Read Your Way to Writing Well: Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus

INSTRUCTOR: Angélique Jamail

TIME: Four Tuesdays, June 6, 13, 20, 27, 6:00–9:00 p.m. CST

PRICE: Early bird price: $150 for members, $180 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Wednesday, May 31. After Wednesday, May 31: $180 for members, $210 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here.

LOCATION: Online via Zoom

LEVEL: All Levels

CAP: 15

Erin Morgenstern’s highly acclaimed debut novel The Night Circus rocked the literary world with its lush writing, clever structure, magnetic characters, and gripping story. In this four-week course, we will explore some of the reasons why Morgenstern’s novel is so well written and use it as a mentor text to generate some innovative writing of our own. Expect to discuss various elements of the text and to write original creative work, using Morgenstern’s techniques for inspiration. Attendees will have the opportunity to share their writing for supportive feedback during each class session. Homework involves reading The Night Circus over the course of the month and working on your own manuscript.

This course is open to all levels of writing and literary analysis. Students should read the first 3 chapters of the novel before the first class.