This program includes:

• Monthly hour-long Zoom meetings will provide both community, education, and support. 
• Four 3-day virtual retreats, where up to 75 manuscript pages (20,000 words) will be read by both faculty and cohort members and discussed.
• Rigorous feedback so the work gets better – along with instruction on how to both give and receive feedback.
• A diverse group of published guest authors for monthly Zoom gatherings and retreats.
• Cohort members will be encouraged and advised on how to create other productive opportunities for writing together and creating community each month as well.
• Required and suggested reading lists and facilitated group discussion 
• Focused Q and A with faculty.
• Opportunities for one-on-one meetings with one or both faculty as needed

At the end of two years, the creator will have up to 300 pages reviewed with feedback and consideration of structure, point of view, voice, dialogue, character, scene, and story narrative.

In addition, cohort members will learn from a wide variety of experts and authors, discuss craft books and other published works in detail, build a solid and lasting relationship with cohort and faculty members, and learn from guest lecturers and teachers.

The faculty for this intensive program will be authors/artists Patti Digh and Julie Gieseke.  You can read more about them at those links to their personal websites. Each brings rigor and responsiveness to this work of growing writers (and themselves in the process).