Event – Detail

In this small-group fiction workshop, participants will carefully read and consider works of fiction by their peers, and share up to 15 pages of one in-progress text of their own for feedback (a short story or novel excerpt). Perfect for committed writers across levels who might benefit from support and accountability, we'll follow a workshop model that centers the particular aims and vision of each writer, with an eye toward asking constructive questions of each offered text.

In order to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to share once over the six week period, enrollment will be limited to 10 participants, with the expectation that participants read two peer texts per week. A schedule for sharing work will be determined prior to the start of class.

Workshop meets in person at the Athenaeum on Mondays from 5:30 - 7PM on April 14, 21, 28, and May 5, 12, 19

For questions, please reach out to lgallagher@philaathenaeum.org

Leigh N. Gallagher is a writer and educator based in Philadelphia. She’s the author of the novel Who You Might Be (Henry Holt, 2022) and her fiction, non-fiction, and reviews have appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, Lit Hub, Full Stop, American Short Fiction, Salt Hill, and the Reading Room anthology, as well as in nontraditional formats through collaborations with artists and musicians. A graduate of the Helen Zell Writer’s Program at the University of Michigan, she’s led classes and workshops at a range of institutions, including Pratt, the City University of New York, the University of Michigan, the Center for Talented Youth, Blue Stoop, InsideOut Detroit, and the Detroit Art Book Fair.

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