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 2020 Course Offerings
Fiction
Writing Novels and Novellas:
Advanced Novel Writing with Marcia Bradley
Beginning Novel Writing with Marcia Bradley
Intermediate Novel Writing: Wednesday Session with Marcia Bradley
Intermediate Novel Writing: Wednesday Evening with Veera Hiranandani and Barbara Josselsohn
Intermediate Novel Writing: Thursday Session with Ines Rodrigues
Novel Writing for Beginners: Morning Workshop with Eileen Palma
Novel Writing Master Class: Online Course with Caitlin Alexander (February through March)
Novel Writing Master Class—Online Course with Caitlin Alexander (March through April)
The Friday You Write Your Story with Pat Dunn
This is the Year You Write Your Novel—Online Course with Michael Seidlinger
Writing for Children and Young Adults with Eileen Palma
Writing Short Stories:
Short Story Writing Workshop with Marian Thurm
The Friday You Write Your Story with Pat Dunn
The Writer’s Incubator: Write, Revise, or Begin Anew with Steven Schnur
This is the Year You Write Your Novel Online Course with Michael Seidlinger
Writing your Short Story, Fiction, and Memoir with Rachel Aydt
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Memoir, Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Essay
Creative Nonfiction: The Tiny and Ordinary Workshop with Kathy Curto
Creative Nonfiction: The Tiny and Ordinary Workshop with Kathy Curto - Tuesday Evening Section - NEW!
First Person Funny: Writing the Comic Essay with Dan Zevin (February through March)
First Person Funny: Writing the Comic Essay with Dan Zevin (March through April)
Jump-Start Your Memoir: Online Course with Alexandra Soiseth
Life Stories: A Writing Workshop for Ages 50+ with Cindy Beer-Fouhy
The Friday You Write Your Story with Pat Dunn
Writing in the Deep: Memoir with Kathy Curto
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Mixed Genre: Short Fiction, Nonfiction, Children & Young Adult Writing
Creative Nonfiction: The Tiny and Ordinary Workshop with Kathy Curto
Creative Nonfiction: The Tiny and Ordinary Workshop with Kathy Curto - Tuesday Evening Section - NEW!
First Person Funny: Writing the Comic Essay with Dan Zevin (February through March)
First Person Funny: Writing the Comic Essay with Dan Zevin (March through April)
Podcasting for Writers with Susan DeWalt
Short Story Writing Workshop with Marian Thurm
The Friday You Write Your Story with Pat Dunn
The Writer’s Incubator: Write, Revise, or Begin Anew with Steven Schnur
Writing about Art and Culture with David Masello
Writing for Children and Young Adults with Eileen Palma
Writing your Short Story, Fiction, and Memoir with Rachel Aydt
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One-Day Intensives
Book Marketing 101 with Mindy Stockfield
Map Out Your Plot: A One-Day Intensive with Veera Hiranandani
Publishing with Independent Presses with Leland Cheuk
Stealing from the Poet's Tool Box: A Workshop for Fiction Writers with Estha Weiner
The Friday You Write Your Story with Pat Dunn
Writing about Art and Culture with David Masello
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Online Courses
"Bad" Poems, Small Goals: Creating a Writing Practice with Jessica Cole
Experimenting with Essay Forms Writing Intensive with Vanessa Mártir
Jump-Start Your Memoir with Alexandra Soiseth
Novel Writing Master Class with Caitlin Alexander (February through March)
Novel Writing Master Class—Online Course with Caitlin Alexander (March through April)
This is the Year You Write Your Novel Online Course with Michael Seidlinger
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Poetry
"Bad" Poems, Small Goals: Creating a Writing Practice with Jessica Cole (Online Course)
Jump Start Your Poetry Practice: How Poems Are Made with Elaine Sexton
Reading and Writing Poetry and Lyric Essays with Carla Carlson
Stealing from the Poet's Tool Box: A Workshop for Fiction Writers with Estha Weiner
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Programs for Middle & High School Students
Creative Writing Workshop for High School Students
Creative Writing Workshop for Middle School Students
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Publishing and Promoting Your Work
Book Marketing 101 with Mindy Stockfield
Podcasting for Writers with Susan DeWalt
Publishing with Independent Presses with Leland Cheuk
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Stage & Screen
Collaborative Comedy Writing for Television with Dave Steck
Screenwriting in a Workshop Format with Jennifer Manocherian
Writing the Documentary Short Film with Heather Winters
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