Workshops
Between the Lines’s workshops can be tailored to your needs and schedule. In addition to the workshops featured on this site, we create custom workshops for adults, teenagers, and organizations. We also work individually with writers, both virtually and in person. Contact Brooke at bnshaffner@gmail.com for more information.
This workshop is for fiction and narrative nonfiction writers who would like to submit one short story, essay, or excerpt of a novel, memoir, or narrative nonfiction book for group critique. You do not need to have participated in a writing workshop before...
This two-day workshop totaling eight hours (four hours for each class) offers participants the experience of writing in an intimate, supportive workshop that values the risks and adventure of the creative process. No creative writing experience is necessary—only a fascination with words and a desire to develop greater fluency and confidence in your writing...
In this two-day workshop totaling eight hours (four hours for each class), participants will learn how to powerfully depict their art, practice, and vision in a vibrant, succinct artist statement...
As long as we remain caught in a web of family patterns, we are likely to struggle in our lives, health, and relationships. By untangling the threads of our family history, we can unearth and unravel unconscious influences upon our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Visual art and writing can be tools for imagining ourselves into others’ minds and bodies, and through that process, cultivating understanding, compassion, and empathy...
Sleeping On the Wing offers students ages 13-18 the experience of writing in an intimate, supportive workshop that values the risks and adventure of the creative process.