atelier rose
Songwriting and creative writing workshops for Anglophones in Paris, France.
Our Ateliers
Songwriting / a once-monthly workshop for Anglophone songwriters of all genres and experience levels. Become part of our intimate, supportive community of kind, creative, like-minded songwriters seeking to elevate their work through critical feedback, mutual accountability, and tailored mentorship from award-winning singer-songwriter Lindsay Kay.
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Creative Writing / a twice-monthly workshop for Anglophone writers of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and screenwriting led by Heather Hartley and M. Colón-Margolies. Join our intimate community of writers and elevate your writing through critical but kind peer workshopping and monthly teachings on craft led by two award-winning, widely-published writers.
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Songwriting Atelier
SPRING 2025 SESSION
Late January - Early June
[February 13+27, March 27, April 24, May 29
end-of-the-year performance TBD in June]
19h30 - 21h30
ENROLL
*enrollment for summer/fall opens June '25
FOR SONGWRITERS OF ALL LEVELS*
A workshop for songwriters of all styles / genres looking to be part of a creative, inspiring community of likeminded folks who are committed to providing and receiving constructive, kind feedback on their songwriting work.
Led by award-winning singer-songwriter Lindsay Kay.
[see bio below]
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
- 1x/monthly workshop, 2 hours per meeting
- Small group of maximum 6 songwriters to ensure individual attention
- Discussions on craft, routine, writing exercises
- Listening and reading list/recommendations
- Performance opportunity for all songwriters at our end of the year atelier event
- Collaboration opportunities between workshoppers
- A 45-minute one-on-one meeting with Lindsay post-workshop to discuss your individual songwriting, goals, and anything else you'd like
All are welcome regardless of age, gender identity, and background. English does not need to be your first language, however, we will workshop songs with primarily English lyrics and all workshops will be held in English.
*Some experience in music, writing, and/or songwriting is recommended, though it is not explicitly necessary. This will not be a workshop on how to write songs, nor will it explicitly teach the structure of songwriting. Rather, this is a space to workshop songs, whether in progress or completed, and receive personalized feedback with some tailored technique / teachings weaved in. If you're not sure if this workshop is right for you, feel free to reach out at atelierrose.paris@gmail.com to discuss your experience, goals, or with any questions.
A workshop for songwriters of all styles / genres looking to be part of a creative, inspiring community of likeminded folks who are committed to providing and receiving constructive, kind feedback on their songwriting work.
Led by award-winning singer-songwriter Lindsay Kay.
[see bio below]
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
- 1x/monthly workshop, 2 hours per meeting
- Small group of maximum 6 songwriters to ensure individual attention
- Discussions on craft, routine, writing exercises
- Listening and reading list/recommendations
- Performance opportunity for all songwriters at our end of the year atelier event
- Collaboration opportunities between workshoppers
- A 45-minute one-on-one meeting with Lindsay post-workshop to discuss your individual songwriting, goals, and anything else you'd like
All are welcome regardless of age, gender identity, and background. English does not need to be your first language, however, we will workshop songs with primarily English lyrics and all workshops will be held in English.
*Some experience in music, writing, and/or songwriting is recommended, though it is not explicitly necessary. This will not be a workshop on how to write songs, nor will it explicitly teach the structure of songwriting. Rather, this is a space to workshop songs, whether in progress or completed, and receive personalized feedback with some tailored technique / teachings weaved in. If you're not sure if this workshop is right for you, feel free to reach out at atelierrose.paris@gmail.com to discuss your experience, goals, or with any questions.
Creative Writing Atelier
SPRING 2025 SESSION
Early February - Early June
[Feb. 6+18, Mar. 4+25, April 1+29, May 6+20, June 10
end-of-the-year reading TBD in June]
19h30 - 21h30
SUBMIT
*submissions for summer/fall opens June '25
BY SUBMISSION ONLY
A workshop for writers of fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry. For writers in the “emerging” career stage, whatever that means to them, but with a clear voice / style developed and a firm grasp on the basics (grammar, technique and the foundations of storytelling under their belt).
Led by Heather Hartley (poetry) and M. Colón Margolies (fiction & creative non-fiction).
[see bios below]
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
- 2x/monthly workshop, 2 hours per meeting
- Small group of maximum 8 writers to ensure each writer has one entire meeting per semester designated to workshopping their writing
- Teachings on craft and writing prompts from M. Colón-Margolies and Heather Hartley
- Personalized feedback and notes on your writing from both workshop leaders and all fellow writers
- Personalized reading recommendations and comp titles
- Public reading opportunity for your work at our end of the year atelier event
- 1-on-2 (you + Heather and Marissa) meeting post-workshop to discuss your individual writing and for verbal feedback on any writing prompts, if desired
- a teaching on getting published (submission strategies, cover letter writing tips, etc.) from Heather and Marissa
Education and prior publication are not factors, only talented writers looking to elevate their writing to “the next level” through mentorship and peer support, perhaps with the goal of refining work to be "publishable," perhaps not.
All are welcome regardless of age, gender identity, and background. English does not need to be your first language, however, all workshopped writing will be in English, so a mastery of the language will likely be essential. Feel free to reach out at atelierrose.paris@gmail.com if you have any doubts.
A workshop for writers of fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry. For writers in the “emerging” career stage, whatever that means to them, but with a clear voice / style developed and a firm grasp on the basics (grammar, technique and the foundations of storytelling under their belt).
Led by Heather Hartley (poetry) and M. Colón Margolies (fiction & creative non-fiction).
[see bios below]
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
- 2x/monthly workshop, 2 hours per meeting
- Small group of maximum 8 writers to ensure each writer has one entire meeting per semester designated to workshopping their writing
- Teachings on craft and writing prompts from M. Colón-Margolies and Heather Hartley
- Personalized feedback and notes on your writing from both workshop leaders and all fellow writers
- Personalized reading recommendations and comp titles
- Public reading opportunity for your work at our end of the year atelier event
- 1-on-2 (you + Heather and Marissa) meeting post-workshop to discuss your individual writing and for verbal feedback on any writing prompts, if desired
- a teaching on getting published (submission strategies, cover letter writing tips, etc.) from Heather and Marissa
Education and prior publication are not factors, only talented writers looking to elevate their writing to “the next level” through mentorship and peer support, perhaps with the goal of refining work to be "publishable," perhaps not.
All are welcome regardless of age, gender identity, and background. English does not need to be your first language, however, all workshopped writing will be in English, so a mastery of the language will likely be essential. Feel free to reach out at atelierrose.paris@gmail.com if you have any doubts.
Pricing
[Songwriting Atelier]
Sliding scale pricing based on need:
390-450 euros
(EARLY BIRD, enroll before January 3, 2025)
450-525 euros
(REGULAR PRICE, enroll between January 3-February 11, 2025)
[Creative Writing Atelier]
Sliding scale pricing based on need:
490-575 euros
(EARLY BIRD, submit before January 3, 2025)
575-650 euros
(REGULAR PRICE, enroll between January 3- February 4, 2025)
Led by
Lindsay
Kay
[Songwriting Atelier]
Canadian singer-songwriter Lindsay Kay creates music that is “ethereal, melancholy, and dabbles in unreality while keeping gracefully attached to this world,” says New Sick Music. On October 5, 2018, the Berklee College of Music graduate released her debut, full-length album For the Feminine, by the Feminine – an 8-song meditation on themes of femininity, written and produced solely by Kay herself.
For the Feminine won Kay an Independent Music Award for her rendition of Billy Strayhorn’s jazz standard “Lush Life.” The music video for her song “Too” was an award-winner and/or official selection in over a dozen international film festivals. For the Feminine has been called “a manifesto of solidarity and inclusion,” by No Depression and “a record that gives comfort in hearing one’s own experiences mirrored back, and there is solace in knowing we are not alone in our pain and restlessness,” by For Folk’s Sake.
Kay has staged multimedia performances all over North America and Europe, incorporating movement, stage design, and elaborate costuming into her concerts. She has been an artist in residence at JIWAR Creation & Society in Barcelona, The Banff Creative Arts Centre in Alberta, Canada, and La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts in Burgundy, France. Kay has received grants from FACTOR, SOCAN, and The Canada Council for the Arts to compose, develop recording projects and performances, and carry out independent research.
She is currently based in Paris, France where she is working on various musical and literary projects.
Visit her website HERE.
For the Feminine won Kay an Independent Music Award for her rendition of Billy Strayhorn’s jazz standard “Lush Life.” The music video for her song “Too” was an award-winner and/or official selection in over a dozen international film festivals. For the Feminine has been called “a manifesto of solidarity and inclusion,” by No Depression and “a record that gives comfort in hearing one’s own experiences mirrored back, and there is solace in knowing we are not alone in our pain and restlessness,” by For Folk’s Sake.
Kay has staged multimedia performances all over North America and Europe, incorporating movement, stage design, and elaborate costuming into her concerts. She has been an artist in residence at JIWAR Creation & Society in Barcelona, The Banff Creative Arts Centre in Alberta, Canada, and La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts in Burgundy, France. Kay has received grants from FACTOR, SOCAN, and The Canada Council for the Arts to compose, develop recording projects and performances, and carry out independent research.
She is currently based in Paris, France where she is working on various musical and literary projects.
Visit her website HERE.
Heather Hartley &
M. Colón-Margolies
[Creative Writing Atelier]
Heather Hartley’s poetry collections include Adult Swim and Knock Knock, both published by Carnegie Mellon University Press. She was Paris Editor for Tin House magazine for over fifteen years. Her short fiction, poems, essays and interviews have appeared in or on PBS Newshour, The Guardian, The Literary Review and other venues as well as numerous anthologies including Food and Booze: A Tin House Literary Feast and Satellite Convulsions: Poems from Tin House.
She teaches creative writing at the University of Kent’s (UK) Paris School of Arts and Culture and has also taught at the American University of Paris and the University of Texas El Paso MFA program. She is at work on a novel and her third collection of poetry.
Visit her website HERE.
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M. Colón-Margolies holds an MFA in Fiction from the New Writer’s Project at the University of Texas, Austin, where she taught literature and creative writing to undergraduates, and was awarded a Michener Fellowship and the Michael Adams Thesis Prize. Her fiction has appeared in New England Review, ZYZZYVA and The Florida Review, and a story of hers won the 2017 (No) Borders contest from Meridian magazine at the University of Virginia. Her nonfiction and reporting have appeared in The Nation, the Columbia Journalism Review, the Investigative Fund and on Rhode Island Public Radio. The joint translator of The Last Interview: Diego Maradona (Melville House, 2022), she is currently at work on a novel.
She teaches creative writing at the University of Kent’s (UK) Paris School of Arts and Culture and has also taught at the American University of Paris and the University of Texas El Paso MFA program. She is at work on a novel and her third collection of poetry.
Visit her website HERE.
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M. Colón-Margolies holds an MFA in Fiction from the New Writer’s Project at the University of Texas, Austin, where she taught literature and creative writing to undergraduates, and was awarded a Michener Fellowship and the Michael Adams Thesis Prize. Her fiction has appeared in New England Review, ZYZZYVA and The Florida Review, and a story of hers won the 2017 (No) Borders contest from Meridian magazine at the University of Virginia. Her nonfiction and reporting have appeared in The Nation, the Columbia Journalism Review, the Investigative Fund and on Rhode Island Public Radio. The joint translator of The Last Interview: Diego Maradona (Melville House, 2022), she is currently at work on a novel.
Enroll / Submit
[Songwriting Atelier]
TO ENROLL
(FOR SUMMER / FALL '25 ENROLLMENT OPENS JUNE '25)
Email atelierrose.paris@gmail.com with your name, a few short sentences about your songwriting experience, and a sample of one or two of your songs if you have them. (These can be rough demo recordings, anything you'd like to share.)
Once your email has been received, you will be sent a payment link via email. Once paid, your enrollment is complete!
[Creative Writing Atelier]
TO SUBMIT
(FOR SUMMER / FALL '25 ENROLLMENT OPENS JUNE '25)
Email atelierrose.paris@gmail.com with your name, genre, a few short sentences about your writing experience, and a sample of your work.
Sample guidelines are as follows...
- Max 10 pages of poetry
- Max 1600 words of creative non-fiction
- Max one chapter of a novel or one short story (reasonable length - please use your judgement)
If selected to participate in the atelier, we will notify you via email and you will receive a payment link!
Testimonials
[Songwriters]
"I highly recommend the songwriting workshop by Atelier Rose. Lindsay leads the workshop in a kind and inspiring way, helping me realize my vision for the songs. She created a truly unique atmosphere in the workshops, where I felt I could be creative out there without being judged. I enjoyed meeting and listening to the other songwriters writing and seeing how the songs developed. Their input was invaluable and was of great help in taking my songs to the next level. The workshops helped me hold myself accountable, while still keeping the whole process fun. I can not recommend the workshop enough!"
- Jessica K.
Lindsay's guidance during this semester has helped me to break out of the creative rut I've been in for years to make something I'm so proud of! We were able to workshop our songs in a supportive environment with other talented participants, and we were able to give and receive constructive feedback. The topics we discussed during each session, such as daily/weekly habits and how to find motivation, were very useful and applicable. Even though it was only three sessions, I feel my creativity is unlocked and I can't wait to see what else I'll be able to create thanks to the skills and support I received in this workshop!
- Natalie B.
"The atelier was a wonderful opportunity to meet with other likeminded and English-speaking musicians and open our works to creative and inspiring feedback! It was super fun to hang out with other musicians and everyone was very welcoming. I looked forward to each session and especially enjoyed our soirée at the end where we all got to share our work! I’d recommend to songwriters of all levels living in Paris." - Oliver C.
[Creative Writers]
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