First Page Fiction Bootcamp with Chaitali Sen
January 25, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm CST
$140
Saturday, January 25, 2025, 10am-4pm CST (with 30-minute lunch), in person at Gemini Ink
Nonmember $140 Member $120 Student $80
*EARN CPE’S
TWO SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
A formidable first page of fiction grabs the reader, sets the tone for what’s to come, and captures the essence of the entire work. But how do we create an opening that keeps the reader turning the page?
In this one-day workshop, we will study and discuss various examples of compelling first pages to see what works; we will review craft elements such as character, setting, point-of-view, and narrative voice; and we will write and examine our own first pages in a safe, supportive environment.
This course is open to fiction writers of all skill levels, 18+.
Students will leave this class with:
- An understanding of what makes for a strong first page
- Techniques for writing strong openings
- A strong first page of fiction
Chaitali Sen is the author of the novel The Pathless Sky (Europa Editions 2015) and the story collection A New Race of Men from Heaven (Sarabande Books 2023), chosen by Danielle Evans as the winner of the 2021 Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction. Her stories and essays have been published by American Short Fiction, Boulevard, Catapult, Colorado Review, Ecotone, Electric Literature, LitHub, Los Angeles Review of Books, New England Review, Shenandoah, and many other publications. Born in India and raised in New York and Pennsylvania, she currently lives in Austin, Texas.
