Narrative Time L.A.: 7-Week Fall Prose Writing Workshop

Overview: What is it?

The first three weeks of this course will focus on providing you with the tools to complete a rough draft of one long-form prose piece of writing: a short story, novel chapter, or creative nonfiction essay that will be submitted to the class for the writing workshop section of the course. We will do readings before each class, along with guided prompts, exercises, and lessons in class designed to support your writing.

The next four weeks will be spent sharing, critiquing, and discussing your own work and your peers' work in a collaborative, safe, and constructive writing workshop environment, alongside revision lessons and exercises.

Each student will leave the course with written and verbal feedback from the instructor and peers on one short story, essay, or book chapter that they submit to the class.

Overview: Who is the teacher?

Claudia Ross is a writer, critic, and educator based in Los Angeles. Her debut novel is forthcoming from Bloomsbury (announcement here). Her fiction and essays have been published in The Paris Review, The Baffler, Los Angeles Review of Books, Joyland Magazine, Columbia Journal, BOMB, and many others. She is a frequent contributor at international publications like Frieze, Hyperallergic, FLAUNT, ArtReview, Artforum, and elsewhere.

Claudia is a passionate, supportive creative writing teacher with ten years of experience leading courses designed to help students of all ages find their voices, craft unique and compelling narratives, and explore the ins and outs of creative writing. She received her Masters of Fine Arts in Fiction from University of California, Davis, where she led writing workshops and craft intensives at the college level. She currently teaches creative writing to adults at Barnsdall Art Center.