Ekphrasis Writing Course — Joy of Ekphrasis (Write From Art)

Ekphrasis = writing inspired by visual art. This 4-week live course gives you a repeatable method to generate new drafts from paintings, photography, and visual culture — quickly and without overthinking.

Live on Zoom · 4 weeks · 75 minutes weekly · Limited seats · Thursdays (Apr 9–Apr 30, 2026)

£125

Built for writers who want new pages now — poems, scenes, flash, or hybrid drafts.

What You Will Leave With

• New drafts generated from specific artworks (poem, scene, flash, or hybrid)
• A personal prompt system you can reuse with any artwork
• Repeatable revision moves to tighten and strengthen a draft
• Optional light-touch guidance on one draft per week (focused on next steps, not line-by-line edits)
• A clear plan for taking one strongest piece toward a submission-ready version (optional)

Who This Course Is For

• Writers who want a reliable method to generate new material
• Poets, fiction writers, and hybrid writers who want sharper specificity and voice
• Writers feeling blocked or stuck in familiar themes
• Artists and creatives exploring text alongside visual practice
• Developing to intermediate writers who want structure without a critique-circle vibe

Course Format

Each week includes a short teaching segment, guided writing on the clock, and a practical discussion of what worked and why. You’ll complete a weekly signature exercise designed to generate a draft quickly.

Weekly structure (Thursdays Apr 9–Apr 30, 2026)

Week 1 — Ekphrasis, simply
What it is (and isn’t). How to choose artworks. Your first signature prompt + draft.

Week 2 — Specificity, tension, detail
Turning observation into story energy. Building atmosphere and emotional charge without over-explaining.

Week 3 — Voice + form
Shifting perspective, tone, and structure. Techniques for poems, flash, scenes, and hybrid work.

Week 4 — Revision moves
Tightening your strongest draft with repeatable edits. Shaping a stronger version (optional).

Your Tutor

Lorette C. Luzajic

Lorette C. Luzajic is a writer and editor whose ekphrastic poems and stories have appeared in journals and anthologies internationally, with work translated into Spanish, Urdu, and Arabic. She is the founding editor of The Ekphrastic Review and runs the Ekphrastic Academy, teaching practical approaches to writing from visual art. Her recent flash collection Disgust (Cyberwit Books, 2025) explores themes of illness and the body. She has led workshops on ekphrasis for writers and artists across the US, UK, and beyond.

FAQs

Do I need prior experience?
Some writing experience helps, but you don’t need specialist knowledge. The course is designed for developing and intermediate writers.

Are sessions recorded?
Recording policy will be confirmed on the checkout page for this cohort. If recording is enabled, replays are provided to enrolled students.

What happens if I miss a session?
You’ll still receive the weekly prompt. If replay is enabled for this cohort, you can catch up via the recording.

Is feedback included?
Yes (light-touch). You may submit one draft per week for guidance focused on next steps (not line-by-line edits).

What will I write?
Each week you’ll write from a specific artwork using a structured prompt designed to generate a draft fast (poem, scene, flash, or hybrid).

Reserve Your Place

Course details, policies, and enrolment are confirmed at checkout.

Litro is a cultural nonprofit supporting emerging and established writers through publishing, education, and live programming. This course forms part of our mission to expand access to serious literary craft and creative development.