Writing the Wounded Character | 3 weeks
Sundays, March 9 – 23, 2025 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM (ET) | Zoom
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In this generative 3-week class, students will take a deep dive into narrative structure by way of the wounded character. Through reading, writing, and discussion, we'll learn the foundations of story structure, including character roles (protagonist, antagonist, etc) and how they function, narrative timelines, and character motives and development. We'll also explore how we as writers and individuals can learn from our fictional characters' pain and capacity for change.
Class dates: March 9, March 16, March 23
Location: Online
Instructor: Emily Jon Tobias is an American author and poet. She is an award-winning writer whose work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, along with other honorable mentions, and has been featured in various literary journals and magazines. Her debut collection MONARCH: STORIES (Black Lawrence Press, 2024) won the American Book Fest International Book Award and an International Impact Book Award. The collection was further chosen as a 2024 finalist in the American Book Fest Fiction Awards, honored as a distinguished favorite in the NYC Big Book Award, and won second place in the Story Monsters Royal Dragonfly Award. Currently, Emily is a proud mentor in the PEN Prison Writing Mentorship Program. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Pacific University Oregon. Midwestern-raised, she now lives and writes on the coast of Southern California.
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Sundays, March 9 – 23, 2025 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM (ET) | Zoom
Need financial aid? Apply here first.
In this generative 3-week class, students will take a deep dive into narrative structure by way of the wounded character. Through reading, writing, and discussion, we'll learn the foundations of story structure, including character roles (protagonist, antagonist, etc) and how they function, narrative timelines, and character motives and development. We'll also explore how we as writers and individuals can learn from our fictional characters' pain and capacity for change.
Class dates: March 9, March 16, March 23
Location: Online
Instructor: Emily Jon Tobias is an American author and poet. She is an award-winning writer whose work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, along with other honorable mentions, and has been featured in various literary journals and magazines. Her debut collection MONARCH: STORIES (Black Lawrence Press, 2024) won the American Book Fest International Book Award and an International Impact Book Award. The collection was further chosen as a 2024 finalist in the American Book Fest Fiction Awards, honored as a distinguished favorite in the NYC Big Book Award, and won second place in the Story Monsters Royal Dragonfly Award. Currently, Emily is a proud mentor in the PEN Prison Writing Mentorship Program. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Pacific University Oregon. Midwestern-raised, she now lives and writes on the coast of Southern California.
Read our FAQ
Sundays, March 9 – 23, 2025 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM (ET) | Zoom
Need financial aid? Apply here first.
In this generative 3-week class, students will take a deep dive into narrative structure by way of the wounded character. Through reading, writing, and discussion, we'll learn the foundations of story structure, including character roles (protagonist, antagonist, etc) and how they function, narrative timelines, and character motives and development. We'll also explore how we as writers and individuals can learn from our fictional characters' pain and capacity for change.
Class dates: March 9, March 16, March 23
Location: Online
Instructor: Emily Jon Tobias is an American author and poet. She is an award-winning writer whose work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, along with other honorable mentions, and has been featured in various literary journals and magazines. Her debut collection MONARCH: STORIES (Black Lawrence Press, 2024) won the American Book Fest International Book Award and an International Impact Book Award. The collection was further chosen as a 2024 finalist in the American Book Fest Fiction Awards, honored as a distinguished favorite in the NYC Big Book Award, and won second place in the Story Monsters Royal Dragonfly Award. Currently, Emily is a proud mentor in the PEN Prison Writing Mentorship Program. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Pacific University Oregon. Midwestern-raised, she now lives and writes on the coast of Southern California.
