Courses

Travel Memoir Workshop I

A five-day intensive beginners’ short course on the art and craft of writing about journeys and places, led by author Rolf Potts. Students will participate in workshops, writing-craft classes, one-on-one consultations, and interactive journaling exercises around the city of Paris. Learn to hone your creative instinct, your reportorial skills, and your on-the-page prose in this intensive exploration of travel-themed essays and memoirs. July 25 to July 29, 2022. Full info here.

Novel Workshop: From Concept to Bookshelf

This one-week intensive novel workshop, led by novelist Lauren Grodstein, will provide step by step instruction in completing and selling your manuscript. We’ll discuss plot, pacing, and creating suspense, examining both the science and the art of novel-building. Our classes will be complemented by individual manuscript consultations and Zoom conversations with agents and editors. July 25 to July 29, 2022. Full info here.

Travel Memoir Workshop II

A five-day advanced and returning students’ intensive short course on the art and craft of writing about journeys and places, led by author Rolf Potts. Students will participate in workshops, writing-craft classes, one-on-one consultations, and interactive journaling exercises around the city of Paris. Learn to hone your creative instinct, your reportorial skills, and your on-the-page prose in this intensive exploration of travel-themed essays and memoirs. August 1 to August 5, 2022. Full info here.

Students work at desks in the Paris American Academy.


To start the application process, send an email to: info@pariswritingworkshop.com