5 Wednesdays

When we picture writers at work, we often imagine them at their desk, in a kind of sacred solitude, drawing from imagination or memory to create their stories. But what happens when writers leave [...]

In this class we will focus on the tender excitement of getting started: we will learn to see the opportunity in the blank page. “We will get going with writing prompts from a variety of genres,” [...]

During this five-week workshop, your writing will be inspired by five of your own personal taboos—the things you do not write about due to fear of what others may think, of it being too near to [...]

“Food is powerful storytelling material, rich with memories, emotions, rituals and passions. It shines both in fiction and nonfiction; when carefully constructed, a restaurant review can read [...]

Writing a successful novel demands a lot of a writer. Novelists need to develop convincing characters, craft a gripping plot, create settings that make their story vivid, and write in a voice [...]

You can’t find a better audience than young readers, and many publishers realize that books for this audience support much of their entire publishing program. Now more than ever, it’s an [...]