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The Attic Experience

"The Attic taught me how to be ambitious for my work: how to think like a poet; respect forms and their rules; the importance of reading, in my case, all kinds of poetry, not just my favorite poets. I learned how to mine a critique group for direction in how to write stronger poems and to keep pushing my voice and to take risks."

Jane Knechtel

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"Does for the creative process what Strunk and White did for...grammar and style." ~ Marjorie Sandor, former president of AWP

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ICG Editing Services

The Individual Consult Group offers writers several types of editing based on each your wants and needs. We provide:

Proof Reading: correction of punctuation and spelling errors.

Copy Editing: line editing for correction of punctuation, spelling, and all-encompassing grammatical errors.

Rates are consistent with the Editorial Freelancers Association. Our editing services do not guarantee publication.

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Classes


A free private consultation about your writing
Atheneum at the Attic Institute \| Application Deadline: May 30
Hawthorne Fellows at the Attic Institute \| Application Deadline: March 25
Individual Consult Group (ICG) at the Attic Institute
Talk to Write: Let NPR's Emily Harris help you find your writing mojo
January 24 \| Micro Class \| How To Improve Your Writing \| Peter Zuckerman (FULL - WAIT LIST ONLY)
January 31 \| Micro Class \| I've Read Every Book on Writing! Here's What You Need to Know! \| Peter Zuckerman (FULL - WAIT LIST ONLY)
February 1 - March 21 \| Creative Nonfiction: The Art of Telling Stories That Happen To Be True \| Liz Prato (FULL-WAIT LIST ONLY)
February 5 - March 31 \| LIfe Sketches for 55-Over Writers \| Judith Pulman \| At Annie Bloom's
February 7 \| MIcro Class \| Conflict, Action, and Suspense \| Peter Zuckerman
February 14 \| Micro Class \| Triage Revising More Effectively \| Peter Zuckerman
February 18 - March 17 \| Time to Write B \| Dave Jarecki
February 20 - March 19 \| Fiction Workshop \| Greg Robillard
February 20 - March 19 \| Reflective Writing Memoir Technique Workshop \| Jennifer Lauck
February 20 - March 19 \| The Music of Poetry: An Exploration of Prosody \| John Morrison
February 20 - March 23 \| Literary Therapy \| David Biespiel
February 23 - March 22 \| More Radical Redrafting \| Matthew Dickman (FULL - WAIT LIST ONLY)
February 23 - March 22 \| Writing Narratives: Explorations of Voice \| Vanessa Veselka
March 7 - April 4 \| Sexy on the Page: Writing and Editing Stories of Sex and Romance \| Shanna Germain
March 7 - May 16 \| Travel Writing \| Martha Gies
March 16-18 \| 2nd Annual Creative Renewal Weekend at the Historic Balch Hotel \| David Biespiel

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