It’s the smell of Play-Doh for some of us. For others, the feel of velvet or the sound of Sinatra, Miles Davis or Nirvana. It’s that first bite into baklava, black licorice or beignets. Or maybe all it takes is looking through a pile of old family photos. Timed writing exercises and short readings will be offered to honor and open up our sensory lives, past, present and future.  We will consider what surfaces and then write from that opening. Word by word, step by step, scene by scene. All genres and levels are welcome. This is primarily a generative class with no formal, in class critique process but there will be time to share work within the group as well as schedule one-to-one meetings with instructors, if desired.

Join us for a six-week generative writing workshop where we will write from our sensory memories and experiences, using sight, sound, taste, smell and touch as points of entry into new work. All genres and levels are invited!

Tuesday classes:

10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 12/2

7pm-9pm

plus...

Student reading/spoken word event:

12/9

7pm-9pm

Cost: $490

The Writers Room
740 Broadway at Astor Place, 7th floor
New York, New York 10003