ONLINE: Revision Workshop

ONLINE: Revision Workshop

Adult Multi-Week | This class has been canceled

1812 West Main Street Richmond, VA 23220 United States

Online

All Levels

1/19/2021-2/23/2021

6:00 PM-8:00 PM EDT on Tue

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$135.00

$121.50

$5.00

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Have a story that needs work but you don't know where to start? In this workshop, students learn different methods for revision, how to assess and incorporate feedback, and work through their own revision of a short story or novel excerpt. Nothing we write can stand on its own without some phase of revision. Students will come away with resources and actionable steps for how to proceed with further revision on their own.

  • On day one, students turn in a finished early draft of a story that they intend to workshop twice during the class. If a student prefers to workshop a novel excerpt, they must provide a one-page summary of the novel’s plot, with particular attention to contextualizing where the excerpt exists in that summary. Students will provide written feedback for each other's work. Additional homework includes short reading assignments or listening to a podcast.
  • Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.
  • This class is held online through Zoom; learn more about how online classes work here
Sopkin, April

April Sopkin writes fiction and personal essays. She has been awarded a 2023 Elizabeth George Foundation grant to fund the completion of her short story collection. Her work has appeared in Joyland, Black Telephone Magazine, MIT Technology Review, Carve, Southern Indiana Review, 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.