Rhode Island Gets New Writing Classes for Students of All Ages Grub Street comes to Providence!

School One, a small, independent high school in Providence, announces new creative writing classes in fiction, memoir, screen writing and micro fiction at their East Side location.

This September when students start back to school, their parents (and grandparents) start as well. School One hosts classes for adults in fiction, life writing, screenwriting.

School One, a small progressive high school in Providence has long had a reputation as an arts school but last year they noticed there were few opportunities for students to develop and share their writing. They teamed up with local well known literary group Goat Hill (Ann Hood, Taylor Polites and Hester Kaplan) and launched Write Rhode Island, a short fiction competition for RI students. Write Rhode Island presents prizes and awards and publishes an anthology, the only statewide print magazine dedicated to the fiction writing of RI students.

But is it just teens who want to craft their stories? What about their parents? Grandparents?

This year School One has expanded writing opportunities to include adults as well. They’ve teamed up Taylor Polites, Goat Hill, who will be teaching Build Your Story, a seven week fiction workshop beginning Wednesday, September 27th. (www.goathill.org)

School One will also partner with well known Boston based creative writing center GrubStreet, GrubStreet will host a serious of creative writing courses for adults in the evenings.

"We're big fans of Grub Street," says Head of School One Jennifer Borman. "They've created a vibrant community of readers and writers in the Boston area and we're thrilled that they're collaborating with us in Providence. School One has a 40 year tradition of offering high quality arts programs to our students. We're excited to open our doors to our wider Rhode Island community and offer opportunities for adults to engage in creative writing and literature."

GrubStreet will begin offering classes fall classes at School One in Providence. Instructors include Mark Fogarty a writer, director, and editor on feature-length and short films will teach classes in fiction, screenwriting, and playwriting; Ethan Gilsdorf, author of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms, will teach classes in personal essay, memoir, and op-ed; and Annie Hartnett, author of Amazon Best Book of the Month Rabbit Cake, will teach classes in fiction.

For calendar listing:

Tuesday, September 19th 3-5pm at School One

What is My Story? Memoir classes with Eve Kerrigan

Monday, September 25 6-9pm at School One

Three Act Structure for Screenwriters with Mark Fogarty

Essentials of Story Structure with Annie Harnett

Wednesday, September 27th at School One

Build Your Story with Goat Hill

Monday, October 2nd, 6-9pm at School One

Elements of Fiction: Characterization with Annie Harnett

Narrative Personal Essay/Memoir Essentials with Ethan Gilsdorf

Monday, October 16th 6-9pm at School One

Six Weeks Six Stories: 6 week workshop with Annie Hartnett

Op-Ed Essentials with Ethan Gilsdorf

Monday, October 23rd, 6-9pm at School One

Writing Dialogue with Mark Fogarty

Six Weeks Six Essays: Providence (through November 27) 6 week workshop with Ethan Gilsdorf

To register for Grub Street classes at School One, visit www.grubstreet.org.

For details about other writing classes at School One for students of all ages

contact 401-331-2497/www.school-one.org.

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