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Piper Writer's Studio

The Piper Writer's Studio is a series of writing craft workshops for writers of all levels. Each course is led by an experienced writer from our local community who will mentor workshop participants through different aspects of a specified genre.

Beginning and One-Day workshops are appropriate for writers of all experience levels. Intensive workshops are led by distinguished writers from the tops of their fields and are appropriate for writers who have taken four or more writing workshops. Online courses are a convenient way to take advantage of the Piper Writer's Studio from anywhere in the world. Participants use web-based forums to submit their work and interact with the instructor and other class members.

Intensive workshops are $500 per 8-week session. Beginning workshops are $400 per 8-week session. Online courses are $100. One-Day workshops are $75. Piper Center Members receive a 10% discount off tuition for every workshop registration they purchase. Click here for more information about Piper Friends.


FALL 2008 COURSE OFFERINGS

SESSION 2
Week of October 20 - Week of December 15


IN PERSON COURSE ($400)
Writing the Novel with Mary-Rose Hayes
North Scottsdale Borders - Wednesdays - 6-8 pm

ONLINE COURSES ($100 each)
Developing Your Screenplay with M. Scott Krause
Writing Fiction in Genres with Michael A. Stackpole

ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS ($75 each)
Crafting Characters Readers Can't Put Down with Patrick Michael Finn
Saturday, October 25 - Piper Writers House on the ASU Tempe Campus - 11 am - 3 pm

Flash Fiction/Prose Poems with Valerie Bandura Finn
Saturday, November 8 - Piper Writers House on the ASU Tempe Campus - 11 am - 3 pm


REGISTRATION

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Click here to download course descriptions

PARKING FOR ON CAMPUS WORKSHOPS

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TEACH FOR US

Click here to read our call for instructors

FAQs

Click here to read Piper Writer's Studio Frequently Asked Questions

ASU Downtown venues are sponsored by ASU Downtown Executive Vice President, Mernoy Harrison.
Piper Writers Studio workshops have been made possible by a generous donation by Jonathan and Maxine Marshall.

   
Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing
P. O. Box 875002
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-5002
(480) 965-6018 phone
(480) 727-0820 fax
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