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There is No Muse with Sarah Kokernot

$250.00

START DATE: Wednesday, April 17th, 6:30pm-9pm

LOCATION: Chicago studio

This four-week, all-levels class led by acclaimed short story writer Sarah Kokernot will cover playful, generative writing techniques that will help you feel a renewed read more…

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Description of Class

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Writing is a serious kind of play—it requires experimentation, spontaneity, and an openness to try again. This four-week, all-levels class taught by acclaimed short story writer Sarah Kokernot will cover playful, generative writing techniques that will help you feel a renewed interest in your own work. We’ll borrow and steal from poetry, visual art, and our favorite writers. Such activities include:

  • Poetry Bath: We’ll bring in a few of our favorite books of poetry and incorporate lines into new or ongoing work.
  • Syntax Imitation: We’ll choose a paragraph from a work we admire and do our best to closely imitate its syntax.
  • Sentence Hopscotch: We’ll read through old magazines, pick sentences that intrigue us, then build a paragraph or scene around those sentences.  

Students will leave with stories in development or new material for an ongoing project, in addition to feedback from the instructor.

Be prepared to work on and share new material in class, give positive feedback to your peers, and complete short assignments at home.

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About The Instructor

Sarah Kokernot
Sarah Kokernot

Sarah Kokernot’s fiction has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, Crazyhorse, Front Porch, West Branch and other journals. Sarah has worked as an educator for over a decade and has taught students from ages four to sixty-four. She is at work on her first novel.

Dates & Times

Dates: Wednesdays, April 17th - May 8th

Time: 6:30–9pm

$250.00

START DATE: Wednesday, April 17th, 6:30pm-9pm

LOCATION: Chicago studio

Class is full

Categories: Creative Writing, Writing Classes
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AT A GLANCE

TIME: 6:30pm-9pm

NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 4

LEVEL: Any Level

COURSE FEE: $250.00

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