Master Class with novelist Ellen Keith

Join us for an inspiring evening with best-selling author and IWC instructor, Ellen Keith. The class is aimed at writers but can be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in literature. It will be conducted in English. Advanced registration is required: tiwc.eu/keith

We will be looking at Ellen's latest novel The Dutch Orphan and discussing craft, process and publishing. This master class will be moderated by IWC instructor Jennifer Gryzenhout. We hope you can stay for drinks and bites afterward.

ABOUT THESE TEACHERS

Ellen Keith is the author of The Dutch Wife, her debut novel which won the 2018 Harper Collins/UBC prize for best new fiction. It became an instant international bestseller, reaching #1 for Canadian fiction on The Globe and Mail’s bestsellers list and #12 on the Publishers Weekly list in the United States. The Dutch Wife has since been published in the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Serbia and Italy. Ellen holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia and an undergraduate degree in history (with a focus on WWII/Holocaust studies) from the University of Alberta. Her work has appeared in publications such as The New Quarterly and The Globe and Mail. Ellen teaches courses on the novel and memoir with the International Writers’ Collective. This spring she’s teaching online Level I and Level II courses.

Jennifer Gryzenhout is an instructor with the International Writers’ Collective. She is a writer of fiction and creative nonfiction from Calgary, Canada. She teaches English literature at the International School of Amsterdam and Level III creative writing courses (Spring 2023) with the International Writers’ Collective. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She has short stories published in Ink Tears and The Avalon Literary Review, and is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize nomination. She is working on short fiction and a novel.

ABOUT OUR MASTER CLASS SERIES

In this series, working writers talk tips, tricks and techniques with a focus on a single novel, memoir or collection.

Check out our podcast archive (tiwc.eu/podcasts) to listen to recordings of previous Master Classes with writers such as A.M. Homes, winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction; Kristen Roupenian, author of the viral short story "Cat Person"; Jennifer Clement, then PEN International president; and Lauren Groff, winner of The Story Prize and author of Barack Obama's favourite book of 2015.

ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL WRITERS' COLLECTIVE

We've been teaching fiction and poetry workshops in Amsterdam since 2011 and formed the International Writers’ Collective in early 2017. You can view upcoming courses here: tiwc.eu/courses

We are an audited and accredited educational institution and are listed at CRKBO.nl, the central register for short vocational education in the Netherlands.

Our teachers are not just great writers, they're great teachers. They've been selected for their exceptional insight, warmth, and ability to inspire.
For more information, go to: tiwc.eu/write