Attic Institute Atheneum
Publication is sep 30 and already starred reviews and high praise are coming in for this poignantly eloquent memoir from kirkus reviews publishers weekly.
Attic institute atheneum. The atheneum is great process david b. Take a few minutes break from all the troubles out there with a sneak peek at an exclusive excerpt from the opening of attic institute founder david biespiel s new book a place of exodus. The attic also rents out writers studios. As a studio for writers we do not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind.
Please include a brief descriptive statement in answer to the following. Cheryl strayed s picture as an instructor is on the website but when i asked about her class it turns out strayed hasn t taught there for four years. Her essay the thing with feathers or humanities is cited as notable in 2015 best american essays. The atheneum provides you with a thriving literary community comprised of 18 members with no more than 6 students each in fiction and nonfiction and 4 faculty.
The program includes independent study under close faculty supervision receptions public readings and discussion selected readings and other atheneum events created around good food and great conversation dialogue and community. The attic institute is sort of an emperor s new clothes. Plus an end of program urban. Five month fellowships that provide guidance in both craft and publishing.
Established in 1999 the attic institute offers writing workshops. With its writers workshops and individual consultations as well as groundbreaking programs that have initiated new ways to study creative writing such as the atheneum and the poets studio the attic institute has become the focal point for a vibrant literary community in portland. Is just collecting a paycheck and letting jl run the joint since she teaches so many classes. The attic institute of arts and letters opposes the legitimation of bigotry hate and misinformation in today s cultural and political environment.
Given that the attic atheneum involves monthly one on one mentoring and semi monthly genre team meetings how do you see an 11 month course of study at this time in your life as essential to your writing ambitions. We condemn all acts of racism sexism ableism classism xenophobia homophobia. Home memory and texas. As a studio for writers we do not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind.
And the attic atheneum an annual certificate program that is an alternative to the mfa program. We condemn all acts of racism sexism ableism classism xenophobia homophobia transphobia and islamophobia. The attic atheneum offers a unique and pragmatic format for an intensive focus on your writing while participating fully in your everyday adult life.