"The Valley’s Literary Arts Center"

Express Yourself with Power at our Florence, MA studio. 2007 Calendar updated with a wide variety of weekly workshops and one-day retreats.  The Craft of Fiction workshop sessions have been redesigned and new offerings added. Contact us to learn more!

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Writing Workshops

Writing is a lonely business. Almost all writers feel the need for a supportive community in which to generate and share work. Many writers also crave feedback and specific suggestions on how to improve their craft. To address this need, Writers in Progress has been offering weekly creative writing workshops in Northampton since 1992. The workshops are designed to both instruct and inspire, offering technique-building tips and constructive feedback in a supportive environment.

The workshops combine writing prompts, mini-lectures on craft, manuscript consultation, and group discussion of participants’ work. Every workshop also includes healthy refreshments.

Weekly workshops and retreats meet at our beautiful studio in the historic Arts & Industry Building, Florence MA. Workshop topics include:

Weekly Writing Workshops

bullet The Craft of Fiction I & II
bullet Writing From Life
bullet Fall Poetry Workshop
bullet Growing a Story
bullet The Art of Memoir
bullet The Fall Splurge

 Retreats - Morning, One-day or Weekend Workshops

bullet Promoting Your Book
bullet Jump-start Your Novel-in-Progress
bullet Finger Painting on the Moon
bullet Poetry Critiquing Workshop
bullet Performing Your Work for an Audience
bullet Publishing Your Manuscript
 
 

Weekly Workshops
 and Retreats
Descriptions,
Schedules, Fees
and Registration Information


"Dori’s workshops are gentle and rigorous, deep and thought provoking. But most of all, Dori is a truly inspired teacher. She gave me the courage to write into the darkest, and richest parts of myself. I could not have written my first book without her.”
Alison Smith, author of Name All the Animals

"I came to Writers in Progress needing to learn about narrative flow and character development. Dori's workshops did just that for me, and more."
Kris Holloway, author of Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali

Writers in Progress - Dori Ostermiller, MFA        (413) 582-0101   

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