We’ve all noticed how the content of a story—that is, what it's "about," the quality of style, whether details feel satisfying or believable—tends to dominate workshop discussion at the expense of form. This workshop will emphasize the importance of form, and its relationship to content. How do we arrange the elements of a story to be compelling right away? Where do we begin and end scenes? In what ways can form manipulate the reader's expectations? How can form help us generate new ideas? What sets of rules, existing or invented, will help us tell the story most effectively? The goal by the end of the workshop will be to make working with form one of the cornerstones of constructing any story.
Applications for Lit Fest Advanced Workshops are open here until March 8. To learn more about Lit Fest, tuition, fellowships, and advanced class admittance, click here.
Accepted participants will submit up to 15–20 manuscript pages by May 12, and will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with Tony during the week of class.
