Work In Progress

January 28- April 8 2026

Wednesday, 6-8 pm, CST

via Zoom through the Loft

This class is for fiction writers who are looking for artistic camaraderie and would like feedback on a project. Writing is a wonderful vocation, but the effort can be lonely. Come break the isolation!

In the first three weeks of this 12-week class, we’ll focus on craft: characterization, story and plot, perspective, voice and dialogue, and world building. Our craft discussions will be grounded in close readings of stories by writers such as Lucia Berlin, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, George Saunders, and Ha Jin. We’ll experiment with varied writing exercises that strengthen our skills and push us into new territory. In week four, we’ll begin constructive, craft-focused discussions of student work.

Please have a work in progress. Come prepared to write in class, read outside of class, discuss and comment on peers’ work, and engage in lively discussions. The teaching artist and participants will read and comment on up to 20 pages of a work in progress, either a short story or a novel excerpt.

At the end of 12 weeks, participants will have honed their craft, received thoughtful responses to their work, and have a clearer sense of how to move forward with their project.