The Winter Intensive Workshop

Hub City Writers Project is thrilled to host our Winter Intensive Workshop on the weekend of January 16-18, 2026 at the Hub City Press Office in downtown Spartanburg.

The Winter Intensive consists of a weekend of dedicated nonfiction workshops with limited participants (12-14 per class). It is geared toward experienced writers working on a book-length project who will benefit from a dedicated workshop environment. Applicants must be 21+ years old.

Our Winter Intensive Workshop leader is acclaimed writer Emma Copley Eisenberg. 

Cost of Attendance

Tuition: $900

Includes one lunch, one dinner, and coffee all weekend.

Room and board optional.

 

How to Apply

Apply for a $15 fee at hubcity.submittable.com.

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Projected Workshop Schedule

The Intensive starts at 5 pm on Friday, January 16th, and wraps up at 1 pm on Sunday, January 18th. A short class on Friday night will give time for introductions and icebreakers. Two 3-hour class blocks on Saturday will be time for workshopping the cohort's work. Emma Copley Eisenberg and a second instructor (to be announced) will read at our downtown Bookshop here in Spartanburg on the evening of the 17th, with a reception to follow.

On Sunday morning, the second instructor will offer a craft capsule workshop from 9:30 to 11 am.

From 11 to 12 pm, Hub City Press staff will host a drop-in session on preparing a book for submission to agents and publishers and answer questions about the publishing process.

 

Detailed Workshop Schedule

Friday, January 16, 2026

3pm: Check-in at Marriott 

5pm: Happy Hour (Location TK)*

6pm: Dinner at restaurant (Location TK)

7pm: Intro class 

9pm: Wrap-up for the day

Saturday, August 3, 2024

8am: Breakfast at AC for those staying at hotel

[Coffee provided in classroom]

9am: First Class

Noon: Lunch at the AC

[Coffee and light snacks provided in classroom]

2pm: Second Class block

5pm: Free time / dinner on your own

7pm: Garrard Conley and Halle Hill at Hub City Bookshop (186 W Main St) for public reading

8pm: After party at Rockers (226A W Main St)*

Sunday, August 4, 2024

8am: Breakfast at AC for those staying at hotel

9am: Halle Hill Craft Capsule Workshop: GROSS

11am-noon: Paths of Publishing / Query Workshop

Noon: Summer Intensive is complete**

*These events are optional. Hub City Writers Project desires people to get to know one another better during these times, but the gatherings are completely optional. They are not intended to be exclusive gatherings, but informal gatherings for the purpose of inclusive fellowship.

**Note checkout time is 11am. Participant can request late checkout for noon or checkout before sessions begin and AC Hotel will keep bags.

Please note that acceptance into the workshop does not guarantee you a spot; you must put down a deposit to secure placement. For all cancellations received before July 1, there is a $100 administrative fee. After that date, there will be no refunds.