Reading Group

Ghosts of Manderley: Reading Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca

In this four-week reading group with author Yohanca Delgado, students will discuss Daphne du Maurier’s iconic gothic novel Rebecca and the craft elements that fuel its mystery.

June 9–30

Field Trip: Queens Museum

Field Trip: Jane's Carousel

Join us on a site-specific writing class to Jane’s Carousel at Brooklyn Bridge Park! You’ll gather inspiration from a guided tour, a craft lecture by Irina Reyn, a generative writing exercise, and a reading of student work.

Saturday, June 27
9:45am–12:30pm

Lecture Series

2026 Lecture Series

A year of lectures on the craft of fiction from eight One Story authors. Our 2026 lecturers are Ayşe Papatya Bucak, Lior Torenberg, Chris Vanjonack, Jenn Alandy Trahan, Puloma Ghosh, Talia Lakshmi Kolluri, Stephen Fishbach, and Francesca Lia Block.

February–November 2026

Workshop

Interactive Fiction Workshop with Nat Mesnard

In this six-week class, students will explore interactive narrative writing and design in a workshop-style format.

Wednesdays, July 8–August 12

Reading Group

Sunday Shorts: A (Somewhat) Silent One Story Reading Group

Led by Lena Valencia, this group will meet online once a month to silently read a chosen story from One Story’s archives together, followed by a visit from the author or editor of the issue and a group discussion.

January—June 2026

Self-Guided Class

Building Your Collection with Patrick Ryan

This self-guided class will help you hone and refine a cohesive collection of your own work. You’ll learn how to assess each story you’ve written, how to discover thematic connections, how to decide which stories to include, and how to choose the most strategic order for the stories in your manuscript.

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