Darien Writers Invited to Register for Online Summer Classes

DARIEN, CT—The Westport Writers Workshop invites experienced or aspiring writers to join their summer classes which are being held online.

If your mind is whirling with current events, you’re having a hard time focusing on writing, or you miss your writing group meet ups, join the Westport Writers Workshop for a prompt class where they will concentrate on escaping the world and finding joy through writing and discuss elements of craft.

The class is held online via Zoom and taught by Allison Dickens, a former Senior Editor at the Penguin and Random House Publishing Groups. She co-created the XYZ line of books for twenty-somethings while at Ballantine/Random House, and oversaw the Ballantine Reader's Circle program.

• Finding Inspiration in Times of Trouble
• TIME: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• DATE: Saturday, June 13th
• PRICE: $35 LIMITED ENROLLMENT

Dickens is also teaching From the Beginning. What makes a great opening line? How do you grab a reader from the first page? In this workshop we will look at what makes a great beginning examining classic and contemporary bestsellers known for their immediate hooks. Participants will have the opportunity to submit the first 5 pages of their current work for review and discussion.

• From the Beginning
• TIME: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• DATES: Wednesday, June 17th
• PRICE:$75

Douglas Moser is teaching From Page to Stage, a playwriting class that will share techniques to make the most of the collaborative process. After a design demonstration, the class offers exercises to try with your work-in-progress. Writers will find new ways to express their needs and envision their work on a professional stage in this lively seminar. Moser has spent 30 years as a professional theatre director. His adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” won the Connecticut Critics’ Circle Award for its performance at the Westport Country Playhouse.

• From Page to Stage: Writing About Design
• TIME: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• DATES: Tuesday, June 16th
• PRICE:$75

Register for a class by clicking here.
For more information, call (203) 227-3250 or email info@WestportWriters.org.

About Westport Writers Workshop:
Since its inception in 2003, the Westport Writers Workshop has developed into one of the most highly respected programs in the area for writers of fiction, memoir, romance, playwriting, children's literature and much more. Through leadership and training from a stellar team of published, award-winning authors, students gain a deep understanding of the elements of writing and many go on to be published authors as well. Offering workshops for every level of writer, from novice to published, Westport Writers Workshop is designed to encourage, inspire, and spark established and aspiring writers' imaginations and help them to discover and develop their own unique writing talent and voice.