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Small Group Instruction

Piper Center TableSmall Group Instruction will meet Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 12 pm – 2 pm. Because Small Group Instruction takes place over the scheduled conference lunch break, lunches will be provided to Small Group Instruction participants only. Those who register for Small Group Instruction will be contacted after registration with menu options.

Courses are limited to five to eight students per teacher. Students may register for ONE COURSE ONLY.

You will be required to submit a manuscript to the Piper Center by January 10, 2007. Please click here for information regarding manuscript submission.

You will be required to download and print your workshop members' manuscripts from the Piper Center website after January 15, 2007. Please make notes and suggestions on these copies and bring them with you to the conference.

All students will read their workshop peers' work prior to the conference.

Please indicate your top three choices of instructor on your registration form. Classes may be created or closed based on demand. If your class choices have been cancelled or are full at the time of your registration, we will notify you immediately and return your Small Group Instruction registration fees. We do not provide refunds of Small Group Instruction under any other conditions.

Level 1 is appropriate for students with little or no writing workshop experience, or writers who are new to their genre.

Level 2 is appropriate for experienced writers or writers who have participated in four or more writing workshops.

Click here for Small Group Instruction registration form and list of class offerings.

Click here to meet the Small Group Instruction faculty (with genres and levels of teaching).

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

You are required to submit a manuscript of creative work to CHARLES JENSEN AT crj@asu.edu BY
JANUARY 10, 2007.

Your work must be saved in either Word format (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf). We prefer your work be typed in 12-point Times New Roman with 1 inch margins around the page. Prose should be double-spaced, poetry single-spaced, and scripts formatted per their usual conventions. Specific guidelines are:

  • FICTION up to 20 pages but not more than one story or excerpt
  • NONFICTION up to 20 pages but not more than one essay, story, or excerpt
  • GENRE FICTION up to 20 pages but not more than one story or excerpt
  • PLAY/SCREENWRITING up to 30 pages but not more than one play, script, or excerpt
  • POETRY up to 8 pages.

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Review the Work of Your Workshop Peers

A special, private workshop webpage will be created where you can download the manuscripts of your fellow workshop participants prior to the conference. You are expected to download, print, read, and make comments on the work in prepration for lively discussing during your Small Group Instruction Workshop. Bring your copies to the conference as new copies will not be provided for you.

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