Starts Sunday, March 1st, 2026

This is a 4-week asynchronous workshop via Wet Ink

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Instructor Bio

Instructor Lauren Davis is the author of the short story collection The Nothing (YesYes Books, 2025) and the poetry collections Home Beneath the Church (Fernwood Press) and When I Drowned. She holds an MFA from the Bennington College Writing Seminars. Her fiction won the Landing Zone Magazine's Flash Fiction Contest, and her fiction and poetry have been finalists for the Ruth Stone Poetry Prize and the Press 53 Award for Short Fiction, among others. Her poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews have appeared in numerous literary publications and anthologies, including Prairie Schooner, Spillway, Poet Lore, Ibbetson Street, Ninth Letter, and elsewhere.

Who is this class for?

This online writing workshop is for fiction writers who want to learn how to integrate fairy tale elements into their contemporary short fiction. Open to all levels, this course welcomes anyone drawn to the magical, the gothic, and the transformative power of reimagined tales.

What to expect:

"Reading a book is life re-writing it for yourself." – Angela Carter

Explore the magical world of Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber in this 4-week short story workshop. Under the influence of Carter's unique style and themes, Davis will help writers learn how to infuse their work with complexity and the otherworldly. This online writing class combines close reading, craft analysis, and generative writing prompts to help you develop your own fairy tale-inspired fiction.

Through reading, analysis, and generative writing prompts, participants will gain a deeper appreciation for Angela Carter's writing. They will also develop practical skills for crafting fairy tale-inspired narratives that grip readers' attention. This fiction writing workshop includes both peer feedback and private instructor feedback, giving you multiple perspectives on your work.

Note: Our peer workshop will utilize a strict deadline to turn in your short story as a courtesy to ensure all participants have the same amount of time to participate and provide feedback to each other.

What are the writing goals?

In this course, participants will read and discuss all of Carter's The Bloody Chamber, as well as craft and submit one short story (up to 8,000 words) for feedback. Participants will receive one round of private instructor feedback on their short story, along with peer feedback from fellow workshop members.

Readings

Required text: The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

COURSE OUTLINE

Week One: Read and discuss "The Bloody Chamber," "The Courtship of Mr Lyon," "The Tiger's Bride," "Puss-in-Boots," and "The Erl-King."

Week Two: Submit one short story of up to 8,000 words for peer feedback and private instructor feedback.

Week Three: Read and discuss "The Snow Child," "The Lady of the House of Love," "The Werewolf," "The Company of Wolves," and "Wolf-Alice."

Week Four: Deliver and receive feedback on your short story.

COURSE TAKEAWAYS:

• Close reading and discussion of Carter's The Bloody Chamber
• Peer and private instructor feedback on one short story of up to 8,000 words
• Lessons exploring the biography and writing of Angela Carter
• Writing prompts inspired by Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber
• Practical skills for crafting fairy tale-inspired narratives

ONLINE COURSE STRUCTURE:

This class is entirely asynchronous, which means you complete the weekly assignments on your own schedule. There are no set meeting times to allow for greater participation; your cohort will consist of writers from across different time zones, which will create an incredible diversity of voices.

Along with your weekly deadlines, there is plenty of interaction with Lauren and your peers within Wet Ink, our dedicated online classroom. Craft materials, lectures, reading assignments, and writing prompts are all available through the online classroom. Students also post work and provide and receive feedback within the online classroom environment.

You can get the work done as you see fit, week to week, so it is perfect for any schedule. There are discussion questions each week, inspired by the assigned readings and the lecture notes. Students are encouraged to take these wherever they are most compelling and/or useful for them. Lauren engages with these discussions throughout the week, and you will receive feedback from all assigned writing activities. 

HOW DOES WET INK WORK?

Wet Ink was built and designed specifically for online writing classes. Wet Ink is private, easy to use, and very interactive. You can learn more about the Wet Ink platform by Watching a Class Demo.

• Instructor: Lauren Davis
• Begins Sunday, March 1, 2026
• This is a 4-week asynchronous workshop via Wet Ink
• Tuition is $330 USD.