{"product_id":"online-never-your-friend-a-joy-williams-generative-writing-seminar","title":"Online: Never Your Friend: A Joy Williams Generative Writing Seminar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A novel wants to befriend you. A short story almost never.\" - Joy Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin us at Womb House Books for an \u003cstrong\u003eonline\u003c\/strong\u003e generative writing seminar based on Joy Williams eight essential attributes of the short story. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe eight sessions will be inspired by each of Joy's rules with readings from Joy's short fiction. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis seminar will be facilitated by Womb House Books' founder Jessica Ferri, and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ewriters of any level and genre are welcome to participate. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eonline\u003c\/strong\u003e writing seminar held on \u003cstrong\u003eSunday mornings from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PST\u003c\/strong\u003e. Dates: January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28, and March 7. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSustaining members of Womb House Books receive 15% off online and in shop, including classes and seminars. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecome a sustaining member: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wombhousebooks.com\/products\/the-womb-house-books-membership\"\u003ehttps:\/\/wombhousebooks.com\/products\/the-womb-house-books-membership\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoy Williams \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of four previous novels–including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Quick and the Dead,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize–and four collections of stories, as well as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIll Nature,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a book of essays that was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Among her many honors are the Rea Award for the Short Story and the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She was elected to the Academy in 2008. She lives in Tucson, Arizona, and Laramie, Wyoming.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jessicaferri.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJessica Ferri\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a writer, critic, and photographer. Her criticism has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, Lit Hub, The Daily Beast, and more. She is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilent Cities New York\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilent Cities San Francisco\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuried San Francisco\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuried Hollywoodland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She has taught creative writing at Mount Tamalpais College, Antioch University, and the Mendocino Writers Conference. She is the founder of Womb House Books and the creator of Book Domme. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Womb House Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68075351605557,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/6247\/9413\/files\/IMG_45022.jpg?v=1793926162","url":"https:\/\/wombhousebooks.com\/products\/online-never-your-friend-a-joy-williams-generative-writing-seminar","provider":"Womb House Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}