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8-week Fiction Writing I/II – starting 1.22.26 – Dumbo

December 3, 2025 By Julia Fierro

Instructor: Kyle McCarthy
Begins January 21, 2026 | meets 1x/wk| Wed 7-9pm

Location: Dumbo
Fee: $850 | returning writers receive a $50 discount

A writing sample is not required (but welcome) for this class.

Do you have an idea for a story but aren’t sure how to get it on the page? Our Fiction I/II class is perfect for writers looking to learn more about writing compelling fiction and generate new work.

In the first half of the session, students will generate new writing in and out of class with the aid of inspiring and informing writing prompts, then develop that work into “stories” or a section of a novel-in-progress. In the final weeks of the session, that work will be discussed in a supportive and craft-focused analysis that focuses on using a full range of literary techniques to engage the reader.

This workshop is open to writers working on short stories and/or novels and writers at all levels of skill and experience (and working on all genres of fiction) are welcome to join.

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Kyle McCarthy is the author of the novels Everyone Knows How Much I Love You (Ballantine, 2020) and Immersions, forthcoming from Tin House in May 2026. Her work has appeared in Best American Short Stories, American Short Fiction, n+1, and elsewhere.

Filed Under: Brooklyn, Fiction, Generative, In person

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Upcoming Online Classes

6-week ONLINE Master Fiction Writing – begins 1.6.26

8-wk ONLINE Writing Sprints generative class (all genres) – begins 1.21.26

12-wk VIRTUAL Manuscript Generator I (novels, memoirs, story & essay collections) – begins 1.14.26

6-week ONLINE Writing Autofiction – begins wk of 2.2.26

8-week ONLINE Personal Essay & Memoir I/II – begins wk of 1.19.26

Upcoming In-Person Classes

8-week Master Fiction – begins 1.13.26 – Sunset Park, Brooklyn

8-week Writing Sprints (all genres) generative class – begins 1.12.25 – Park Slope

8-week Master Fiction – begins 1.14.26 – Park Slope

8-week Master Personal Essay & Memoir – begins 1.15.26 – Dumbo

8-week Personal Essay & Memoir starting 1.12.26 – Bed-Stuy

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