6 weeks; Thursdays, beginning

June 30th;

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. EST (Zoom)

Open to all. Limited to 8 writers.

How do you tell a story with a beginning, middle, and end in 250-1000 words? We'll explore the ways in which the super-short form can enhance our writing practice, improve our skills, and make sense of our truths.

We'll generate ideas through in-class writing, and discuss structure, pacing, narrative thread, and the revision process within the context of micro stories. Writers will share their work and receive constructive peer and instructor feedback.

$395

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5 weeks; Saturdays, July 9 - August 6;

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST (Zoom)

Open to all. Limited to 8 writers.

In this 5-week series led by Sibyl Kempson, writers are encouraged to reconnect to their own intuitive pathways of research, and in the testing of aesthetic frameworks and formal mechanics.

This process-based instruction helps writers clear away or brush aside anything that might be threatening to block their most authentic, original, visionary creative expression.

Here we build skills, push boundaries, and question inherited structures. Learn how to get out of your own way. What wants to come through you, into the world conversation?

Originally designed for playwrights and writers of other performance texts, these exercises are adjusted for scribblers and makers of all stripes. Yes, there will be homework! And yes, some scribblings will be shared!

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$450 / $410 - $420
*$30 off if returning for a second Blaise Workshop. $40 off for three or more.

Sliding Scale available for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ writers
Payment plans are also available.

RSVP by June 25.

6 weeks; Tuesdays, beginning July 26th; 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. EST (Zoom)

Open to all. Limited to 8 writers.

Memory is fluid, faulty, and fallible. How is our writing both hindered and enhanced by the limitations of memory? How can we navigate the gaps in our recall? What do we do when the memories are vague or elusive?

In this workshop we'll shake the current foundation and excavate past and recent memories, unearthing core stories and important secondary events. What are the brain-encoded stories we need to tell?

For neuroscientific insight and creative inspiration we'll draw from the work of Brian Broome, Gerald Walker, Wendy Fontaine, Danzy Senna, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Josh Korda, Sven Birkerts, Mary Karr, and more. We'll read short excerpts in class with some longer texts for homework. There will be writing prompts, sharing, and guided feedback.

$395

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6 weeks; Wednesdays, August 17 - September 28*; 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. EST (Zoom)

*No class on September 14th.

Invite only or by referral or writing sample. Limited to 8 writers.

It's a slippery slope. Even the funny, affectionate family stuff can stab your insides and fray your wires.

Over the course of 6 weeks, we'll consider how (and how not) to write about bloodline, adoptive, and chosen family, members who are still here or in the everywhere, in an honest, unflinching way. We'll zoom in on the stories we need to tell and examine purpose, approach, perspective and narrative core, also looking at the outside story—the context of race, class, gender, and generations. We'll discuss character and relationship dynamics and how to write about trauma—not just our own, but the intergenerational trauma of others, and ease our way into the big dig through writing exercises and readings.

The anchor for our writing in this workshop is a circle of space holding, support, safety—and commiseration. Everyone will have multiple opportunities to share their work for peer and instructor feedback.

$450 / $410 - $420
*$30 off if returning for a second Blaise Workshop. $40 off for three or more.

Sliding Scale available for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ writers
Payment plans are also available.

RSVP by July 25.

One-on-one work is for writers looking for personalized creative direction and guidance, whether you're working on a book or trying to finish stand alone pieces to pitch for publication.

During one-hour sessions (remotely or in person, as the pandemic allows), we'll identify your goals and projects, and develop a work plan. You'll receive extensive critical feedback and other forms of support catered to your needs.

In the quest for accountability and momentum, signing up for 3 sessions at a time is recommended.

Sliding scale for BIPOC + LGBTQ+ writers.

Payment Plans are also available.

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