New York City Pre-College Fiction Writing Workshop
An intense, small-group (no more than six) program devoted to developing and polishing the work of highly motivated young writers.
The two-hour workshop meets twice each month from October through May. Sessions are led by nationally known teacher-writer-editor Robert Rue.
Expectations:
Members
of the workshop must be committed to the schedule, appearing at each session
with the assignment completed, having read the work of others, and having
prepared thoughtful critiques.
Admission:
Please
send an email to info@robertrue.net.
Attach a sample of your fiction writing and include a phone number at
which your parent(s) can be reached. Please also describe briefly your
interest in the workshop. (How long have you been writing stories? Have
you ever participated in a fiction writing workshop before? What writers
do you admire?) If you are a candidate for the workshop, I will schedule
an interview with you and your parent(s).
Cost:
$2,400.
One payment of $1,200 is due on October 1. The second payment is due on
February 1. There will be no refunds for sessions missed.
Location:
West
70th Street in Manhattan.
| What you get: | |
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A challenging experience for pre-college writers |
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A serious but non-competitive learning environment |
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Individual attention, including extensive written comments on each piece of work |
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Access to Rue between class meetings via email |
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A college recommendation; if warranted and requested |
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Tips about submitting work to contests and publications |
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Interaction with young writers almost as gifted as you are |
Testimonials:
| "Robert Rue is a seriously gifted writer who works with such exacting attention to language that his characters become real, hauntingly so. In a workshop, he gives a gentle, yet direct and accurate critique. He has become someone I trust deeply for criticism of my own work." | |
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Julianna
Baggott Florida State Creative Writing Program Author of Girl Talk, The Miss America Family, and The Madam |
| "Through sheer good luck, I had Bobby Rue as a teacher for all four years of high school. Many teachers at that level are strict about students' behavior and lackadaisical about their learning, but he was the reverse: unflappable in the face of typical teen shock tactics and fanatically rigorous about precise diction and imaginative thinking. He treated all of his students as intellectuals, respecting their ideas and challenging them to write well in their own voices. I am a clearer and more original writer because of his teaching; no other teacher I had influenced me as much." | |
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Page
Rockwell Salon.com |
| "Bobby Rue is a natural and gifted teacher and writer, an amazing, rare combination of talents. As a man who inspired our students for fifteen years, he has established himself as one of the best fiction writing teachers in the country. In addition to his talents as a teacher and writer, he is a tremendous role model and mentor for young people." | |
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Tad
Roach, Headmaster St. Andrew's School Middletown, Delaware |
| "I still remember Bobby Rue's probing, patient questions about literature that expanded my mind and enabled me to reach my own conclusions. He was an outstanding and beloved teacher who brought insight and humor to the classroom." | |
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Erin
Burnett Anchor, Bloomberg Financial News |
| "Robert Rue is a terrific writer and a talented teacher." | |
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Justin
Cronin Rice University Creative Writing Department Author of Mary and O'Neil and The Summer Guest |
