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Short Work Writing Course
with James Nehring

James Nehring is the author of Everest and the Rest of Us: Four Journeys in Search of Adventure. His substack is “The Daily Adventure”.  Recently retired from UMass Lowell, Jim loves helping fellow writers and learning together within a supportive community.  He has authored eight books and many essays, including memoir, true-life adventure, humor, social commentary, and social science research.  His website is www.jamesnehring.com. His substack is https://jamesnehring.substack.com

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Interested in writing but not up for a full-length novel or memoir?  With this series of eight, 2-hour workshops you’ll learn helpful strategies and tips to unleash your inner writer as you develop and refine one or more short fiction or non-fiction pieces.  This course will help you get started, complete a draft, manage feedback, revise, and identify accessible publishing platforms, all within a supportive community of writers. The aim is for everyone to have at least one polished piece—real life or fiction-- that you’ll be proud to send into the World.

Each session offers tips for writing, group activities, discussion of short-form fiction and non-fiction works that we’ll read together, writing time with optional prompts, and sharing our work. This course welcomes writers at all levels of experience.

$140.00 Per Student

8 Week Writing Course on Mondays from 10:30-12:30

January 25th, February 1st, February 8th, February 22nd (skip 2/15 President's Day), March 1st, March 8th, March 15th, and March 22nd

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