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Schreibwerkstatt

creative writing workshop

noun SHRAYP-verk-shtat Rare

Usage Note

Schreibwerkstatt is a structured workshop setting in which participants write and critique each other's texts under guidance. It is common in adult education centres (Volkshochschulen) and university literature programmes.

Examples

"In der Schreibwerkstatt lernte sie, Charaktere glaubwürdig zu gestalten."

Natural Translation

In the writing workshop she learned how to create believable characters.

Literal Translation

In the writing-workshop learned she, characters credibly to shape.

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