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Joe Pfister

Joe Pfister is a writer, teacher, and Tecmo Super Bowl enthusiast living in Brooklyn. His fiction has appeared in such publications as PANK, Juked, and New World Writing. He is a graduate of the MFA Writing program at Sarah Lawrence College and currently serves as fiction editor for The Boiler Journal.

Courses taught

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    What We Talk About When We Talk About Dialogue (Online)

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    Begin with a Bang: Fantastic First Acts (Online)

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    Plotting the Perfect Ending (Online)

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    Who’s Telling Your Story?: Playing with POV in Your Fiction (Online)

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    Writing Innovative Fiction: The Art of the Short Short (Online)

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    Fiction Challenge: 5 Weeks, 5 Awesome Stories (Online)

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    Flash Fiction Workshop (Online)

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    4-Week Fiction Workshop: The Power of Revision

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    Start at the Beginning: Finding Your Way into Your Next Story (ONLINE)

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    Flash Fiction Workshop

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    Doing More with Less: Writing Flash Fiction that Resonates - ONLINE CLASS

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    Looking Back or Moving Forward: The Importance of Backstory and Flashback in Your Fiction - ONLINE CLASS

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    Narrative Voice: The Power of Point of View in Your Fiction - ONLINE CLASS

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    Great Endings (And How to Write Them) - Online

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    Writing Great Dialogue (Online)

Our History

Since 2010, Brooklyn Brainery has hosted affordable classes for adults on anything and everything. Nowadays, we host almost 100 classes per month at our two locations in Brooklyn!

Our Philosophy

Teaching at the Brainery isn't about being a world-renowned expert on a topic, it's just about being excited to help people learn the things you're already excited about.

When you share your knowledge everyone benefits.

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190 Underhill Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238

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Brooklyn, NY 11215