Creative Writing Atelier
Creative Writing / A small-group, semester-long advanced workshop for emerging Anglophone writers of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, screenwriting, and/or playwriting. Join a small cohort of serious, dedicated writers and elevate your work through detailed peer workshopping, intensive written feedback, and one-on-one mentorship. Plus, teachings on craft led by award-winning, widely published writers, all within a supportive, inspiring community.
SPRING 2026 SESSION – SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN
Deadline: January 30
Tuesdays: Feb. 3+17, March 3+17+31, April 21, May 5+19, June 2
19h15 – 21h45
+ end-of-the-year reading/concert event on Saturday, June 13
About the atelier / What's included
– 2x/monthly workshop, 2.5 hours per meeting
– Small group of a maximum of 8 writers to ensure each writer has one entire meeting per semester designated to workshopping their work ONLY (which is to say, you will submit only ONE piece of writing per semester)
– Teachings on craft, examinations of exemplary texts, literary discussions, and/or writing prompts at every workshop
– Personalized written feedback from your teachers and your fellow workshoppers, in addition to the in-class discussion on your submitted work
– Personalized reading recommendations and comp titles, advice on publication and querrying
– Public reading opportunity at our end-of-the-year reading/concert event in June
– 30-minute 1-on-2 (you + both workshop teachers) meeting before the semester’s end to discuss anything you would like regarding your work/career
– Optional generative field trips once a semester to Palais de Tokyo to write together as a group/work on prompts
Education and prior publication are not factors; only talented, dedicated writers looking to elevate their writing through mentorship and peer support, perhaps with the goal of refining work to be “publishable,” perhaps not. We are building a kind, caring, passionate community!
*PLEASE NOTE: All participants are expected to attend all workshops unless an emergency or illness arises or immovable preexisting plans prevent you from attending. We have a “no flake” policy to respect each writer’s time, effort, and vulnerability.
All are welcome. If you have particular access needs, don’t hesitate to let us know and we will do all we can to accommodate. English does not need to be your first language. However, all workshops and writing will be in English, so a mastery of the language will likely be essential. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or doubts.
Led by
Heather Hartley & Nina-Marie Gardner
Heather Hartley’s poetry collections include Adult Swim and Knock Knock, both published by Carnegie Mellon University Press. She was Paris Editor for Tin House magazine for over fifteen years. Her short fiction, poems, essays and interviews have appeared in or on PBS Newshour, The Guardian, The Literary Review and other venues as well as numerous anthologies including Food and Booze: A Tin House Literary Feast and Satellite Convulsions: Poems from Tin House.
She has taught creative writing at the University of Kent’s (UK) Paris School of Arts and Culture, the American University of Paris and the University of Texas El Paso MFA program and she has been a teacher of Atelier Rose’s Creative Writing Workshop since its inception. She is at work on a novel and her third collection of poetry.
Visit her website HERE.
Nina-Marie Gardner is an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter based in Paris. A graduate of Yale University, her short stories, essays, and reviews have been published in Necessary Fiction, The Menteur, 3AM Magazine, The Fix, The Frisky, Flavorpill, and the anthologies Bedford Square and 3AM London, New York, Paris.
Her debut novel Sherry & Narcotics was published by Future Fiction London in 2011, and the stage adaptation was selected for the Arcola Theatre’s inaugural PlayWROUGHT Festival. A recipient of the Royal Holloway International Excellence Award and a Crossland Research Fellowship, she holds a PhD in Drama and Theatre and served as a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Drama, Theatre & Dance at Royal Holloway, University of London from 2014-2018. She has also served as a lecturer for the University of Kent’s MA Creative Writing program, Sciences Po’s Master’s in Media and Communications, and the Playwriting Intensive workshop at the National Theatre in London. Her plays have been staged in London and Edinburgh, and she co-wrote the short film Speakeasy with director Alex Browning, which premiered at the Hospital Club 10 Awards and was bought by ShortsTV. She has served on the Reader’s Panel for the National Theatre in London, the First Pages Prize, the Verity Bargate Playwriting Award, and the Colchester Theatre Mercury/Weinberger Playwriting Award.
Her feature film script AGNES GRACE was selected for the 2022 Stowe Story Labs, and her 1-hour drama television pilot A CERTAIN AGE was a finalist in the Los Angeles Film Awards and a Screencraft and Vail Film Fest quarterfinalist.
She recently completed her second novel, Margery.
Visit her website HERE.
Pricing
Atelier Rose uses a sliding scale pricing model to honor different financial realities and to help sustain a community rooted in care and equity while ensuring our workshop leaders receive fair, industry-standard compensation. This is an honor-based system with no verification or judgment — please choose the tier that most truthfully reflects your circumstances.
EARLY BIRD PRICING [Submit before January 23, 2026]:
1. Supported rate: 590 euros
[For those with financial constraints or instability]
2. Standard rate: 640 euros
[Reflects the true cost of the program and sustains Atelier Rose]
3. Community supporter rate: 690 euros
[For those able to pay more to help keep the atelier accessible to others]
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REGULAR PRICE [Submit between January 24-30]
1. Supported rate: 620 euros
[For those with financial constraints or instability]
2. Standard rate: 670 euros
[Reflects the true cost of the program and sustains Atelier Rose]
3. Community supporter rate: 720 euros
[For those able to pay more to help keep the atelier accessible to others]
*Payment plans are always available to help make participation possible.
Submission Guidelines
TO SUBMIT [DEADLINE: JANUARY 30]
Complete the submission form below and include your name, genre, a few short sentences about your writing experience, and attach a PDF or word doc sample of your work.
Sample guidelines are as follows:
– Max 10 pages of poetry
– Max 2000 words of creative non-fiction
– Max one chapter of a novel or one short story of max 2000 words
– Max 30 pages of a screenplay or play
If we are able to offer you a place in the atelier, we will notify you via email and you will receive payment instructions. Once paid, your enrollment is complete!