Writing Courses & Workshops

Program Overview

The Writing Institute helps individuals grow as writers, regardless of their current skill level or experience. Classes are small—no larger than 12 students—and use workshops to build a collegial community of writers. Through interaction with skilled faculty and students, participants become better thinkers, listeners, and writers.

Writing Institute workshops give students an opportunity to present work for critique and offer constructive critiques of fellow students’ work. Instructors help guide these discussions in a nurturing and noncompetitive atmosphere.

Summer 2018 Course Offerings

The Writer's Essential Selves with Steve Schnur
May 23 - June 20

First Draft: Fast Draft—Barreling Through an Entire Screenplay with Jennifer Manocherian
May 29 - June 26

Storytelling from a Place of Mindfulness with Rachel Aydt
May 29 - June 26

Beginning Novel Writing with Marcia Bradley
May 30 - June 27

Novel Writing for Beginners with Eileen Palma
May 30 - June 27

Self-Edit Your Novel—Online Course with Caitlin Alexander
May 30 - June 27

Intermediate Novel Writing (Wednesday Afternoon Session) with Eileen Palma and Ines Rodrigues
May 30 - June 27

Intermediate Novel Writing (Thursday Afternoon Session) with Eileen Palma and Ines Rodrigues
May 31 - June 28

How to Write and Create a Family History Book with Donna Zucker
Saturday, June 9

This Weekend You Write Your Story with Pat Dunn
Friday, June 15

Stealing from the Poet's Tool Box: A Workshop for Fiction Writers with Estha Weiner
Saturday, June 16

Five Days, Ten Thousand Words with Steve Lewis
June 18 - June 22

First Person Funny: Writing the Comic Essay with Dan Zevin
June 19 - July 17

This Weekend You Write Your Story with Pat Dunn
Friday, June 29