Whether this is your first writing class or you’re finishing your next book, The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College helps writers grow and connect with a community of passionate writers. Join us on campus in Bronxville, New York or online. Questions about which class is best for you? Email The Writing Institute at writinginstitute@sarahlawrence.edu. We're here to help.
“On a whim, I took a writing course… within minutes, I knew I had found something I needed to go forth with. Suddenly, my stored experiences and hidden feelings had new meaning, and possibility, which was life-changing.”
—Carla Carlson, author of Love and Oranges
Summer Session Two: July & August
- Fiction Workshop with August Thompson (Six Weeks)
July 10 to August 14, 2025
Thursdays, 7:00pm to 9:00pm EST, on Zoom (Sold Out!) - Beginner Speculative Fiction Generator with Molly McGhee (Six Weeks)
- July 14 to August 18, 2025
Mondays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm EST, on Zoom (Sold Out!) - Creating Extraordinary Stories from Ordinary Events with Joann Smith (Five Weeks)
July 15 to August 12, 2025
Tuesdays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm EST on Zoom (3 spots left!) - Writing With A Day Job: Creative Practice with Samantha Mann (One Day)
July 15, 2025
Tuesday, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm EST on Zoom (Sold Out!) - Start Writing Your Memoir with Amelia Possanza (Five Weeks)
July 9 to August 6, 2025
Wednesdays, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm EST on Zoom (Sold Out!) - Nonfiction Generator: Finding Your Identity with Janine Annett (Five Weeks)
July 18 to August 15, 2025
Fridays, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm EST on Campus (Sold Out!) - Writing the Hybrid Memoir with Margo Steines (Six Weeks)
July 29 to September 2, 2025
Tuesdays, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST on Zoom (Sold Out!)
"Writing by its very nature is solitary, but every writer reaches a point when it becomes critically important to share one’s work. [The Writing Institute] gave me exactly the structure, close reading, and support I needed to see my book through to completion."
—Liane Carter, author of Ketchup is My Favorite Vegetable: A Family Grows Up With Autism