The Workshop Presents Craft Talks on December 6th
The Shanghai Writing Workshop is proud to present, Craft Talks, a lecture series of talks from some of the top writers in the workshop. Each lecture is approximately 45 minutes, and focuses on practical professional development for writers. In this first installment of Craft Talks, presenters will focus on different avenues for publishing and alternatives…
Circle of Sages on Sunday!
The Shanghai Writing Workshop is proud to present the third instalment of Circle of Sages, the most irreverent series of PowerPoint lectures in Shanghai. Veteran educators offer deep insights into topics missed by traditional education. From an exploration of furry culture to the role of animals in combat to an understanding of how to win…
Recap of the Workshop’s Terrifying Tales
This last Wednesday, October 28th, the Shanghai Writing Workshop put together Terrifying Tales, the first of its themed reading series. For one night, readers did their best to terrifying the audience with stories of blood and horror, and the high quality of work reflected the excelent work that we have come to know and appreciate…
The Writing Workshop Heads to Suzhou!
This last Wednesday on October 21st, the Shanghai Writing Workshop teamed up with Dulwich International High School in Suzhou for a cross cultural literary festival. For one day, high school students learned from some of the exceptional writers in the writing workshop. In short, one hour seminars, students learned about a range of topics to…
New published work from Emily Hastings!
I am proud to announce that new work is available from the workshop for reading. Emily Hastings has both a new story and poem available for reading, so I hope you will take a moment read them for yourself! One Short Story “No Longer” One Poem “Cindy Gladue” To join the workshop to polish up…
Follow Up to Shanghai Voices Reading
by Ryan Thorpe This last Wednesday night we had an amazing second Shanghai Voices with four very different readers, but I enjoyed all of them in their own ways. David Tait was first, and with his dry humor and mix of the personal and the political, the blunt truth blended with apt metaphors, won over the…
Deadline for Coronavirus Submissions is April 30th
The Shanghai Writing Workshop is putting a deadline on its call for its Coronavirus/Covid-19 collection. Please consider submitting.
Chekhov quote
Cross out as many adjectives and adverbs as you can. . . It is comprehensible when I write: “The man sat on the grass,” because it is clear and does not detain one’s attention. On the other hand, it is difficult to figure out and hard on the brain if I write: “The tall, narrow-chested…