Thursday(s) July 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2025, 6:30-8:30pm CDT, via Zoom
Nonmember $200; Member $170; Student/Educ/Mil $140

Have you dreamed of writing a mystery that readers could not put down till the mind-bending end? Learn the elements of writing a thrilling mystery that leaves readers on the edge of their seats.

Over the course of four weeks, participants will discuss the common characteristics of effective mystery/suspense fiction and will set goals for their work in class. We’ll cover inciting incidents and protagonists, review plot points and antagonists, and explore how to create suspense and mystery in writing.

This class is open to writers of all skill levels 18+. Both short story writers and novelists are welcome!

Richard Z. Santos' debut novel, Trust Me, was a finalist for the Writer's League of Texas Book Awards and was named one of the best debuts of the year by Crime Reads. He's the editor of the anthology A Night of Screams: Latino Horror Stories. His fiction has been nominated for The Pushcart, Best of the Net, the International Thriller Writers Awards, and has appeared as a Distinguished Story in Best American Mystery and Suspense. His nonfiction and essays have appeared in Texas Monthly, The Rumpus, Los Angeles Review of Books, Like the Wind, and more.