"THE ART OF FICTION I"   (Short Fiction Craft: LIMIT SEVEN STUDENTS)   Cost: $475.00 Dates: 1/08 - 3/18/07 (10 Sessions Online) FACULTY: FICTION EDITORS KALEY NOONAN AND WALTER CUMMINS (bios) AF I is a model-and-context fiction workshop, i.e., students create a work-in-progress in the context of the lesson environment while applying specific craft techniques and structure learned from a wide variety of accomplished short story writers. The goal of the workshop is to teach students to write the best fiction possible, the kind of work all fiction editors are searching for. Since the best teachers of short story craft are those relatively few and brilliant writers who have invented it, weekly lessons will explore the ways in which these writers have created a legacy of vigorous and enduring short fiction. Through a developmental series of lectures, discussions, readings, and writing assignments, students will learn this same craft and apply it. For more info, drop us an email or call our home office at 1-800-250-8290. Please APPLY below. Registration payment due following acceptance.

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1/08 - 3/18/07

FOLLOWING WORKSHOP ACCEPTANCE, AND IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO USE A CREDIT CARD, PLEASE SEND A CHECK BY CERTIFIED MAIL FOR $475.00 TO WDS/ALGONKIAN "ART OF FICTION I" 2020 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW SUITE 443 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006.

FICTION EDITOR/WORKSHOP LEADER: Kaley Noonan  Ms. Noonan is a professional arts and entertainment writer who holds an M.A. in Writing and Publishing from Emerson College. Several of her short stories have appeared in 3AM MAGAZINE and DUCTS MAGAZINE and her first novel, THE GHOST TRAP, is currently being reviewed by literary agents. A veteran of several Algonkian workshops, she works closely with Michael Neff as an online editor for the e-workshops. She resides in Maine where she hosts "Fiction Nuggets," zine-inspired mini-fiction slams.  VISITING WRITER AND EDITOR: Walter Cummins  Walter Cummins is Emeritus Professor of English at Fairleigh Dickinson University as well as editor emeritus of THE LITERARY REVIEW. He has published approximately 100 stories in such magazines as KANSAS QUARTERLY, OTHER VOICES, CROSSCURRENTS, FLORIDA REVIEW, SOUTH CAROLINA REVIEW, VIRGINIA QUARTERLY REVIEW, and many more. His story collections are titled WITNESS and WHERE WE LIVE. Early in his career, two novels, A STRANGER TO THE DEED and INTO TEMPTATION, came out as paperback originals. He also has published memoirs, essays, articles, and reviews.