Everyone has a story to tell, but telling it well require certain skills. What makes a story interesting and engaging? How do you keep readers turning the page? In this workshop, current Artist-in-Residence at Spiro Arts (writer Laura van den Berg) will lead a discussion on the basic principles of compelling storytelling and how to hook... the reader on the first page. Participants can expect short readings, craft discussions, a writing exercise, and a Q & A with the author. All levels are welcome (ages 13+). While this workshop will focus on fiction writing, many of the ideas will be applicable to other prose forms.
Instructor info: Laura van den Berg’s stories have or will soon appear in Ploughshares, One Story, Boston Review, American Short Fiction, Conjunctions, Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008, Best New American Voices 2010, and The Pushcart Prize XXIV. Her first collection of stories, What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us (Dzanc Books, 2009), was selected for the Barnes & Noble “Discover Great New Writers” Program, longlisted for The Story Prize, and shortlisted for the Frank O’Connor Award. She currently lives in Baltimore, where she is the 2010-2011 Tickner Fellow at the Gilman School. Laura will use her time at Spiro to revise her novel-in-progress, Find Me.
Materials: Please bring your own writing materials, and feel free to bring works in progress.
Enrollment limit: 12 participants, you must RSVP to justin@spiroarts.org in order to confirm a spot.
Cost: Admission is FREE and open to the public
A $20.00 donation is suggested to help Spiro Arts sustain its mission and programs.
Location: Spiro Arts at Silver Star, 1825 Three Kings Drive, Park City, Utah
Contact Information:
For inquiries: justin@spiroarts.org
Website: http://www.spiroarts.org/
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