About This Program
A Writing Workshop with Mira Johnson for Students 16+ (6-week class, limited to 12 writers)
$200
WHEN
January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14
TIME: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
WHAT
This hands-on workshop series invites writers of all levels to play and experiment with writing in order to hone their craft within a supportive community of peers. Participants will develop skills in character development/voice, description, dialogue, metaphorical language, and narrative arc by producing original work and sharing it together for constructive feedback. The course includes in-class writing prompts, guided discussions, and analysis of published mentor texts as both inspiration and models. Designed for writers of all genres, this six-week course creates a nurturing environment focused on revision and growth.
INSTRUCTOR BIO
Mira Johnson, a 2018 BookEnds fellow, is currently working on a novel exploring the fault lines that appear in a marriage between two teachers after a school shooting. She has been published by Fourth Genre, The Southampton Review, The Southeast Review, Tupelo Quarterly, and Vela. Her fiction and nonfiction have earned her residencies at Bread Loaf, The Church, Eckerd College, the Key West Literary Seminar, Vermont College of Fine Arts, and Wolff Cottage. She teaches creative writing at Stony Brook University and runs the Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner Writing Workshop in Sag Harbor.
About This Program
A Writing Workshop with Mira Johnson for Students 16+ (6-week class, limited to 12 writers)
$200
WHEN
January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14
TIME: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
WHAT
This hands-on workshop series invites writers of all levels to play and experiment with writing in order to hone their craft within a supportive community of peers. Participants will develop skills in character development/voice, description, dialogue, metaphorical language, and narrative arc by producing original work and sharing it together for constructive feedback. The course includes in-class writing prompts, guided discussions, and analysis of published mentor texts as both inspiration and models. Designed for writers of all genres, this six-week course creates a nurturing environment focused on revision and growth.
INSTRUCTOR BIO
Mira Johnson, a 2018 BookEnds fellow, is currently working on a novel exploring the fault lines that appear in a marriage between two teachers after a school shooting. She has been published by Fourth Genre, The Southampton Review, The Southeast Review, Tupelo Quarterly, and Vela. Her fiction and nonfiction have earned her residencies at Bread Loaf, The Church, Eckerd College, the Key West Literary Seminar, Vermont College of Fine Arts, and Wolff Cottage. She teaches creative writing at Stony Brook University and runs the Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner Writing Workshop in Sag Harbor.