Never Grow Up: A Young Adult Fiction Workshop

The young adult genre of fiction has grown tremendously in recent years. Works such as The Hunger Games, Twilight and The Hate U Give have taken readers by storm. This workshop is for those who want to explore writing for an adolescent audience. By examining short works by YA authors, we’ll consider what it means to truly capture the young adult experience, how to stay connected to the changing dynamics of adolescence, and how to draw readers in through craft elements such as plot, characterization and voice. Participants will leave with a short story or the first chapter of a novel.

Instructor: Juliana Goodman was born and raised in Blue Island, Illinois. She received her B.A. in English Literature from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois in 2014 and her MFA in Fiction Writing in 2017 from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Juliana has received several awards and scholarships for her writing and was a 2014 Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award Finalist as well as a fellow with the Tulsa Artist Fellowship from 2019-2022. Her debut YA novel, The Black Girls Left Standing is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection and a 2023 Edgar Award Nominee. Juliana is currently a creative writing lecturer at Oberlin College. In her free time, she enjoys watching horror films, reading the latest young adult novels and hanging out with her poodle, Darcy and her cat, Pickle.

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Details: Never Grow Up: A Young Adult Fiction Workshop takes place Tuesdays from September 3 through September 24 from 6:30-8:30pm remotely online via Zoom.

Prerequisites: None

Genre: Fiction

Level: All levels

Format: Generative fiction workshop

Location: This class takes place remotely online via Zoom.

Size: Limited to 12 participants (including scholarships).

Scholarships: Two scholarship spots are available for this class for writers in Northeast Ohio. Apply by August 19.

Cancellations & Refunds: Cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the first class meeting to receive a full refund. Email info@litcleveland.org.

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