Writers in Paradise has convened its annual conference in Florida for decades, and its special three-day structures function as intensive, single-instructor workshops rather than broad survey programming. This iteration, led by Les Standiford, is organized around a specific craft thesis: that the architecture of narrative — how scenes are built, sequenced, and made to carry dramatic weight — can be studied with the rigor of screenwriting and applied across fiction, memoir, and narrative nonfiction. Standiford's credentials as a WGA-credited screenwriter and an AFI graduate anchor the instruction in professional practice rather than abstract theory. The workshop runs Thursday through Saturday, January 21–23, 2027. Applicants submit up to 25 pages of a book-length work in fiction, nonfiction, or memoir, plus a one-page synopsis as page 26. The synopsis must include a brief paragraph summarizing the book and stating the project's status — unfinished first draft, completed first draft, or a completed draft that has undergone multiple revisions. This requirement is not administrative housekeeping; it signals that the jury is assessing the manuscript's strength and readiness for workshop. What you submit is what you will workshop during the conference, so the pages function simultaneously as application and as working material. The fee is $25.00 USD. The deadline is November 2, 2026. Submissions are accepted in Word format only (.doc or .docx). There is no prize attached to this opportunity; the value lies in the instruction and the workshop itself.