FenCon is happy to announce our Writers Workshop for 2025!
The workshop will be conducted by international bestselling author Kevin Ikenberry. Kevin is known best for his Protocol War series, and his Peacemaker novels. His short fiction has appeared internationally across various publications and anthologies. Kevin also regularly teaches classes for aspiring writers. We welcome Kevin and all our writers workshop participants to our 20th FenCon!
The workshop will focus on critical building blocks of writing: story structure, character development, and creating tools for writing. The schedule for the workshop is:
- Thursday evening: History and basics of story structure.
- Friday: Character development and emotional resonance, with a short homework assignment.
- Saturday: Guided work session for students to create a loose outline and detailed plan for their main character.
- Sunday: Short wrap-up and review of Friday evening's homework assignments.
Participants are required to submit a writing sample of about 1000 words for critique and feedback by January 7th. Submissions are to be sent to workshop@fencon.orgPre-registration for the workshop is required, as well as a FenCon XX membership. The workshop price is $65 and the workshop registration link is here. FenCon memberships may be purchased here. The membership limit for this workshop is 20 members.