The Work Room

Online Workshops, Craft Seminars, +  Manuscript Consultations

A program of The Shipman Agency

Please note: For questions regarding Work Room classes, please contact Kate Mabus, kate@theshipmanagency.com

Faculty: Rabih Alameddine, Sandy Ernest Allen, Benjamin Anastas, John Manuel Arias, Anna Badkhen, Ryan Berg, Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, Sumita Chakraborty, Jos Charles, Anna Clark, Kavita Das, Garth Greenwell, Maria Dahvana Headley, Jennifer Michael Hecht, Kyle Dillon Hertz, Porochista Khakpour, Stephen Kuusisto, Dorothea Lasky, Andrea Lawlor, Greg Mania, Isle McElroy, An Xiao (Ana) Mina, Peter Mountford, Jamie Quatro, Khadijah Queen, Jess Row, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Danniel Schoonebeek, Sonia Shah, David Shields, Javier Sinay, Rob Spillman, Meredith Talusan, David L. Ulin, Laura van den Berg, Sunil Yapa, Michael Zapata.

The Work Room was created in response to the pandemic. It has been so successful it is now a permanent feature of The Shipman Agency’s offerings. Here you will find opportunities to deepen your craft or get your manuscript in shape while studying with some of the world’s leading authors, many of whom offer classes exclusively through The Work Room. Students receive a graduate level experience that will challenge their assumptions and broaden the scope of what their work can do.

All workshops and seminars will be hosted on The Shipman Agency’s Zoom account. For manuscript consultations, you’ll communicate directly with the author. Craft Seminars + Master Classes generally have open enrollment. Workshops have capped enrollment.

Information on how to access classes will be sent 2 days prior to the start date. All classes are recorded. If you want to attend but the time zone doesn’t work for you, register for the class and email Kate Mabus, kate@theshipmanagency.com to let her know you’ll need the recording. She’ll send you a password protected link that will be good for one week. Recordings will be viewable for 4 weeks after the class date.

A portion of all Work Room proceeds will be donated to If Not Now and Palestine Children’s Relief Fund

Books by Work Room faculty, and new and forthcoming books from our clients, are available on our affiliate page at Bookshop.org.

ALL GENRES

Fiction

NonFiction

Poetry

Manuscript Consultations & Private Mentorships

Please note: If you’re interested in a manuscript consultation, please be sure to click through for complete pricing information. The price you see has variants. Not all prices for consultations are flat rates; some are registration fees that will go toward a final fee based upon work done. Please read individual writers’ descriptions for how they charge for their services.