Circle of Sages Returns!
Inkwell (formally the Shanghai Writing Workshop) has decided to bring back the crowd favorite, Circle of Sages. This is the fifth installment of a series of short, factual, yet irreverent PowerPoint lectures from some top lecturers around Shanghai that both entertain and inform. Topics for this round include goth Buddhism, erotic Athenian vases, a history…
Visions will be released on March 27th! Come to the release party!
The Shanghai Writing Workshop is proud to release its second edition of Visions, its literary journal. Visions is a collection of some of the best work that has come through the workshop in the last six months. Contributors will present and then the stage will be open to anyone who wants to read. Readers need…
Nonfiction from Visions: Self-Titled Debut
Visions is a web and wechat literary journal run by the Shanghai Writing Workshop to promote quality English creative writing throughout China. To submit, please send your work to submissions@shanghaiwriting.com. For more information, please visit, shanghaiwriting.com. Self-Titled Debut Patrick Schiefen I hated ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’ But I mostly hated the people who liked ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’ The a cappella introduction…
Inkwell Ningbo
As Inkwell continues to grow, we have decided to launch Inkwell Ningbo. As a partner organization, they will be able to better serve the literary community of Ningbo and continue Inkwell’s mission of creating better writers, developing a literary community, and offering educational opportunities to both writers and the general public. Lin will be co-heading…
Sign up for the Shanghai Writing Workshop Spring Retreat!
This spring, April 9th-11th, the Shanghai Writing Workshop will be holding its fifth retreat at Oriental Land, located at the end of Line 17. During these uncertain times, we felt that staying inside of Shanghai was important, so we selected a location on the edge of the city in a giant park. Oriental Land Park is a…
Inkwell Shenzhen
As Inkwell continues to grow, we have decided to launch Inkwell Shenzhen. As a partner organization, they will be able to better serve the literary community of Shenzhen and continue Inkwell’s mission of creating better writers, developing a literary community, and offering educational opportunities to both writers and the general public. Vivian Zhu will be…
Inkwell Suzhou
As Inkwell continues to grow, we have decided to launch Inkwell Suzhou. As a partner organization, they will be able to better serve the literary community of Suzhou and continue Inkwell’s mission of creating better writers, developing a literary community, and offering educational opportunities to both writers and the general public. The organization as a new…