In-person workshop with Tommy Dean in Harpers Ferry, WV
May 13th through May 15th, 2025
The workshop will run from 9am – 4pm each day
The workshop space is in the outskirts of Harpers Ferry, WV. There is ample free parking onsite. (This is about an hour from Northern Va and about 1 hour and 15 minutes from Washington, DC.)
Tommy Dean is the author of two flash fiction chapbooks Special Like the People on TV (Redbird Chapbooks, 2014) and Covenants (ELJ Editions, 2021). Hollows, A collection of flash fiction is forthcoming from Alternating Current Press. He lives in Indiana where he currently is the Editor at Fractured Lit and Uncharted Magazine. A graduate of the Queens University of Charlotte MFA program, he is currently working on a novel. A recipient of the 2019 Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction, his writing can be found in Best Microfiction 2019 and 2020, Best Small Fiction 2019, Monkeybicycle, and the Atticus Review. He taught writing workshops for the Gotham Writers Workshop, the Barrelhouse Conversations and Connections conference, and The Writers Workshop.
You can Find him at tommydeanwriter.com and on X @TommyDeanWriter.
Format
- This in-person workshop will be capped at 12 writers.
- The workshop is generative and the goal is to help you start as many stories as possible.
- After the farewell dinner, all writers will be invited to give a reading from something they worked on during the workshop. Each reading will be held to a tight 3-minute maximum. This is a voluntary activity but highly encouraged!
Location/ Accomodations
- The workshop space is in the outskirts of Harpers Ferry, WV. There is ample free parking onsite.
- (This is about an hour from Northern Va and about 1 hour and 15 minutes from Washington, DC.)
- Hotel accommodations are not included but if you’re traveling the area for the workshop and need accommodations, please just let Ellen know and she can send you a list of hotels/AirBnBs/etc.
Transportation
- Transportation is not included.
- If you are driving, there is ample free parking at the location.
Deposit/ Payment
- In order to reserve your spot, a 50% deposit is required.
- In order to receive the Early Bird Special pricing and hold your spot, we need to receive the deposit no later than February 15, 2025.
- The registration fee covers the workshop sessions, several meals, snacks, workshop materials, and the farewell dinner.
- The balance of the workshop fee is due by May 1, 2025. Cancellations after May 1 will only be refunded if another writer registers for the spot. All cancellations may be subject to a 10% fee.
Apply for the In-Person Work Shop by Filling out the form below
Please be sure to read over the requirements (Requirements) before you apply. By applying, you are indicating that you agree to these terms.
Ellen will be in touch with more details regarding registration, deposit, and payment information. In the meantime, if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Ellen at [email protected]