24PearlStreet Workshops and Events
LIVE via Zoom: 10am-12pm (Eastern)
We all know that feeling of encountering a strong narrative voice on the page. We are infected by its singularity, by its seduction, by its ruts and inconsistencies. But what, exactly, are the mechanics of a voice’s authority? As writers, how do we sweep up our readers inside the inexplicable, honeycombed mind of a character? What do we put in and what do we leave out? In this weeklong virtual intensive we will go deep into our stories and read a few published stories as well. Please be prepared to have a story ready for workshop—12 pages, double space max. Novel excerpts are also acceptable but as much as possible they should be able to stand on their own. We will create a workshop schedule ahead of time. The week will fly by, but we will get a lot done and you will emerge with a compass and map for the route ahead.
Biography
Reif Larsen is the author of the novels I Am Radar and The Selected Works Of T.S. Spivet, which was a New York Times Bestseller and adapted for the screen by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie). He is also the author of two children’s books, Uma Wimple Charts Her House and The Path. Larsen’s essays and fiction have appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, GQ, Tin House, The Globe & Mail, McSweeney’s, Travel & Leisure, one story, The Millions, and The Believer. He runs The Future of Small Cities Institute and The FOCUS Lab in Troy, NY.
