Viable Paradise : The Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers' Viable Paradise is a unique one-week residential workshop in writing and selling commercial science fiction and fantasy. The workshop is intimate, intense, and features extensive time spent with best-selling and award-winning authors and professional editors currently working in the field. VP concentrates on the art of writing fiction people want to read, and this concentration is reflected in post-workshop professional sales by our alumni. Viable Paradise encourages an informal and supportive workshop atmosphere. During the week, instructors and students interact in one-on-one conferences, group critiques, and lectures. The emphasis at first is on critiquing the students' submitted manuscripts; later, the emphasis shifts to new material produced during the week.
The Viable Paradise experience is more than the workshop itself; it also includes the autumnal beauty of coastal New England and the unique island setting of Martha's Vineyard. Apply to Viable Paradise. Critters Writers' Workshop. -- Ellen Datlow -- Ralan's Webstravaganza - Ralan.com. Legends of Mernac. Creator of Circumstance: Creativity, Thinking, Writing and More.