Sensory Writing Workshop – Fall 2024

A character comes to life on the page through well-crafted sensory detail. In this prompt-driven workshop, we will explore how writing about sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell add dimension to your fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. This workshop is open to writers of all levels, in all genres. Participants will learn to explore the exceptional detail in commonplace moments, develop insight into crafting memorable characters and situations, and enrich the crafted world on the page.

Jessica Handler, the author of the novel The Magnetic Girl, winner of the 2020 Southern Book Prize, the memoir Invisible Sisters, and Braving the Fire: a Guide to Writing About Grief and Loss, is a member of the faculty at the West Virginia Wesleyan College low residency MFA, the Etowah Valley low residency MFA at Reinhardt College, and teaches workshops online and in-person.

This class is suitable for all levels.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

The Carnegie Center reserves the right to cancel a class if minimum enrollment is not met. It is best to register early to help our instructors prepare and to ensure the class does not get cancelled. We evaluate registration numbers 6–2 business days before a class starts to decide whether we can hold the class. Classes that do not meet minimum enrollment will be cancelled six–two business days prior to the first class meeting. All participants will be notified by email and will receive full refunds.