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.
Spring 2019 Course Offerings
Fiction
Advanced Novel Writing Thursday Session with Pat Dunn and Jimin Han
Starts February 7
Advanced Novel Writing Tuesday Session with Pat Dunn
Starts February 5
Art & Craft of Writing Dialogue with Susan Kleinman
Starts February 5
Beginning Novel Writing with Marcia Bradley
Starts February 6
Intermediate Novel Writing: Thursday Session with Eileen Palma and Ines Rodrigues
Starts February 7
Intermediate Novel Writing: Wednesday Evening with Veera Hiranandani and Barbara Josselsohn
Starts February 6
Novel Writing for Beginners: Morning Workshop with Eileen Palma
Starts February 6
Short Story Writing with Marian Thurm
Starts February 7
The Writer’s Incubator: Learning to Identify Your Weaknesses and Capitalize on Your Strengths with Steven Schnur
Starts February 6
Writing Short Fiction for Beginners with Crissy Van Meter (ONLINE)
Starts February 4
Novel Writing Master Class—Online Course with Caitlin Alexander
Starts February 6
Nonfiction, Memoir, and Essay
Creative Nonfiction: The Tiny and the Ordinary Workshop with Kathy Curto
Starts February 7
Life Stories: A Writing Workshop for Ages 50+ with Cindy Beer-Fouhy
Starts February 6
The Essay Workshop with Peter Bricklebank
Starts February 7
Writing Intensive for Memoirists with Kathy Curto
Starts February 7
Writing in the Deep: Memoir with Kathy Curto
Starts February 8
Writing Poetry and the Lyric Essay with Carla Carlson
Starts February 5
First Person Funny: Writing the Comic Essay with Dan Zevin
Starts February 4
Jump-Start Your Memoir with Alexandra Soiseth (ONLINE)
Starts February 4
Novel Writing Master Class—Online Course with Caitlin Alexander
Starts February 6
Writing Essays About Life, Culture, and What Matters to You with David Masello
Saturday, April 20
Creative Writing Specialties
Art & Craft of Writing Dialogue with Susan Kleinman
Starts February 5
Short Story Writing with Marian Thurm
Starts February 7
The Writer’s Incubator: Learning to Identify Your Weaknesses and Capitalize on Your Strengths with Steven Schnur
Starts February 6
Writers' Guide to Investigative Research with Donna Zucker
Starts February 4
Writing for Children and Young Adults with Veera Hiranandani
Starts February 4
Reading & Writing the Short Story with Rachel Aydt
Starts February 7
Writing Short Fiction for Beginners—Online Course with Crissy Van Meter
Starts February 4
Writing Essays About Life, Culture, and What Matters to You with David Masello
April 20
Publishing
99 Rejections to Publication with Kim Liao
March 30
How to Get Published: Agent and Editor Q/A with Caitlin Alexander and Cynthia Manson
March 23
How to Make a Chapbook and Get Your Work into Print with Elaine Sexton
Starts February 6
Publishing with Independent Presses with Leland Cheuk
March 16
Query Letter Writing with Caitlin Alexander and Cynthia Manson
April 27
Self-Publish Your Book with Caitlin Alexander
Starts February 5
Self-Publish Your Book—with Caitlin Alexander (ONLINE)
Starts February 5
One Day Intensives
How to Write and Create a Family History Book with Donna Zucker
February 9
Let's Write About Sex, Baby: The Art of Writing Erotica with Brian Centrone
March 2
Writing the Documentary Portrait with Heather Winters
March 9
How to Get Published: Agent and Editor Q/A with Caitlin Alexander and Cynthia Manson
March 23
99 Rejections to Publication with Kim Liao
March 30
Map Out Your Plot: A One-Day Intensive with Veera Hiranandani
April 6
Publishing with Independent Presses with Leland Cheuk
April 13
How to Make a Chapbook and Get Your Work into Print with Elaine Sexton
April 20
Writing Essays About Life, Culture, and What Matters to You with David Masello
April 20
Query Letter Writing with Caitlin Alexander and Cynthia Manson
April 27
Writing Through Fear Workshop With Janet E. Aalfs and Marianela Medrano
Saturday, April 28
Online
Jump-Start Your Memoir with Alexandra Soiseth
Starts February 4
Self-Publish Your Book with Caitlin Alexander
Starts February 5
Writing Short Fiction for Beginners with Crissy Van Meter
Starts February 4
Novel Writing Master Class—Online Course with Caitlin Alexander
Starts February 6
Summer 2019 Course Offerings
Fiction
Beginning Novel Writing Workshop with Marcia Bradley
Five Days, Ten Thousand Words with Steve Lewis
Intermediate Novel Writing Workshop with Eileen Palma and Ines Rodrigues
Intermediate Novel Writing Workshop with Barbara Josselsohn
Microfiction and Nonfiction: The Whole Enchilada on a Single Page with Steve Lewis
Moving Through Time Writing Workshop with Victoria Provazza
Novel Writing for Beginners: Morning Workshop with Eileen Palma
Novel Writing Master Class—Online Course with Caitlin Alexander
Reading and Writing the Short Story with Rachel Aydt
Publishing
How to Win an Agent with Your First Page Workshop with Caitlin Alexander and Cynthia Manson
Preparing For Your Pitch - Wednesday, June 12th Session
Preparing For Your Pitch - Wednesday, June 19th Session
Preparing For Your Pitch - Thursday, June 20th ONLINE Session
Preparing For Your Pitch - Friday, June 21st Session
The Spotless Manuscript: Editing for Publication with Leland Cheuk
6th Annual Publish and Promote Your Book Conference