The Body Of The Book

Do you have a draft of a book-length manuscript on your hands? The Body Of The Book is for those who are looking for deep feedback on a manuscript of fiction, nonfiction, or hybrid. In an intimate group of just six writers, we will work online together for twelve weeks; each participant will have four rounds of feedback on up to 30 pages of material, with two participants’ work being discussed each round.

Four rounds of feedback is a book, baby! Which is why this is a rigorous collaborative effort meant for those who want to finish a book. Therefore, to apply, you should have a full draft of your work already written, and you will be asked to include a chapter (up to 15 pages) as well as a brief summary of how you envision your book as of now. We, of course, will not hold you to it—books evolve.

As part of your application you will submit a sample of your work. Moreso than anything else what we are looking for is to put together a group of projects that we feel will play off each other’s strengths and idiosyncrasies.

This workshop requires a 12 week commitment to yourself and to the writers you work with.

Academia isn’t for every mammal, and traditional critique models don’t work for all writers. Corporeal Writing’s The Body Of The Book is for mammals who dare to try the manuscript “workshop” differently. This is an anti-workshop: a collaborative art making process. An art making process that relies on every member of the group’s participation every week. Participation that looks like helping one another see the patterns at work in their material, helping them hunt for hidden metaphors, pointing out distinct rhythms and repetition and images, and supporting the writers in daring to develop them further, in the ways that other workshops insist on plot, narrative, and action. The Body Of The Book is for the writing mammal who dares to do workshop differently and then takes it to the page in their work.

WHEN: Twelve Wednesdays beginning September 25th. (No meetings 11/27, 12/25, or 1/1.) 4PM-6PM Pacific over Zoom.

WHERE: Online

WITH: Lidia Yuknavitch 

LIMITED TO: 6 Participants 

COST: There are three payment tiers available for Body of the Book. If you are able to contribute at a higher tier, you will be making it possible for someone to join at a different one.

$2000.00 — Tier I
$2250.00 — Tier 2
$2500.00 — Tier 3

APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 15th. A 50% deposit will be due upon acceptance, with the balance due by the end of October. (Different payment plans can be worked out for those in need. Unfortunately, due to the significant labor involved, Body of the Book is one of the only Corporeal Writing offerings for which we do not offer scholarships.)

Email Daniel at registration@corporealwriting.com with questions.