WriterHouse and C-VILLE Weekly invite you to submit a short work of fiction to Charlottesville’s annual writing contest. One adult and one youth will be awarded a first prize of $500 and a one-year WriterHouse membership. The winning adult piece will be published in an August edition of C-VILLE Weekly and online and the winning youth piece will published online.

Prize sponsor: Keller-Williams Realty

See below for complete rules and guidelines.

Instructor: Kristen-Paige Madonia
Cost: $60.00 Members | $65.00 Non-Members
Saturday, June 20, 2015 | 9:00 AM-1:00 PM

Limited to 12 students.

How do we create the sound of strong characters, and, more importantly, how do we assure those voices are consistent, authentic, and distinct? In an attempt to model craft techniques used by accomplished authors, this class will use published examples and in-class writing prompts to explore our tools as writers so we can develop unique character voices. This half-day seminar is designed for fiction writers of all levels and genres.

Instructor: Jay Varner
Cost: $142.00 Members | $158.00 Non-Members
6 Mondays, June 22 -July 27, 2015 | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM

Limited to 12 students.

Through writing, reading, and discussion, we will explore narrative nonfiction: storytelling about real people, real places, and real events. Creative nonfiction allows a writer to employ the diligence of a reporter, the shifting voices and viewpoints of a novelist, the refined wordplay of a poet, and the analytical modes of an essayist.

Instructor: David Ronka
Cost: $142.00 Members | $158.00 Non-Members
6 Wednesdays, June 24 -July 29, 2015 | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM

Limited to 12 students.

Are you a fiction writer looking for guidance and support? Here's the chance to share your work with other wrters as you craft what John Gardner calls the "vivid and continuous fictional dream." Through class discussion, writing exercises, and a close reading of each other's writing, we'll explore the writer's craft, from generating ideas to producing a polished short story. Expect to contribute at least two short stories and brief written responses to your peers' work.

Instructor: Andrew Martin
Cost: $142.00 Members | $158.00 Non-Members
6 Thursdays, June 25 -July 30, 2015 | 9:00 AM-11:30 AM

Limited to 12 students.

In this workshop, we’ll write and discuss fiction of all kinds. The work you bring to class—stories, novel excerpts, and the many rest stops in between—will be the foundation of the course, but we’ll also read some exemplary published work and generate material through in-class improvisations. And we’ll revise; oh man, will we revise. All levels of experience are welcome, as long as you’re ready to write and be a supportive, tough-minded reader.

We have a limited amount of funding to help those who want to take a class or seminar but can't afford it. In order to apply, please download and fill out our Scholarship/Subsidy Form and send it to us with your class registration and partial payment. We ask that anyone who receives subsidies please remember us with a donation when you are able.