Craft Seminar: The Reason Most Writers Don't Get Published with Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Craft Seminar: The Reason Most Writers Don't Get Published with Maurice Carlos Ruffin
1 Session: Monday, January 27
8:00-10:00pm ET
Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Maurice Carlos Ruffin isa professor of Creative Writing at Louisiana State University and the author of three books. His most recent book is the novel is The American Daughters (One World, 2024). Other books include the story collection, The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You (One World, 2021), a New York Times Editor’s Choice, a finalist for the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, and longlisted for the Story Prize, and We Cast a Shadow (One World, 2019), which was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the PEN America Open Book Prize.
Do you have a book-length project you’ve start working on or would like to write one day? This class will cover the mindsets and practices any aspiring author should be aware of. In today's literary environment, aspiring writers must be aware of one fact: you have the power to publish your book, if you're strategic. The successful writer pays close attention not only to their craft but also to the expectations of agents, editors, and readers. Knowing these craft and publishing expectations will empower you to move forward with confidence.
Workshop Highlights:
Inspirational discussion of mindsets and practices used by successful writers.
Practical discussion of do's and don't in today's literary environment.
Extensive question and answer session for aspiring writers.
One full scholarship available. To apply, please fill out this form by Friday, January 17
Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s most recent book is the story collection, The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You (One World, 2021), a New York Times Editor’s Choice, a finalist for the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, and longlisted for the Story Prize. His first book, We Cast a Shadow (One World, 2019) was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the PEN America Open Book Prize. It was longlisted for the 2021 DUBLIN Literary Award, the Center for Fiction Prize, and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. The novel was also a New York Times Editor’s Choice. Ruffin is the winner of several literary prizes, including the Iowa Review Award in fiction and the William Faulkner–William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition Award for Novel-in-Progress. His next novel is The American Daughters, which will be published by One World in February 2024. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the LA Times, the Oxford American, Garden & Gun, Kenyon Review, and Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America.
