Welcome to the Fictionista Workshop Community

We are NOW accepting applications for the Spring 2013 Workshops AND Collectives. Applications will be accepted until April 6th, 2013.  Read on for more information about the programs and welcome to Fictionista Workshop!

Fictionista Workshop is a supportive community of writers, editors, and readers, hoping to assist the online writing community through various projects and programs. Writing can be a lonely and frustrating process, and people who enjoy  writing and reading are often eager for opportunities in which they can interact with others. Having a ready pool of other writers, editors, and readers available for immediate discussion and feedback when needed can be extraordinarily helpful. For that reason, we developed two different programs, the Writer Collective and the Workshop

The Workshop is our most intense program and offers an in-depth, twelve-week critique of a finished manuscript. Fictionista tries to run at least two Workshops a year. If you are a writer or a reader who might benefit from an intense, collaborative effort focused on a single manuscript, please read further.

The Writer Collective is a small writing group that meets once a week for twelve weeks with a moderator and reader to hone the writer’s skills in a non-threatening, intimate environment.

Each program is based on volunteers who offer their time simply because they love to read and write. That is why we call ourselves the Fictionista Workshop Community. As a volunteer-run organization, Fictionista Workshop would love to welcome you to our programs.

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The Workshop

If you are interested in a workshop, please fill out the appropriate application below. Please note there is now an application just for writers and a separate application for all other participants, including editors and moderators. Click here to view the current applications: apply as a writer or apply as an editor or apply as a participant.

Here is more specific information about the available workshop roles:

Participants

Participants are the readers of the writer’s works. The act as both observers and constructive critics, offering detailed feedback in formats appropriate for the Workshop and Collective settings, as well as offer support and encouragement. Participants are the key component to the program’s success and are invaluable to all our writers.

Click here to apply as a participant.

Editors

Editors review, rewrite, and edit the work of writers, offering comments as needed to improve the work. An editor’s primary responsibility is to offer help to the writer in any way necessary.

Click here to apply as an editor.

Moderators

The moderator manages and directs operations of the writing projects on Fictionista Workshop. This role is critical to the success of a given project, essentially functioning as the group’s leader and project manager in addition to performing more traditional duties of a discussion moderator, such as resolving disagreements.

Click here to apply as a moderator. (The Moderator application is the Participant form – please mark “YES” for the Moderator question to apply for this position)

Writers

Writers are the reason for the Workshops and Collectives and are at the heart of what we do. Any serious writer wanting feedback is encouraged to submit their application to either of our programs.  If accepted, they can work together with the participants in their group to polish their work and hone their skills through our proven process. Without writer participation, the workshop would be non-existent.

Click here to apply as a writer.

The Writer Collective

The Collective is our cyber version of a coffee shop writing group, offering authors a weekly chance to discuss their manuscript with a small group of other writers over a twelve-week period. This group is intended to provide feedback to both completed and mostly completed manuscripts and acts as a catalyst to help authors finish their manuscripts in a timely manner. Each group is led by an experienced moderator who helps guide discussion and offer resources to the writers in his or her group.

Here is more specific information about the available workshop roles:

Writers

Writers are the central focus of the Collective. They act as both participants and editors/critique partners in their small group. The author’s responsibility is two fold, first to provide their work to the others on a timely basis (again, total word count varies between groups) each week. The author also must offer helpful edits, comments, and critique to the others in their writing group. This is done during a Skype call and is facilitated at all times by an experienced moderator to make sure every one receives beneficial comments. To apply as a writer, please go here:

http://www.fictionistaworkshop.com/collective-application-form/

Moderators

The moderator manages and directs the Collective group. This role is critical to the success of the group, as the moderator acts as guide, coach, and sometimes referee. The moderator is also responsible to setting up the technical aspects of the Collective. The moderator also provides resources to the writers on an individual basis to help them grow in their writing ability.

Critique Participants

Participants are readers, observers, and constructive critics, offering detailed feedback in formats appropriate for the Collective setting, as well as support and encouragement. Participants are added to any group needing additional feedback for any reason and can provide authors with an objective and critical eye when needed.

To apply as a critique participant (or reader), please go here:

http://www.fictionistaworkshop.com/collective-application-form/collective-reader-application/

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