Workshops

Revision Retreat 2014 | August 13 – August 17 Waitlisted

Please note: this workshop is full. You’re welcome to join our waiting list!

In this working retreat, Harold Underdown and editor Eileen Robinson will teach proven techniques for self-editing and revising and work with writers on their manuscripts. Mornings will be dedicated to revision techniques and afternoons to model critique groups, individual meetings, and writing time.

Participants will

• try out a variety of techniques for self-editing, from big picture revision down to line-editing;
• explore ways to gain objectivity and more focused responses to manuscripts;
• learn about reader response theory and how to use it to gain insights into a manuscript;
• work together in a model critique group, formed at the retreat from students with similar interests, and led by the faculty, to critique one another’s manuscripts;
• discover creative techniques, such as improvising new scenes or episodes as part of the revision process;
• take part in group discussions and share favorite techniques; and
• meet with an editor for individual consultations.

Faculty & Special Guests

Harold Underdown

Eileen Robinson