Next Trimester Starts January 1, 2027
Finish your book, start a new one, write a series of essays or a collection of short stories, or just find out what happens when you commit to a sustained writing practice.
Let’s write to PUBLISH!
Jump in to your marvelous hybrid novel, wild memoir, hard-hitting nonfiction book, eclectic story or essay collection, or futuristic delight in the Literary Kitchen. Whether you’ve got a work-in-progress, an idea you’re ready to start writing to, or if you just want to show up, experiment, and see what happens if you say, Why not try and write MORE LIKE MYSELF this year? Come with your curiosity and your willingness to surprise yourself.
This immersive online workshop is built around two core commitments: writing into the joy and getting the work done. You’ll get weekly assignments, peer critique, and direct feedback from Ariel as you work in a community of writers who take the work seriously, take themselves lightly, and show up for each other.
Open to writers at all levels working in all genres. Beginners welcome. Grumpy old seasoned authors also welcome.
How It Works
Our trimester schedule follows a 3-months-on, 1-month-off pattern, with weekly or monthly submission deadlines. We meet September–November (December off), January–March (April off), and May–July.
The majority of our work takes place on a text-based asynchronous forum—log in when you like.
Optional monthly Zoom meetings are held the first Sunday of each month, Noon–2 pm Pacific / 3–5 pm Eastern, and are recorded for those who can’t attend.
Please email arielfiona at gmail with any questions.
2026
October: Where the Girls Were by Kate Schatz
November: Chicana Noir and Other Stories by Margaret Elysia Garcia
December: Family Style by Thien Pham
2027
January: King Kong Theory by Virginie Despentes
February: Cultural Capital Doesn’t Pay the Rent by Jessica Lawless
March: A Body Made Home by Kai Marshall Green
April: The Sexuality of Care by M.K. Thekkumkattil
May: Triage by Claudia Rankine
June: The King of Aloe Vera by Tomas Moniz
July: Public Access Afterworld by Jane Schoenbrun
All books available right here.
TUITION
Two Trimesters, Winter and Spring:
$2,000 — a $300 deposit saves your spot — Venmo @Ariel-Gore-1 with your email address
One Trimester, Winter or Spring:
$1,100 — a $250 deposit saves your spot — Venmo @Ariel-Gore-1 with your email address
One Month Only, November (2026), January (2027), February, March, May, June, or July:
$400 — a $100 deposit saves your spot — Venmo @Ariel-Gore-1 with your email address
Email arielfiona at gmail with questions.
About Ariel Gore Ariel Gore is a Lambda Award-winning author of 13 lucky books of fiction and nonfiction, including her most recent, Rehearsals for Dying: Digressions on Love and Cancer. She has been teaching and mentoring writers for over two decades. Literary Kitchen alumni have published stories, chapbooks, and books with publishers large and small.
