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PLEASE NOTE: THIS FORM IS FOR APPLICATIONS TO OMER FRIEDLANDER'S FICTION WORKSHOP ONLY. ALL MAGAZINE SUBMISSIONS TO THIS FORM WILL BE DECLINED UNREAD.
Tuesdays, 7–9:30pm ET, September 29–November 3, Zoom
Price: $525
Patron Price: $475
Application Fee: $10
In this six-week fiction workshop, each participant will workshop a short story or novel excerpt of up to 5,000 words. Workshop feedback will be thoughtful and rigorous, and include practical ideas for revision. We will also read a range of published fiction, including work by George Saunders, Zadie Smith, and Jhumpa Lahiri, and discuss different craft elements, such as character, setting, and narrative urgency.
The very best stories are often highly constructed, although they may appear perfectly natural. We will learn from them by dissecting literature with an eye for how a story is built and the choices the author made to create their work. We’ll meet on Zoom every Tuesday 6:30-8:45pm ET from September 29 to November 3.
This class is limited to 10 students and is designed for writers with workshop experience. Tuition includes a 30-minute meeting with the instructor.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Omer Friedlander is the author of the short story collectionThe Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land, winner of the Association of Jewish Libraries Fiction Award and a finalist for the Wingate Prize. The book was shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize, chosen as an American Library Association Sophie Brody Medal Honor Book, and longlisted for the Story Prize. Omer has a BA in English Literature from the University of Cambridge and an MFA from Boston University, where he was supported by the Saul Bellow Fellowship. He was a Starworks Fellow in Fiction at New York University. His collection has been translated into several languages, including Turkish, Dutch, Italian, Slovak, Czech, and Romanian. His writing has been supported by the Bread Loaf Fellowship and Vermont Studio Center Fellowship. He currently lives in New York City and teaches creative writing at Columbia University. His forthcoming novel,The House in Talbiya, will be published by Random House in Spring 2027.
This workshop is open to fiction writers 21 years of age and older. The deadline to apply for the workshop is Tuesday, August 11 at 11:59pm ET. Please send in your application, which should consist of a personal statement and a manuscript (either a short story or novel excerpt of 5,000 words or less) of what you would like to workshop, via Submittable. Note that what you submit will be what you will be workshopping in class.
We are seeking writers who are looking to hone their craft and are excited to learn from each other and the instructor in an intimate and supportive environment. Workshop participants will be selected based on the strength of their writing sample and personal statement.
Complete application guidelines are available on the application. Please note that you will need to create a Submittable account to apply.
There is a non-refundable $10 application fee.
Please note that to be eligible for the Patron rate, applicants must be an active Patron of One Story as of September 1. Patrons commit to annual donations and receive benefits that allow them to participate in the organization in more meaningful ways. Not all One Story subscribers are patrons. If you’d like to find out more about becoming a patrons, you can do so here.
Applicants will be notified of their status in early September.
Detailed application guidelines follow in this application. For more information on the workshop policies, please visit our website.