Visual Arts Center of Richmond | ONLINE: Short Story Workshop: One-Day Intensive (Limited Offering)

ONLINE: Short Story Workshop: One-Day Intensive (Limited Offering)

Adult Intensive | Registration opens 11/5/2025 9:00 AM EST

Location: 1812 West Main Street Richmond, VA 23220 United States

Room: Online

Level: All Levels

Date: 1/21/2026 (one day)

Time: 6:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on Wed

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Tuition $55.00

Member Tuition $49.50

Online Class Technology Fee: $5.00

ONLINE: Short Story Workshop: One-Day Intensive (Limited Offering)

Adult Intensive | Registration opens 11/5/2025 9:00 AM EST

Class Description

This one-session workshop class is for fiction writers (new or long-term) looking to try out the workshop experience, get fresh feedback on their work, and make new connections in the process. Students will submit and read each other's work prior to class.

Special Notes

Students submit their work to the group via email at least a week prior to class. Everyone reads and completes feedback forms (craft-focused, guided reading help) to prepare themselves for discussion. There is a hard cap on the number of participants due to the nature of the class.

This class is held online through Zoom; learn more about how online classes work here

Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.

Required Supplies

All materials are provided. There is no materials list for this class.

Instructor

April Sopkin

April Sopkin is the current Writer-in-Residence at VisArts. She was awarded a 2023 Elizabeth George Foundation grant, and her work has appeared in Joyland, MIT Technology Review, Carve, and elsewhere. She was a 2019 Tin House Scholar and her work has won the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest, the Patricia Aakhus Award, and the Frank McCourt Memoir Prize. April’s work has also been supported by fellowships and artist residencies, including the Tin House Summer Workshop, TENT: Creative Writing at the Yiddish Book Center, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.