1450 Ocean: Fiction Writing Workshop with Laurie Horowitz

Class # 2700.303: Thursdays, 10/22-11/12, 7-9pm + Open Mic 11/19, 7-10pm
Please register at the link below or call 310-458-2239

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CLASS DATES ARE 10/22, 10/29, 11/5 and 11/12, with a culminating Open Mic on 11/19. Open Mic is $10 with free admission and first dibs on the mic for workshop enrollees.

This four week workshop covers long and short fiction and creative nonfiction. We work to make our writing clearer, to help each writer evoke the “vivid and continuous dream” that John Gardner writes about in The Art of Fiction. We have only one rule: you can do anything if you can get away with it. And if it doesn’t throw the reader out of your story and get them to start thinking about what’s in the refrigerator, y...ou’ve gotten away with it! That being said, there are a few general principles that can help a writer make their work more compelling. I focus on issues in a piece that may offer a window into techniques that can help the whole group. We also bring as much laughter into the mix as possible - I find that criticism is easier to take when it comes with a heaping tablespoon of hilarity. We’ll build up to an open mic night on November 19; invite your friends!

Four part series + final show, drop-ins accepted at $15 a session. For the first class, bring five copies of a sample of your work: 5-7 double spaced pages.

Short classes make parking a breeze! $1 for 2.5 hours at Structure 6, right around the corner.

Laurie Horowitz began her career as a lawyer in Boston, MA before moving to Los Angeles to become an agent at CAA and then a novelist and screenwriter . Her debut novel, ‘The Family Fortune’, was published by William Morrow in 2006, and she is at work on a new novel, titled ‘Hemlock Gorge’. Visit Laurie’s blog at inklingslits.blogspot.com

1450 Ocean offers arts, crafts and culture classes year-round. Polish your writing, take a better picture, learn how to make paper, knit, sew, and find a community of artists and movers!

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Parking and Transport: Parking is $1 for first 2.5 hours in Parking Structure 6 (2nd between Broadway and Santa Monica), each 30 min. thereafter $1.50, max $14. At 120 Broadway, flat $5 after 4pm and weekends. At the Civic Auditorium lot at 1855 Main St; $5 all day, every day. Meters on Ocean Avenue; $2/hr maximum 3 hours. More info: parkme.com/santa-monica-parking. Buses that serve 1450 Ocean include Routes 1, 7 and Rapid 7, 10. Visit bigbluebus.com for more information. Biking to class is always encouraged!

Registration (bring cash to cover material fees) In Person: Advance registration accepted at 1450 Ocean between 9am-5pm M-F & 11am-4pm Sat. Dropping in? Call 310-458-2239 to confirm availability, preferably by the Tuesday before class starts; plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of class; many classes do not allow drop ins.

Refunds/Transfers: Full refunds are given if class is cancelled before taking place - enroll online with confidence. For student withdrawals for any other reason, $15 processing fee for each multisession activity refunded; one-time classes & expended material fees are nonrefundable. Requests must be made in person, by mail, fax (310-899-0840), or email to communityclasses@smgov.net within 24 hours of first class meeting. All class dates, times, locations, and instructors are subject to change.