The Santa Barbara Workshop believes writers need and truly want to have honest feedback, no matter how disquieting it may be, as long as it is coupled with specific ideas on how to improve the work. Recently the Santa Barbara News Press held a contest to write a complete story in 55 words or less. Out of over 400 entries the first and second place winners were recent students in this workshop. Ian Bernard, the founder of the Santa Barbara Writers Workshop has been a workshop leader at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference for 18 years and has taught writing at UC Irvine and the Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara. He has also written for Ernie Kovacs, Jonathan Winters and many other celebrities.
Fees depend on the project and are available on request.