page writing sample and a paragraph describing what you hope to get out of the workshop to Trip Whitfield, trip dot whitfield at gmail dot com. We’ll get back to you soon with next steps.
In the fall workshop, we will spend much of our time in the careful analysis and discussion of participants’ works-in-progress. We will approach workshop with a spirit of inquiry and curiosity, moving toward meeting a story or excerpt on its own terms. There are no absolutes in writing fiction; I believe this so strongly that even such a declaration is suspect, as it’s also an absolute. A central priority with each workshop will be making sure you walk away feeling excited to revise, intrigued by the potential to deepen and explore.
Which shouldn’t, in the slightest, prevent the possibility of rigor and play, and of joy. I heartily believe that we can learn as much, if not more, from one another’s workshops as we do from our own, from the practice of reading closely and deeply. You’ll receive extensive margin notes on your manuscripts from other participants, as well as from me.
We’ll discuss a wide range of revision practices and possibilities, along with what to do after you believe you’re done. Toward the start of the class, we’ll talk about writing schedules and routines, accountability systems, and possible ways to set up sustained writing habits. For those who want it, we’ll also discuss working toward publication, as well as other outward-facing aspects of a life in writing.
You can read testimonials from previous students here. If you’re interested in a generative class, there’s more about the spring term here; if you’re interested in both, you can learn more here.
This 4-month fiction workshop will focus on working together to shape and revise your writing.
The class starts on August 27, 2026, Thursday, and will meet every other week until December 17, 2026, Thursday from 4-6:30pm PT / 7-9:30pm ET.
Please note: this class is application-based on a rolling basis. Before signing up for the fall term, please send a 10- to 20-page writing sample and a paragraph describing what you hope to get out of the workshop to Trip Whitfield, trip dot whitfield at gmail dot com. We’ll get back to you soon with next steps.
In the fall workshop, we will spend much of our time in the careful analysis and discussion of participants’ works-in-progress. We will approach workshop with a spirit of inquiry and curiosity, moving toward meeting a story or excerpt on its own terms. There are no absolutes in writing fiction; I believe this so strongly that even such a declaration is suspect, as it’s also an absolute. A central priority with each workshop will be making sure you walk away feeling excited to revise, intrigued by the potential to deepen and explore.
Which shouldn’t, in the slightest, prevent the possibility of rigor and play, and of joy. I heartily believe that we can learn as much, if not more, from one another’s workshops as we do from our own, from the practice of reading closely and deeply. You’ll receive extensive margin notes on your manuscripts from other participants, as well as from me.
We’ll discuss a wide range of revision practices and possibilities, along with what to do after you believe you’re done. Toward the start of the class, we’ll talk about writing schedules and routines, accountability systems, and possible ways to set up sustained writing habits. For those who want it, we’ll also discuss working toward publication, as well as other outward-facing aspects of a life in writing.
You can read testimonials from previous students here. If you’re interested in a generative class, there’s more about the spring term here; if you’re interested in both, you can learn more here.