{"product_id":"final-cut-horror-revision-writing-workshop-online","title":"The Final Cut: A Horror Revision Workshop — 4-Week Online Horror Workshop with Syr Hayati Beker Starts Tuesday, November 10th, 2026","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHorror Revision Writing Workshop: The Final Cut | Nov 2026 Online\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Final Cut: A Horror Revision Workshop with Syr Hayati Beker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBegins Tuesday, November 10, 2026\u003cbr\u003eClass will meet weekly via Zoom on Tuesdays, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM ET\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🌍 Class Times by Time Zone:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLos Angeles (PST): 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicago (CST): 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York (EST): 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note: the class pauses for the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving) and resumes Tuesday, December 1, concluding Tuesday, December 8.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow Enrolling!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny questions about this class? Use the Chat Button to talk with us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstructor Syr Hayati Beker (they\/them) is a writer, horror nerd, and experience creator. Their BSFA-longlisted novella in mutated fairy tales, \u003cem\u003eWhat A Fish Looks Like\u003c\/em\u003e, was praised by Kate Folk as \"fearlessly innovative… shattering the boundaries of climate fiction.\" Syr tours with the performance duo GH{ }ST and is the co-founder of Queer Cat Productions immersive theater company. They are an associate editor at \u003cem\u003ePseudopod\u003c\/em\u003e and have taught horror classes for over seven years. They are a graduate of Clarion West. Their work appears in \u003cem\u003eFoglifter\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJoyland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFairy Tale Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eF(r)iction\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMichigan Quarterly Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSpunk\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGigantic Sequins\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHome is Where You Queer Your Heart\u003c\/em\u003e (Foglifter Press, 2021), and \u003cem\u003eECO25, Years Best Speculative EcoFiction\u003c\/em\u003e and in theaters, pirate ships, galleries, and queer bars near you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is this class for?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScaredy cats, seasoned horrorists, and everyone in between. This all-levels horror writing workshop is for writers with a draft in hand (a short story, poem, essay, novel excerpt, or hybrid text) who want to revise it and move it closer to publication. Not sure your work is horror enough, or far enough along? Come anyway. Syr defines horror broadly, and the class is built for work in progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to expect:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevision has a reputation for drudgery. Syr thinks it can feel like everything we love about horror: exciting, fun, and only a little haunted. Over four weeks, a small cohort of 8 to 10 writers will use horror's own concepts (the final girl, the monster, the haunted house, the ghost) as lenses for revising their drafts and thinking about the writing process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach session pairs a craft discussion with an artist-centered workshop of two works in progress, so the writer guides the conversation about their own pages. Every week, one or two writers present a horror market they've researched, which means the class ends with a shared, practical map of where horror gets published. Sessions close with a writing experiment drawn from the day's workshop. Syr brings their editorial eye from \u003cem\u003ePseudopod\u003c\/em\u003e, their judging work at the Salem Horror Film Festival, and years of building haunted immersive experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe class draws on concepts from Syr's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/writingworkshops.com\/products\/the-horror-imaginary-writing-workshop-online\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Horror Imaginary workshop with Syr Beker\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Horror Imaginary workshop\u003c\/a\u003e, but you don't need to have taken it. This online writing class is a good first workshop, too. It ends with a celebration and an optional submissions party, where you send your work out into the world with your new spooky friends cheering you on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the writing goals?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this course, students will bring one draft and leave with one or two revisions, pages of new writing from weekly experiments, a submissions plan, and the chance to submit work at least once before the class ends. Each student receives detailed written feedback on their work in progress, including possible places to submit, plus feedback on a revision. Syr also holds office hours to help each writer build a submissions plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReadings\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReadings may include excerpts from \u003cem\u003eThe Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVolume Eighteen\u003c\/em\u003e, edited by Ellen Datlow, along with writing on revision from horror writers including Stephen Graham Jones and Meg Elison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCOURSE OUTLINE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeek 1 (begins November 10): There's A Reason We're Gathered Here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is horror, what is revision? Horror concepts: the horror image, the hill behind the hill. Workshop of two works in progress. Market Showcase: one or two writers present a horror market they researched. We summarize what we learned from the drafts, generate revision ideas, and close with a writing experiment from workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeek 2 (begins November 17): The Final Girl, The Monster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharacters in horror, narrative strategy, and on being the last one standing. Workshop of two works in progress (a third if the class fills to ten). Market Showcase. Summary of what we learned from the drafts, revision ideas, and a writing experiment from workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo class the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving break). Class resumes Tuesday, December 1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeek 3 (begins December 1): The Haunted House, Plots Are For Dead People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlaces and plots in horror. Workshop of two works in progress (a third if the class fills to ten). Market Showcase. Summary of what we learned from the drafts, revision ideas, and a writing experiment from workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeek 4 (begins December 8): Ghosts, Celebrations, Submissions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGhosts, experiments, and haunting in horror. Workshop of two works in progress. A brief final writing experiment, then a celebration and optional submissions party.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCOURSE TAKEAWAYS:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne or two revisions of a horror work in progress, shaped by workshop and instructor feedback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed written feedback on your draft and on a revision, with suggested places to submit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA working vocabulary for how horror works and how to talk about it, built from concepts like the final girl and the haunted house\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA researched map of horror markets, assembled by the whole cohort\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA submissions plan and at least one submission sent before the class ends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages of new writing from weekly experiments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePAYMENT OPTIONS:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTuition is $330 USD. You can pay for the course in full or use Shop Pay or Affirm to pay over time with equal Monthly Payments. 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