UWS fiction workshop
Hone your craft. Revise with purpose. Make friends while doing it.
the details
Where: In person on the Upper West Side
When: Wednesdays, 7:15–9:45 p.m., *Our next session will start in the new year.
Tuition: $850
Tuition includes:
Nine weekly in-person sessions
Two workshop turns per writer
Up to 30 double-spaced pages per submission, 60 pages total
Written instructor feedback on both submissions
Verbal and written feedback from the full workshop
Focused craft lessons, close reading, and generative exercises
Optional private conferences with the instructor
Enrollment limited to 8 writers.
Who the Workshop Is For:
Fiction writers actively working on short stories or a novel who want rigorous, generous feedback.
No prior publication or MFA is required.
What We Do:
The class combines close reading, generative writing, focused craft instruction, and serious manuscript discussion.
Over the 9 weeks, each writer receives 2 dedicated workshop sessions, during which they may submit up to 30 double-spaced pages. Every submission receives an editorial letter and in-manuscript comments, with the option of a one-on-one conference afterward.
Short stories and novel excerpts are welcome.
How do I apply?
Email up to 15 pages of writing to page76workshop@gmail.com, along with a short bio and a few sentences about what you hope to gain from the workshop.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the workshop is full.
Questions? Reach out via the contact form above.
Who is the instructor?
Lauren Green, author of The World After Alice(Viking/Penguin, 2024) and Trust Issues (forthcoming). Her stories and poems have appeared in Virginia Quarterly Review, Threepenny Review, American Short Fiction, Sewanee Review, and elsewhere. She holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an MFA from The Michener Center for Writers at UT Austin. She also teaches at the Gotham Writers Workshop.