For centuries, travel has been inspiring writers – from Ernest Hemingway to Jane Austen to Elizabeth Strout. What can we learn from our travels to motivate and enhance our creative writing? How do we capture and translate observed details and experiences in writing that is compelling, authentic, and new? In this workshop, we will discuss…

Congratulations on writing a first draft of your novel! This class provides helpful approaches to evaluate and revise your manuscript with a focus on plot and character development. We’ll consider how to deepen the characte arc by analyzing the protagonist’s needs, desires, wounds, and the internal and external conflicts that deter or promote growth and…

Write On returns to the Association of Writers and Writing Programs’ (AWP) annual conference. Meet Executive Director Al DeGenova and Founding and Artistic Director Jerod Santek in the bookfair at Booth 710. Find out about our writers’ residency programs; fellowship opportunities; writers’ retreats; conferences and workshops and much more!

Have you always wanted to invent your own poetic form but don’t know where to start? Featuring the duplex, the golden shovel, the sonnenizio, and the American sentence acrostic — all forms invented by contemporary living poets — this intensive breaks down the process of formal invention and reveals the process behind the product. Beginning…

Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth by joining this writing intensive dedicated to crafting one’s own spiritual memoir. Writing Your Spiritual Memoir is an unparalleled opportunity to delve deeply and unearth the profound experiences that shaped you and your spiritual beliefs, then weave them into a compelling written narrative. Our facilitators…

We’ll begin by looking at examples of different types of erasure poetry, including the work of Jen Bervin, who erases by lightening or sewing over text, and Sonja Johanson, who uses seeds, petals, and spices to cover text. We’ll discuss the relationship among erasure poetry, found poetry, and concepts like copyright, redaction, censorship, ignorance, and…

Learn the art of writing humor articles in this fun and interactive workshop. Using examples from McSweeney’s and The New Yorker, Richie will show you how to develop a premise, create jokes, deploy satire, and more. Participants will have a chance to write their own titles and workshop ideas while sharing a few laughs. Class meets in-person, Thursday,…