8-week Advanced Fiction - begins 9.17.26 - Prospect Heights
Instructor: Ledia Xhoga
Dates: begins September 17, 2026 | Thurs 7-9pm
Location: Prospect Heights, BK
Fee: $900 / $850 for returning Sackett writers
A writing sample is required for this class. Please fill out an application with your contact info and a brief sample of your writing.
Our Advanced Fiction Workshop is a selective class aimed at writers looking to develop and polish their work in a group of writers serious about the craft of fiction writing. Class time is spent on in-depth discussion of student work and each writer receives detailed feedback.
Writers should have writing and writing class/workshop experience.
Ledia Xhoga (pronounced Joga) is a fiction writer and playwright. She was born and raised in Tirana, Albania and currently lives in Brooklyn. Her debut novel Misinterpretation was published by Tin House Books (US & Canada), Daunt Books (UK) and is forthcoming in other countries in translation. Misinterpretation was longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, the recipient of a New York City Book Award, Finalist for Center For Fiction First Novel Prize, and was named a Best of 2024 Book by Debutiful. Her work has been published in Electric Literature, Lit Hub, Brooklyn Rail, Large Hearted Boy, Intrepid Times, Hobart and other journals