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Fiction Boot Camp

  • Mechanics' Hall 519 Congress Street Portland, ME, 04101 United States (map)

A 5-Week Fiction Workshop

Thursdays: January 2nd - January 30th, 6-9 PM

Is your writing in need of a swift kick in the butt? Are you stuck mid-story and lack the drive to move forward? Maybe you’re not writing at all these days and want a jolt to get you going.

 This writing boot camp will definitely get you out of a rut. Whether you hope to discover more about a character you are already working with, or if you have no idea of where to start a new story, the workshop will get you moving in some new and interesting directions. Each session will engage the writers through prompts of sentences, situations, and word choices. There will be lots of writing and sharing. And oh yeah…. there will be sweat.

 Are you ready for some hard work? Do you want to generate new ideas? Join us.

$275 Members/$475 Nonmembers


Clif Travers Clif Travers is a visual artist and writer living in Portland, Maine, and he’s an editor of Portland Magazine. His writing has been featured in multiple literary magazines and anthologies, and his collection of linked stories, The Stones of Riverton, was published by Down East Books in September of 2023. Clif received his MFA in creative writing from Stonecoast at the University of Southern Maine, and he teaches creative writing at Writerfest in New York, The Writing Center in Gloucester Massachusetts, and Maine Media.


ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
All MWPA workshops require advanced registration. We accept registration by phone, mail, and online via our website. We cannot guarantee registration in the final 24-hours before a workshop, and can rarely accommodate day-of registration.

PAYMENT & CANCELLATION POLICIES
If you need to withdraw from a class after registering for any reason, please email or call the MWPA immediately. You may be eligible for a partial refund or credit, depending on how far in advance you cancel. → MORE INFORMATION

QUESTIONS
For any questions regarding this workshop, please contact programs@mainewriters.org.

REGISTER BY PHONE
Call 207-200-7180 and register with your VISA or MasterCard.

REGISTER BY MAIL
If you prefer to pay by mail, please print this registration form (downloadable PDF) and mail it to the MWPA with a check or credit card information.

SCHOLARSHIP
The MWPA is proud to offer one partial scholarship to this workshop for members-only. Scholarships are awarded on a combination of need and merit. Application Due by October 22nd at 9:00 a.m.
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MWPA WORKSHOP POLICIES
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