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Second Thursday Fiction Workshop

September through February

For fiction writers ready to offer and receive feedback.

Writing can be lonely work. It’s the glare of a computer screen or the scratch of a pen across an empty page. And how do you know whether a story is working? At some point, it’s time to share. 

Consider us your sounding board. Our fiction workshop will meet once a month for six months to offer and receive feedback. Each time we gather, a selection of group members will present writing, so participants must commit to reading up to 30 pages ahead of our meetings. 

We’ll talk about where the story comes alive, and why, and unpack your questions, so when you return to the draft alone at your desk, you’ll feel energized, fresh-eyed, and hopefully, inspired.

Please commit to attending at least five of the six classes in order to help create this generous and supportive community. Space is limited and registration is required.

Annmarie Kelly is the author of Here Be Dragons, a memoir about the wonderful misery of raising children. She also hosts Wild Precious Life, a literary podcast about making the most of the time we have. Annmarie teaches at Stanford, Tri-C, and Ashland University where she works with incarcerated students trying to obtain their degree. She’s received support from the Ohio Arts Council, Tin House, and the Martha’s Vineyard Institute, and in 2024, she was named both an Erma Bombeck and Ernest Hemingway Writer-in-Residence. Annmarie lives in Shaker Heights where she’s currently writing a book with the ghost of her father.