online sessions

Essays that are read and reread unearth private and personal moments for universal connection. In this workshop designed for intermediate writers, learn how to integrate universal topics into personal essays and vice versa. The four-week course will culminate in an online reading of one revised piece the student has written…

Life’s challenging experiences – grief, illness, trauma, loss of all kinds – are often the subject in memoir and nonfiction. Accessing these stories and bringing them to the page poses challenges emotionally and creatively. In this five-week workshop, we will learn techniques for telling our hard stories. Self-care for writers…

This workshop offers supportive space for fiction writers (or writers of any genre) to have accountability as they approach literary projects. Students create a four-week goal for their new works or works-in-progress, then meet their targets with the support of peers and instructor. Each class will include writing tips and…

To many writers, plotting a novel is like a soul-killing outline complete with Roman Numerals and specified indentations. Yet, to sit down at a computer and begin working without any intention—other than to write a novel—often ends with an unfinished manuscript and a frustrated author. This workshop helps break down the…

Learn how to use adapted techniques from the journalist’s toolbox to write true stories from your own life. Kickstart your personal essay and memoir writing in this accessible workshop where we will experiment with tools adapted from journalism to help you write a personal essay that embodies the emotional truth of…