The Joy of Ekphrasis: Discovering Inspiration for Writing in Art – Litro Masterclasses
About the course
Course Fee
125
Course Length
4 weeks
Weekly Study
75 mins
Testimonial
“Litro Masterclasses pushed me to see my strengths and weaknesses clearly, with honest feedback and detailed critique. The experience helped me develop work I could take beyond my local scene and into international opportunities.”
Course summary
Live on Zoom: Thurs 9, 16, 23 & 30 April 2026 | 17:00–18:15 UK (12:00–13:15 ET) | 4 weeks | Seats capped at 15
The Joy of Ekphrasis is a 4-week live writing workshop that uses art as a direct engine for fresh drafts. Each week you’ll write from a specific artwork using structured prompts that cut through overthinking and produce usable material quickly.
You’ll leave with multiple new drafts, a personal prompt system you can reuse with any artwork, and one strongest piece selected for revision into a submission-ready draft if you choose.
If you’ve been stuck, repeating the same themes, or struggling to get beyond vague “mood writing,” this course gives you a practical method for specificity, voice, and emotional charge — without melodrama or fluff.
How you will learn
You’ll learn by writing every week, on the clock, from specific artworks — then tightening what you’ve written with clear, repeatable revision moves.
- Live Zoom sessions (75 minutes): short teaching segment, guided writing, then practical discussion of what worked and why.
- Weekly signature exercise: one structured prompt designed to generate a draft fast (poem, scene, flash, or hybrid).
- Optional homework upload: submit one draft after each week for light-touch guidance focused on next steps (not line-by-line edits).
- Discussion prompt each week: one focused question to keep you accountable and help you learn from others’ choices without turning it into a critique circle.
- Resource pack: a small reading list, a prompt bank, and a simple method for choosing artworks so you can keep generating work after the course ends.
- Replay (if enabled): if you miss a session, you can catch up and still complete the weekly exercise.
The 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.
