ADULT WRITERS

School One’s LitCenter can help new and serious writers find your voice and extend your creativity. Adult writers can enroll in evening classes at School One’s LitCenter throughout the year, participate in a book club, or attend a writing critique group. Classes and events change regularly, so check back to see what’s on tap next!

Our programs are offered in conjunction with GrubStreet Boston, Frequency Writers, Goat Hill, and the HiFi Collaborative. Unless otherwise noted, all programs take place at School One.

MULTI-WEEK CLASSES

WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS

Conversation Series: Education and Learning

Jennifer Borman

We’ve all been to school and most of us now have a lifetime’s worth of convictions and ideas about how we define a quality education. Come join us for a bi-monthly discussion group where we’ll talk about quality teaching, different kinds of schools, education in other countries, policy issues like school choice, education in Rhode Island, and a host of related topics.

Each meeting will be catalyzed by a shared reading, though it’s not necessary to have done the “homework,” in order to attend.

January’s book: The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley. This group will meet on Monday, January 27, 2020. 6:00 p.m. - 7:30p.m. at School One.

Note: This group is open to the public and while we’d love to have professional educators participate, we hope to keep the discussion broad as well as deep. Please sign up in advance.

Spring GrubStreet Providence Showcase and Info Session

Ethan Gilsdorf

Love to write but don't have anywhere to get feedback on your work? Want to meet fellow writers and work under the guidance of published authors? GrubStreet is here to help! Drop by our Providence Showcase and Info Session on Monday, January 27 for drinks, snacks, and the answers to your questions about all things GrubStreet.

New or future grubbies can get to know GrubStreet, hear about upcoming spring classes in Providence, and mingle with fellow students and writers. Grub Providence coordinator Ethan Gilsdorf and other instructors will be on hand to discuss your writing goals and recommend classes that are right for you.

Not only that, but current Grubbies will read from their work in our Student Showcase! Come with any questions between 6 and 6:55pm. Reading starts at 7:00pm. Plus, we'll offer a discount on classes for all attendees.

Spring GrubStreet Providence Showcase and Info Session

Ethan Gilsdorf, Grub Street

Love to write but don’t have anywhere to get feedback on your work? Want to meet fellow writers and work under the guidance of published authors? Our LitCenter partner, GrubStreet, is here to help! Drop by our Open House here at School One on Monday, January 14 for drinks, snacks, and the answers to your questions about upcoming winter/spring classes and mingle with fellow students and writers. Grub staff members and instructors will be on hand to discuss your writing goals and recommend classes that are right for you.

Monday, January 14, 2019 | 6-9pm | Free

Drop by our Providence Showcase and Info Session on Monday, January 27 for drinks, snacks, and the answers to your questions about all things GrubStreet.

Come with any questions between 6 and 6:55pm. Reading starts at 7:00pm. Plus, we'll offer a discount on classes for all attendees.

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CONTACT

For more information about School One's LitCenter, contact Diana Champa, call (401) 331-2497, or complete our online inquiry form.

“The challenge for every writer is to draw her reader fully into the character's experience. Scenes are where the action of a story comes alive and invites the reader in. Scenes are where the story is lived.”

— Hester Kaplan, Author and Goat Hill writer

“Writing is like detective work: to reveal the story, you pull at the threads which will force the story to reveal itself. My goal as a teacher is to help you understand how to spot the clues.”

— Mark Fogarty, Writer and GrubStreet Instructor

“We turn to fiction to be transported, thrilled, immersed in the new and strange. Science Fiction and Fantasy takes us to these other worlds, and provides perspective on our own.”

— Amanda Kallis, Writer and School One Faculty

“We’re at a point in the world right now where we need empathy if we’re going to make any kind of progress. This is the best time for theater; it’s the antidote to apathy”.

— Ben Jovilet, Writer and GrubStreet Instructor

“I believe that openness and innovation are integral to teaching. This is certainly reflected in School One’s philosophy.”

— Victor Wildman, Frequency Writers and Creative Writing Instructor

“I’m excited about our new offerings this fall at School One’s LitCenter—expanding into genres like poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, and publishing, in addition to our existing fiction and personal essay/memoir workshops.”

— Ethan Gilsdorf, Author & GrubStreet Providence Coordinator

ADULT WRITERS

Conversation Series: Education and Learning

Spring GrubStreet Providence Showcase and Info Session

Spring GrubStreet Providence Showcase and Info Session

Write Rhode Island Announces 2019 Winners

At School One, we teach students to think, write, analyze, and create. As a community, we treat each other with care and respect. We appreciate each other’s differences as people and as learners.