Writing Workshops

Writing Without Thinking with Josh Krigman

$150

1 session

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Sunday, 12:00 pm EDT - 4:30 pm EDT October 12, 2025

The Center for Fiction

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How much time do you spend thinking about what you’re going to write instead of writing it? What would it mean to write to become, as Annie Dillard describes it, “transparent and hollow, a channel for the work”?

In this one-day class, we’ll experiment with automatic writing, the blind contour method, and other ways of writing without thinking as we consider the effect of conscious intent on our writing processes. Together, we’ll explore new methods of observation and put them into practice so we can approach our writing with a greater emphasis on play and discovery.

In addition to the writing we’ll do together, we’ll also discuss strategies for sustaining these approaches independently after the class is over. Writers of all genres are welcome and no prior experience with these methods is necessary.

Course Outline:

The course is divided into three periods, with fifteen minute breaks between them.

First period: Narrative and visual art exercises
Second period: Observational writing (past, present, and future)
Third period: Outsourcing your inspiration

We finish with 30 minutes set aside for time to share work made during the day, and receive informal feedback from the group, as well as reflect on what we’ve learned.

Teaching Style: My teaching style prioritizes accessible, generative prompts and group discussion. Students can expect to take away new strategies for creating and sustaining new projects and plenty of new pages.

Level: Introductory

This course will be held in person at The Center for Fiction.

Led by

Josh Krigman

Josh Krigman

Josh Krigman (he/him) is a writer, teacher, and facilitator in New York City. He has taught creative writing at Hunter College, the United Nations International School, 826NYC, The Writer’s Rock, and National Geographic Expeditions. He has been awarded residencies from Vermont Studio Center, and his work has appeared in the Summerset Review, Akashic Books, Necessary Fiction, and elsewhere. He received his MFA in fiction from Hunter College. Through Little Nights, he hosts interdisciplinary events designed to make art-making more accessible to new audiences. He is also the co-founder and New York host of Club Motte, an international storytelling series that hosts live events in New York and Berlin.

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Writing Workshops

We strive to make our classes the most inviting and rewarding available, offering an intimate environment to study with award-winning, world-class writers. Each class is specially designed by the instructor, so whether you’re a fledgling writer or an MFA graduate polishing your novel, you’ll find a perfect fit here.

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