7-Month Long Haul Workshop
with Ted Thompson
Meets Online, Tuesday Nights, September 2021–March 2022
Limited to ten writers, this class will provide ample opportunities to submit new writing, respond to fellow writers, discuss work that inspires you, and share the joys and difficulties of your writing practice. Ideally, you'll leave with a robust collection of new material, and a transformed relationship to your work moving forward.
This Class Offers:
26 meetings/sessions (2.5 hours each), with no more than 10 participants total
Up to five opportunities to submit pages and receive feedback as you grow with your project
Examinations of published work that inspires you, or relates to your project
A dedicated space to share joys and difficulties with your project and creative life
Two one-on-one conferences/check-ins with the instructor
Class visits from a literary agent, and/or an editor at a major publisher, with the goal of demystifying publishing
Class visits from accomplished authors to share their own practice, craft, and insights
Cost
The cost of the class is $240/month, or $1500 if you pay upfront.
To ensure our classes are accessible to as many writers as possible, there is a sliding scale for anyone who is accepted and needs it, no questions asked. The sliding scale for this class is: $200/month; $140/month; $100/month; $80/month; $40/month. So regardless of your resources, please apply. We'll work something out.
About the Instructor
Ted Thompson has been working with writers as a teacher, editor, and manuscript consultant for over a decade. In addition to Longhand, he teaches in the Brooklyn College MFA Program and for Sackett Street Writers' Workshop.
His novel The Land of Steady Habits was a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and was adapted into a film for Netflix. He was a finalist for the 2021 National Magazine Award in Fiction.
He received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and lives in Brooklyn with his family. To learn more about Ted, see here.
Apply
Application deadline for this class is December 15, 2023, though it's always appreciated if you can get it in before then. I will be in touch with all applicants shortly after the deadline. For questions, you can email longhandworkshop at gmail or contact me here.