See our current call for applications below!
Low-Cost, In-Person, Community-Oriented
I walk away from each session feeling inspired. Our classes are one of the best parts of my week."-Alisha, Workshop Participant
The workshop left me challenged and inspired. I gained meaningful connections, received constructive feedback, and learned new concepts that have pushed my skill and motivation forward. Thanks Atelier26!"--Workshop Participant The Atelier26 workshop is excellent! Facilitator M. Allen Cunningham clearly empathizes with and respects writers and led each critique session with focus, kindness and a quiet determination to push each of us into a deeper understanding of our strengths and areas for improvement. The craft readings were inspiring and thought-provoking, and I came away from each session with my love of writing re-ignited. Highly recommended for serious writers in Portland."-Workshop Participant |
The Atelier26 workshop was every bit as rewarding and instructive as I knew it would be. The feedback and support was incredibly positive and productive. A wonderfully substantive learning process." -Theresa, Workshop Participant The hour-long discussion of my submission, the extensive annotations, and additional reading material provided by the instructor proved to be invaluable and enjoyable. The workshop format was well-balanced, enlivening, and informative. The instructor is highly intelligent and he creates an atmosphere of generous discussion and literary exploration."--Erin, Workshop Participant |
Look no further: Atelier26's writing workshop will fire your mind and move your pen across paper!"
-Workshop Participant
Spring 2017
Call for Applications
Award-winning publisher Atelier26 Books announces its next round of creative writing workshops, to be held in Portland, Oregon beginning this April.
Call for Applications
Award-winning publisher Atelier26 Books announces its next round of creative writing workshops, to be held in Portland, Oregon beginning this April.
Atelier26 is accepting applications for the opportunity to explore and refine your writing craft in the context of a small and committed group of writers. The group (numbering no more than 8) meets on Monday evenings in southeast Portland for 6 weeks. Focusing on fiction and creative nonfiction, workshops center around intensive critique of participant work and include discussion of inspiring published texts. Author and Atelier26 editor M. Allen Cunningham facilitates.
See below for application deadline, eligibility, and price.
Workshop Format
Our skillfully guided workshops follow the MFA format and are limited to a size most conducive to serious and enriching creative exploration. Each participant shares up to 20 pages of fiction or creative nonfiction and hears their work discussed, interpreted, analyzed, and constructively critiqued with reference to the principles of effective and compelling creative writing; participants receive written commentary and suggestions on their manuscripts from their fellow writers and the instructor; in turn they offer all of the above to their peers. Workshop participants find that they benefit as much from the discussion and analysis of their fellow writers' work as they do from the extensive feedback that their own writing receives. For further enrichment, workshops often include the study of outside texts (supplied by the instructor). Participants share their own work 1 - 2 times within the workshop cycle.
About the Publisher
Atelier26 is the publisher of numerous books, including Margaret Malone’s People Like You (a 2016 PEN/Hemingway Award finalist and Balcones Fiction Prize winner) and Harriet Scott Chessman’s The Beauty of Ordinary Things (called “a song of the soul” by Foreword Reviews). Established in 2011, Atelier26 is dedicated to producing beautifully designed and expressive books that get people listening, talking, and sharing ideas. Atelier26 titles are distributed throughout North America by Independent Publishers Group.
About the Instructor
M. Allen Cunningham is the publisher of Atelier26 Books and brings a writer’s sensibility to the entire publishing process, from intensive editing to design and distribution. He is the author of six books, including The Green Age of Asher Witherow (Unbridled Books), which was named a #1 Indie Next Pick by the American Booksellers Association and was a finalist for the Indie Next Book of the Year Award; Lost Son (Unbridled Books), which was a Top Ten pick in the Oregonian; and The Honorable Obscurity Handbook: Solidarity & Sound Advice for Writers and Artists, which Cynthia Ozick calls “Ingenious…inspiring and inspiriting.” His short stories and essays have appeared in numerous outlets such as Glimmer Train, Tin House, The Kenyon Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, and Poets & Writers. He was a finalist for the 2014 Flann O’Brien Award and is the recipient of grants and fellowships from Literary Arts, The Oregon Arts Commission, the Regional Arts and Culture Council, and two residencies at Yaddo. He is a contributing editor at Moss Literary Magazine, a frequent public speaker on the subjects of writing, publishing, and literary culture, and an instructor at Literary Arts.
Details
Location: Southeast Portland, OR
Inclusive dates: late-April to late-May 2017 (one 6-week cycle) – Monday evenings, 2 hours per session
Eligibility: Applicants must be age 25 or older and committed to the rigors and disciplines of creative writing; prepared to provide and receive serious, well-considered and constructive criticism both spoken and written; and ready to participate in a literary discourse that includes the analysis of published texts (supplied by the instructor).
Please note: Due to the reciprocal nature of the workshop, applicants should be prepared to attend all six sessions.
Tuition: $270 ($45 per session - 6 weeks) for newly accepted applicants / $240 ($40 per session - 6 weeks) for continuing participants.
Participants must sign up for the complete multi-week cycle. The balance will be payable (cash, check, or credit card) once a place in the workshop has been offered and accepted, with a $75 portion of the full balance understood to be nonrefundable in the event of a participant’s cancellation.
Credit cards are accepted at www.Atelier26Bookshop.com. For continuing participants: at the checkout, use promo code CONTINUING.
To apply: E-mail a simple cover letter indicating any prior workshop experience, along with a 5-page writing sample in your workshop genre of choice (fiction or creative nonfiction) to atelier26books@gmail.com. Questions? E-mail us.
Application closing date: Wednesday, April 5, 2017
See below for application deadline, eligibility, and price.
Workshop Format
Our skillfully guided workshops follow the MFA format and are limited to a size most conducive to serious and enriching creative exploration. Each participant shares up to 20 pages of fiction or creative nonfiction and hears their work discussed, interpreted, analyzed, and constructively critiqued with reference to the principles of effective and compelling creative writing; participants receive written commentary and suggestions on their manuscripts from their fellow writers and the instructor; in turn they offer all of the above to their peers. Workshop participants find that they benefit as much from the discussion and analysis of their fellow writers' work as they do from the extensive feedback that their own writing receives. For further enrichment, workshops often include the study of outside texts (supplied by the instructor). Participants share their own work 1 - 2 times within the workshop cycle.
About the Publisher
Atelier26 is the publisher of numerous books, including Margaret Malone’s People Like You (a 2016 PEN/Hemingway Award finalist and Balcones Fiction Prize winner) and Harriet Scott Chessman’s The Beauty of Ordinary Things (called “a song of the soul” by Foreword Reviews). Established in 2011, Atelier26 is dedicated to producing beautifully designed and expressive books that get people listening, talking, and sharing ideas. Atelier26 titles are distributed throughout North America by Independent Publishers Group.
About the Instructor
M. Allen Cunningham is the publisher of Atelier26 Books and brings a writer’s sensibility to the entire publishing process, from intensive editing to design and distribution. He is the author of six books, including The Green Age of Asher Witherow (Unbridled Books), which was named a #1 Indie Next Pick by the American Booksellers Association and was a finalist for the Indie Next Book of the Year Award; Lost Son (Unbridled Books), which was a Top Ten pick in the Oregonian; and The Honorable Obscurity Handbook: Solidarity & Sound Advice for Writers and Artists, which Cynthia Ozick calls “Ingenious…inspiring and inspiriting.” His short stories and essays have appeared in numerous outlets such as Glimmer Train, Tin House, The Kenyon Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, and Poets & Writers. He was a finalist for the 2014 Flann O’Brien Award and is the recipient of grants and fellowships from Literary Arts, The Oregon Arts Commission, the Regional Arts and Culture Council, and two residencies at Yaddo. He is a contributing editor at Moss Literary Magazine, a frequent public speaker on the subjects of writing, publishing, and literary culture, and an instructor at Literary Arts.
Details
Location: Southeast Portland, OR
Inclusive dates: late-April to late-May 2017 (one 6-week cycle) – Monday evenings, 2 hours per session
Eligibility: Applicants must be age 25 or older and committed to the rigors and disciplines of creative writing; prepared to provide and receive serious, well-considered and constructive criticism both spoken and written; and ready to participate in a literary discourse that includes the analysis of published texts (supplied by the instructor).
Please note: Due to the reciprocal nature of the workshop, applicants should be prepared to attend all six sessions.
Tuition: $270 ($45 per session - 6 weeks) for newly accepted applicants / $240 ($40 per session - 6 weeks) for continuing participants.
Participants must sign up for the complete multi-week cycle. The balance will be payable (cash, check, or credit card) once a place in the workshop has been offered and accepted, with a $75 portion of the full balance understood to be nonrefundable in the event of a participant’s cancellation.
Credit cards are accepted at www.Atelier26Bookshop.com. For continuing participants: at the checkout, use promo code CONTINUING.
To apply: E-mail a simple cover letter indicating any prior workshop experience, along with a 5-page writing sample in your workshop genre of choice (fiction or creative nonfiction) to atelier26books@gmail.com. Questions? E-mail us.
Application closing date: Wednesday, April 5, 2017
OTHER CLASSES / WORKSHOPS:
Recent 6-Week Class at Literary Arts in Portland
Finding Form: Shaping Your Fiction or Memoir
January - March , 2017 (6 meetings)
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
$250.00
Taught by M. Allen Cunningham
Class meets at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington
A compelling narrative involves so much more than a beginning, middle, and end, and the imaginative forms available to writers of fiction or memoir are myriad. In this workshop-based class, we’ll look at a variety of uniquely structured literary works for inspiration and instruction. Through reading, conversation, and writing exercises, we’ll explore the flexibility of voice, linearity, perspective, text shape, and more, as we move together toward finding the right form for our own stories. Participants will share their work-in-progress 1 – 2 times, receive student and instructor feedback, and benefit from group discussion and prompts. All will leave the class equipped with examples from literature and a new appreciation of their own story’s special potential.
Finding Form: Shaping Your Fiction or Memoir
January - March , 2017 (6 meetings)
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
$250.00
Taught by M. Allen Cunningham
Class meets at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington
A compelling narrative involves so much more than a beginning, middle, and end, and the imaginative forms available to writers of fiction or memoir are myriad. In this workshop-based class, we’ll look at a variety of uniquely structured literary works for inspiration and instruction. Through reading, conversation, and writing exercises, we’ll explore the flexibility of voice, linearity, perspective, text shape, and more, as we move together toward finding the right form for our own stories. Participants will share their work-in-progress 1 – 2 times, receive student and instructor feedback, and benefit from group discussion and prompts. All will leave the class equipped with examples from literature and a new appreciation of their own story’s special potential.
Recent Sold-Out Class at WORDSTOCK 2016 (Portland, OR)
Editing for Writers
Saturday Nov. 5th, 2016
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Learn the fundamentals of good editing as they apply to the writing and revision process, from the level of the line to broader structural concerns. Using numerous examples of early and late writing drafts, participants will gain experience focusing on editorial points both common and more complicated, with an eye toward tightening and sharpening our work before it arrives on an editor’s desk.
