“Writing is an exploration.
You start from nothing and learn as you go.”
- E.L. Doctorow
Spring 2025 Workshop Sessions
The Writers’ Laboratory
March 11th - April 29th
Tuesdays 6 - 7:30 pm
via Zoom
Learn more and register below
The Writers’ Laboratory
a generative workshop for fiction and nonfiction writers
Via Zoom
Spring 2025 Session
March 11th — April 29th
Tuesdays 6:00-7:30 pm
8 weeks $335
Maximum writers: 12
For more information contact The Attic Institute
www:atticinstitute.com
Frank Conroy, the long-time director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop once said, “In good writing, you can feel a soul pressing up against the narrative.”
The question is how do writers discover that “soul” and translate it into good storytelling?
We’ll first focus on finding the soul that’s pushing you to write by offering a true laboratory, a safe place to inspire and experiment with new ideas generated by in-class prompts and exercises. We will talk about the craft of narrative, as well. Students will be required to read assigned essays, stories, memoir and novel excerpts outside of class to get a sense of the forms and techniques of narrative. The hope is students will be well on their way with a map for a new project by the end of class. The Writer’s Laboratory is ideal for beginning writers but also for more established writers seeking to generate new lively material.
"Lee Montgomery was fantastic. She was an excellent facilitator and structured the discussions so that everyone had a chance to speak in constructive, analytical ways. Her constructive criticism was awesome. At the end of each group discussion, she spoke directly to the writer--so it was like we all got to listen in on a one-on-one conference. This was very enlightening, to hear from an editor's perspective what's working or not in a particular piece.”
—Tin House Summer Workshop Student