Registration is currently open at The Storied Imaginarium. This Spring there are two generative, themed, online writing workshops available: Monstrous Women and Intersections: Science Fiction, Fairy Tales and Myth. In addition, The Storied Imaginarium will also be offering Finishing School for writers. If you have unfinished or unpolished stories that need an intensive round of workshops, Finishing School might be the ticket. All courses run for 16 weeks and meet weekly via Skype. Both workshops and Finishing School are currently being offered at the reduced rate of $500 through December 15th. In addition, previous students are eligible for an additional 10% off.
There are six modules that will be explored in Monstrous Women including The Shifting Shapes of Animal Brides, The Seductive Allure of the Femme Fatale, Weeping Women and Tearful Prophecies, The Female Descent into Hysteria and Madness, Women’s Vengeance Unleashed, and Mayhem in Numbers and the Sacred Three. Weekly meetings alternate between discussions and workshops. Module materials include introductory information, select excerpts, resource links, popular re-tellings, quotes & trivia, writing prompts, and discussion questions. At the end of the workshop, participants will have written a total of six stories and will have the opportunity to present a portfolio for a second round of critique.
Fairy tales and myth are the focus of Intersections: Science Fiction, Fairy Tales and Myth. This Spring, participants will be working through the following pairings as source material for short story generation: Elves and the Shoemaker & Wearable Technology; Sleeping Beauty & Science of Dreams; Nuada of the Silver Arm (The Mabinogion) & Cyborgs; The Goose Girl & Future of Facial Recognition; Trickster Tales & Military and Spy Technology; The Nightingale & Artificial Intelligence; Hansel and Gretel & Genetic Trauma; Arachne Myth and Spiderwoman Stories & Cosmic Web; Diamonds and Toads & Earth’s Dwindling Resources; Maenads & Science of Addiction. By the end of the semester, participants will have written a total of up to ten stories and will have the opportunity to present a portfolio for a second round of critique. Past participants in this workshop have placed stories in numerous anthologies and magazines including Apex, Daily Science Fiction, Clarkesworld, and Escape Pod.
Finishing School is the newest offering at The Storied Imaginarium. This intensive, online workshop provides a space for writers to complete unfinished projects and share them with their peers in a supportive critiquing environment. In addition to critique, this workshop will serve as a platform to discuss issues of craft, the writing life, submissions, networking, and netiquette. Over the course of sixteen weeks, participants will submit four stories for review, receive feedback, and have further opportunities to revise. Assigned reading will include published stories that address specific questions of craft, as well as essays and editorials in the field. While some conversations might bend particularly toward speculative fiction, experimental and realist writers are also welcome to join Finishing School.
REGISTRATION: To save a seat, send an email request for an invoice to Carina Bissett at cmariebissett@gmail.com. The fee to attend the workshop is currently available for the reduced rate of $500 through December 15th, payable to cmariebissett@gmail.com via PayPal. There is a $100 non-refundable deposit required to hold your spot with payment in FULL prior to the first class. Returning students receive a 10% discount. Registration packet includes detailed information on each module, expectations and etiquette, and educational materials. Space is limited.
