This week on the Stoop
Office Hours with Jessamine Chan & Crystal Hana Kim
Local poet Alison Lubar will lead this live interview and Q&A with award-winning novelists Crystal Hana Kim and Jessamine Chan.
$50 ON SALE: $5-20, sliding scale
"Disability as Craft": A Masterclass with Sara Nović
Join author of the NYT bestseller TRUE BIZ Sara Nović for this virtual seminar on disability as a tool for creativity. This event will be interpreted from ASL to English. Zoom closed captions will be enabled.
$50
"Stories That Stand Still": A Masterclass with Carmen Maria Machado
Join award-winning author Carmen Maria Machado for this virtual seminar on crafting impactful stories set in a single location.
$50
"Are You Talking to Me?": A Masterclass on Dialogue with John Vercher
Join critically acclaimed author and professor John Vercher for this virtual seminar on writing effective, original dialogue.
$50
"Unearthing Your Digital Past": A Masterclass with Neil Bardhan
In this interactive and generative seminar, we’ll explore ways to incorporate old emails, blog posts, digital photos, social media profiles, location timelines, and other technological traces into our creative writing practices.
$50 ON SALE: $30
"Query Letters 101": A Workshop with Eric Smith
Join literary agent and author Eric Smith for this 3-hour workshop on writing query letters, the first step toward getting your manuscript published.
$75 (financial aid available)
"Director's Cut": A Masterclass with Liz Moore
Liz Moore will provide a behind-the-scenes look at her novels, Long Bright River and The God of the Woods, followed by a Q&A moderated by novelist Autumn Konopoka
$50 ON SALE: $30
Office Hours with Kristen Arnett
Join Blue Stoop co-director Julian Shendelman for a 2-hour conversation and Q&A with bestselling novelist Kristen Arnett.
$50
"On Giving Up (Or Going On)": A Masterclass with Julia Phillips
Join bestselling author Julia Phillips for this 2 hour virtual seminar on deciding when to give up on a project.
$50
"Rice, Salt, and Water – Recipes for Poetry and Resistance": A Workshop with Gabriel Ramirez & Saskia Kercy
Join writers and educators Gabriel Ramirez and Saskia Kercy for this 3-hour in-person workshop on recipes for poetry and resistance. Registration is required.
$75 (financial aid available)
"Where Are All the Fat People in fiction?": A Masterclass with Emma Copley Eisenberg
Join Blue Stoop co-founder Emma Copley Eisenberg for this 90 minute virtual seminar on fatphobia in literature.
$50
Poem Plus Prompt w/ Dilruba Ahmed
Join Dilruba Ahmed for this virtual, hour-long generative poetry workshop.
$25
The World of Lit Mags w/ Andrea Firth
Join Andrea A. Firth for this 3-hour workshop on navigating the world of literary magazines.
$75 (with financial aid available for residents of Greater Philadelphia).
Office Hours with Madeline Miller
Local writer and bookstore owner Christina Rosso will lead this live interview and Q&A session with renowned author Madeline Miller. Perfect for fans of mythology, students will have the opportunity to ask questions about Madeline’s books, writing practice, career, and experiences navigating the publishing world.
$50
Poem Plus Prompt w/ Dilruba Ahmed
Join Dilruba Ahmed for this virtual, hour-long generative poetry workshop.
$25
Office Hours with Jennifer Wilson
Elizabeth Greenspan will lead this live interview and Q&A session with journalist Jennifer Wilson. Perfect for those with an interest in nonfiction, students will have the opportunity to ask questions about Jennifer’s writing career and working in journalism.
$50