What To Expect

Students will meet as a group, listen to Lisa’s lecture and engage in writing exercises. Please note: Lisa’s classes tend to fill. Don’t wait to register if you’re interested in this class!

This Program Is For You If

• You are interested in an engaged, more academic conversation about craft.

• You are interested in mythology, fantasy, and speculative fiction, in particular.

• You’ve completed a first draft of a novel, but you are not sure if your characters are fully fleshed out.

• You are at the beginning of a novel and not sure about your characters.

• You are looking for a writing class that engages you and prompts you to write.

• You’re a published or unpublished committed writer.

About Lisa

Lisa Papademetriou is a former editor with Scholastic, HarperCollins, and Disney Press, and has taught at Sierra Nevada College’s MFA program in Writing. She is the author of A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic (a South Asia Book Award Highly Commended Title), the New York Times-bestselling novel Middle School: My Brother is a Big, Fat Liar and Homeroom Diaries (both with James Patterson), and the Confectionately Yours series, among others. Her books have appeared on many prestigious lists, including Bank Street Best Books of the Year, the NYPL Books for the Teen Age, and the Texas Lone Star Reading List, and have been translated into multiple languages. Most recently, she is the founder of Bookflow.pub, a tool designed to help writers reach their goals by building skills, organization, and motivation.

Please Note

• This workshop uses Zoom technology. You must download Zoom, and you are responsible for your own connection.