Instructor: Marcia Bradley
Length: 11 sessions, $660
Wednesdays,  7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
 

Have you begun your novel? Or always wanted to write a book but you are still figuring out the parts? Maybe you have an idea but don't know how to turn it into a book. This is the perfect course for students who are new to novel writing. In a workshop setting, this class will help you develop strong characters and put them in page turning situations that will move your story forward. There will be writing prompts to help shape your manuscript and keep writer’s block at bay. Explore the steps novelists use on page one as well as throughout their books that keep reader’s attention. Learn how to brainstorm plots, develop scenes, and create realistic dialogue in a supportive environment with instructor and group feedback.

Marcia Bradley, MFA Sarah Lawrence College, writes fiction and creative nonfiction. Her novel Mothers Know, set on the South Side of Chicago, explores how mothers and their families survive the violence that surrounds their daily lives. Marcia has been published in Two Hawks Quarterly Magazine, in Hippocampus Magazine where her story received the monthly Most Memorable ranking, and received an honorable mention from Glimmer Train. Marcia also teaches at Manhattan College and in a creative writing program for high school students sponsored by the Greater New York Chapter of the Fulbright Association. Marcia has two daughters, lives in the Bronx, and is working on her second novel.

Writing Institute Registration Process:

Step 1 - Registration Information: Complete this registration form in full.

Step 2 - Payment: Once you click submit on this form, a new page will appear in your browser with a payment link. Click on the payment link, complete the required information, and submit your payment. 
 

Payment is required for your registration to be confirmed. If we don’t receive your payment within 48 hours of submission of this form, your registration will automatically be cancelled. You will have to complete the form again if you wish to register for the class.

Step 3 - Confirmation: Once we receive your payment, your registration will be finalized and confirmed with an email. Please keep this email for your records.  Details about room assignment, parking, and any other information relevant to the course will be emailed to registered students the week before classes begin.

If you have questions about the registration process, please call us at 914-395-2205 or email writinginstitute@sarahlawrence.edu.