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.
Fall 2018 Course Offerings
Fiction
Advanced Novel Writing—Tuesday Session with Pat Dunn and Jimin Han
September 25 - December 11
Intermediate Novel Writing—Wednesday Afternoon Session with Eileen Palma and Ines Rodrigues
September 26 - December 12
Intermediate Novel Writing—Wednesday Evening Session with Veera Hiranandani and Barbara Josselsohn
September 26 - December 12
Novel Writing for Beginners—Morning Workshop with Eileen Palma
September 26 - December 12
Novel Writing for Beginners—Evening Workshop with Marcia Bradley
September 26 - December 12
The Writer's Incubator with Steve Schnur
September 26 - December 12
Fiction Writing for Beginners with Susan Kleinman
September 27 - December 13
Advanced Novel Writing—Thursday Session with Pat Dunn and Jimin Han
September 27 - December 13
Intermediate Novel Writing—Thursday Session with Eileen Palma and Ines Rodrigues
September 27 - December 13
Short Story Writing with Marian Thurm
September 27 - December 13
Writing and Reading the Short Story with Joann Smith
September 27 - October 25
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Nonfiction, Memoir, and Essay
From Page to Stage: Writing Creative Nonfiction for Performance with Mike Dressel and Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons
September 25 - October 23
Writing the Lyric Essay with Carla Carlson
September 25 - October 23
Life Stories: A Writing Workshop for Ages 50+ with Cindy Beer-Fouhy
September 26 - December 12
Introduction to Creative Nonfiction with Kathy Curto
September 27 - December 13
The Essay Workshop with Peter Bricklebank
September 27 - December 13
Writing Intensive for Memoirists with Kathy Curto
September 27 - December 13
Writing in the Deep—Memoir with Kathy Curto
September 28 - December 14
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Poetry
Writing the Lyric Essay with Carla Carlson
September 25 - October 23
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Creative Writing Specialties
Writers’ Guide to Investigative Research with Donna Zucker
September 24 - October 22
Writing about Art (and Culture) to Make Art (and a Living) with David Masello
September 24 - October 22
Writing for Children and Young Adults with Wendy Townsend
September 24 - December 10
Generating New Work: All Genre Workshop with Thaddeus Rutkowski
September 25 - October 23
Storytelling from a Place of Mindfulness with Rachel Aydt
September 25 - December 11
Collaborative Comedy Writing for Television with Dave Steck
September 26 - December 12
The Writer's Incubator with Steve Schnur
September 26 - December 12
Embracing Rejection with Kim Liao
September 27 - October 25
Short Story Writing with Marian Thurm
September 27 - December 13
Writing and Reading the Short Story with Joann Smith
September 27 - October 25
First Draft: Learning the Craft Through Writing a Screenplay with Jennifer Manocherian
September 28 - December 14
How to Make Writing about Your Own Life Resonate with Marek Fuchs
September 28 - December 14
So You Actually Want to Write a Screenplay? Introduction to Screenwriting with Jennifer Manocherian
October 26 - November 30
Writing the Documentary Portrait with Heather Winters
Saturday, November 10
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Publishing
Self-Publish Your Book with Caitlin Alexander
September 28 - December 11
How to Get Published: Agent & Editor Q/A with Caitlin Alexander and Cynthia Manson
Saturday, October 27
Query Letter Writing with Caitlin Alexander and Cynthia Manson
Saturday, November 17
Opening soon: 6th Annual Publish and Promote Your Book Conference
Saturday, June 22, 2019
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One-Day Intensives
How to Write and Create a Family History Book with Donna Zucker
Saturday, October 6
Let’s Write About Sex, Baby: The Art of Writing Erotica with Brian Centrone
Saturday, October 13
Publishing with Independent Presses with Leland Cheuk
Saturday, October 20
How to Get Published: Agent and Editor Q&A with Caitlin Alexander and Cynthia Manson
Saturday, October 27
Stealing from the Poet’s Tool Box: A Workshop for Fiction Writers with Estha Weiner
Saturday, November 3
Writing the Documentary Portrait with Heather Winters
Saturday, November 10
Query Letter Writing with Caitlin Alexander and Cynthia Manson
Saturday, November 17
Map Out Your Plot with Veera Hiranandani
Saturday, December 1
Business Boot Camp for Writers with Ginger McKnight-Chavers
Sunday, December 2
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Online
Jump-Start Your Memoir—Online Course with Alexandra Soiseth
September 24 - October 22
Revision Workshop—Online Course with Caitlin Alexander
September 24 - October 26
Writing Short Fiction for Beginners—Online Course with Crissy Van Meter
September 24 - October 22
Advanced Memoir Writing—Online Workshop with Alexandra Soiseth
September 25 - December 11
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