Alexander Chee
is the author of the novels Edinburgh and The Queen of the Night, and the essay collection How to Write An Autobiographical Novel (all Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). A contributing editor at the New Republic and an editor at large at VQR, he has written for the New York Times Book Review, T Magazine, and Slate, among other publications. He is the recipient of a Whiting Award, an NEA Fellowship, and the Lambda Literary Foundation’s Editors Choice Prize; and an associate professor of English and creative writing at Dartmouth College.
Master Class
Alexander Chee
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, November 3
Registration is now closed for this class.
Pursuing Authenticity
To write is to sell a ticket to escape, not from the truth but into it.
How do we form our identities in life and in art? How do we reckon with those identities in our writing? How can writing be an opportunity to invent and explore who we are? Explore what it means—and learn how—to pursue authenticity in your writing in this one-session class with award-winning author Alexander Chee. We will examine techniques and approaches to storytelling across genre; and through discussion and writing exercises, experiment with ways to escape into truth in our writing.
Course Schedule
Saturday, November 3
2:00 - 5:00 pm
1 session
Where are the Master Classes and workshops located?
Currently, all Master Classes and workshops are held online on Zoom.
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Is closed captioning available?
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Are scholarships available?
Scholarships are available for all Master Classes. Scholarships are not currently offered for workshops. To apply, please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with the subject “Master Class Scholarship Application” and include 1) a short statement outlining your interest in this class, and how a scholarship would benefit you as a writer or a reader; and 2) a short bio. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis.
The Master Class or workshop I want to join is sold out. Is there a waitlist?
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I signed up for a class but can't make it. Can I be refunded?
Full refunds are offered if requested at least two weeks prior to the start date of the class. After that, before the start date, we are able to offer a 50% refund. We cannot refund day-of cancellations, and we cannot refund or partially refund tuition once the class has started. Please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you need to cancel your registration.
But I signed up for a class after the cut-off point for a full refund had passed. Can I still be eligible for a full refund?
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Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel your enrollment in an Academy class, please let us know as soon as possible. We can only offer full refunds if you cancel two weeks prior to the start of class. After that, before the start date of class, we can offer a 50% refund. We cannot refund day-of cancellations, and we cannot refund or partially refund tuition once the class has begun.