
Online Writing WorkshopsOrion hosts regular Online Environmental Writers’ Workshops in poetry and nonfiction. Connect with us for six to eight sessions with an experienced instructor and writer. Learn more about environmental writing, and renew, illuminate, and deepen your relationship with nature and place. Conducted over Zoom (or similar platform) and limited to twelve participants, the workshops will feature a combination of generative exercises, craft talks, readings, special guest appearances, and workshopping of student manuscripts. Individual workshops vary, but students can likely expect to spend several hours a week reading, writing, and commenting on work outside of class. applications are openNov 1 to Nov 15, 2023Workshops open for application:Creative Nonfiction:The Course: The More-Than-Human World from Proposal to Page
Details: January 6 – February 10, 2024 Apply HereThe Course: Foraging: Finding What You NeedDetails: January 14 – February 18, 2024
The Course: What the Land InspiresDetails: January 27 – March 2, 2024 Apply HereThe Course: Home, Away and At Play: Place and Playful Writing Practices
Details: February 5 – March 11, 2024
Poetry:The Course: Earth Verse IIDetails: January 4 through February 8, 2024
The Course: The Size of the World: Redwood, Rock, and Spore
Details: February 21-March 27, 2024 Apply HereTUITIONEach Zoom course is available for $500. Workshop classes meet in either six three-hour installments or eight two-hour installments. Payment within five days of acceptance will guarantee your spot. Cancelations up until a week before the start of the course will result in a full refund. After that, refunds will be conditional on our ability to fill your spot before the course begins.
HOW TO APPLYThese workshops tend to be quite competitive. Please send a cover letter and your best nonfiction writing sample of up to 1,500 words or up to five pages of poetry to the Submittable button in the instructor’s workshop page. Sample writing can be published or unpublished, and might, but probably will not be used in class. You are welcome to apply to more than one workshop at a time. Questions? Contact workshops@orionmagazine.org.
Frequently asked questions
Can I apply to more than one class at a time?Yes! And it may increase your chances of being accepted to one. Will my application’s writing sample be workshopped in class?Probably not. Your instructor will be in touch ahead of the first meeting with information regarding class expectations. You may be asked to bring work you’re already working on to the workshop (and this could be your writing sample), or you may focus on new work generated during class. What do you want to see in my cover letter?As much as you want to share! We love hearing about your background, career, hobbies, relationship to literature and the environment, experience (if any) with writing workshops, why you’re drawn to an Orion workshop, and anything else. How is the workshop set up?Workshops typically feature a mix of craft talks, readings, group discussion, manuscript review, and generative prompts. How many students are in each class?Each workshop has no more than twelve students. What is your cancellation policy?If you can cancel five days before the workshop begins, we can offer a full refund. After that refunds will depend on our ability to fill your spot from the waitlist. Are classes recorded?We appreciate that workshops sometimes get personal and emotional, and we value class privacy. Zoom sessions are typically not recorded. Some instructors may ask for class consent to record sessions to be shared only among the group, and never for public consumption. Can I miss a class?We understand that life and schedule conflicts happen. Try to let your instructor know ahead of time if you know you need to miss a session, if possible.
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