Novel Writing 8-week Course
This course is for anyone dreaming of, or struggling with, finally getting a novel written
For beginners and advanced writers alike, this course is for you. Whether you're plotting your outline or polishing that final draft, this course will offer an intensive workshop environment with the focus on breaking down the barriers to completing your novel.
Writing will be the class focus, with a strong emphasis on sharing constructive feedback. Discussion topics will include, but not be limited to, narrative structure, character, plotting and pacing, and of course publishing.
Memoir Writing: Fractures, Mosaics, and Amalgams
In this course, we will read and write works of creative nonfiction. Through a series of writing exercises and open discussions we will examine concepts of identity and how we come to understand our sense of self in our own writing as well as that of others.
This course will help you to develop narrative techniques and writing strategies as you develop your voice in creative nonfiction. We will read model texts that consider heritage, one’s sense of place, gender, occupation, and more.
The course will run as a generative workshop with a focus on creating new work and respectfully sharing/receiving feedback.
Deep Winter Writers 2026
This 19-day self-directed residency offers the opportunity to work away from the constraints of everyday life, delve deep into a creative project and take advantage of a community of artistic peers.
Deep Winter Writers provides opportunities for consultations with exceptional mentors Holly Pester, Divya Victor, and Nasser Hussain and professional guest Joshua Rothes (Sublunary Editions), and optional group sessions that allow writers to explore useful literary tools, aspects, and devices.
Faculty are on-campus for the first two weeks of the residency. The third week allows residents to dive deeper into their writing and apply the learning from the first two weeks.
Workshop: Myth, Fairy Tales, and Folklore: The Art of Retelling in Poetry
We are all drawn to the surreal worlds of myth and fairy tales. Both the volatility and malleability of these stories—how they retain their form while lending themselves towards an endless process of telling and retelling. They are songs that we never grow tired of hearing:
ancient melodies imagined and reimagined ad infinitum. There is a rising trend in myth and fairytale retellings in the current literary landscape and in this course we will dig into why that is, what the risks and benefits are of doing so, as well as what writing techniques we can use to craft our own works. The class will begin with a brief lecture on specific aspects of myth retelling or poetic craft followed by a writing prompt and workshop.
Some authors covered in the course will include A.E. Stallings, Christopher Bakken, Jennifer Franklin, Margaret Atwood, Kate Bernheimer, Emily Wilson, and others.
Instructor:
Anastasios Mihalopoulos, Ph.D. Candidate
Department of English
University of New Brunswick
Refund Policy: Any registrant who cancels their registration 10 or fewer days prior to the start date of the class/workshop will forfeit a $20 cancellation fee. The remainder of the registration cost will be refunded. No refunds will be issued once the program begins.
Writing Workshops in Greece: Thessaloniki|Thasos
I will be attending WWIG this summer for a three-week residency on the island of Thasos.
Launch Party for the 21st issue of Jenny Magazine
Join us in celebrating the 21st issue of Jenny Magazine.
End-of-the-year celebration for Malone University Unergraduate Writers Prize
I will be serving as the poetry judge for Malone University’s Undergraduate Writers Prize
Courtney Faye Taylor- NEOMFA Reading Series
I will be giving the introduction for Courtney Faye Taylor as part of the NEOMFA Reading Series
Lou Yuhaz Memorial Scholarship Reading
I will be reading alongside Jan Beatty at Lit Youngstown’s 2021 Fall Literary Festival