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
Fall Session One: September & October 2024
- Start Writing Your Novel with Ines Rodrigues (Ten Weeks)
September 16 to November 25, 2024 (No Class October 14th)
Mondays, 1:00pm to 3:00pm EST, On Zoom - Mastering The Middle: Novel & Memoir with Barbara Josselsohn (Ten Weeks)
September 17 to November 19, 2024
Tuesdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm EST, on Zoom - Life Writers: Memoir 101 with Janet Pfeffer (Five Weeks)
September 17 to October 15, 2024
Tuesdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm EST on Campus - Writing the Hybrid Memoir with Margo Steines (Six Weeks)
September 17 to October 29, 2024 (No Class October 8th)
Tuesdays, 1:00pm to 3:00pm EST, on Zoom - Life Stories: A Writing Workshop for Ages 50+ with Cindy Beer Fouhy (Ten weeks)
September 18 to December 4, 2024 (No Class Oct. 2nd & Nov. 27)
Wednesdays, 1:00pm to 3:00pm EST, On Zoom - Advanced Novel & Memoir: Full Manuscript Workshop with Marcia Bradley (Twelve Weeks)
September 18 to December 11, 2024 (No Class Nov. 27)
Wednesdays, 1:00pm to 3:00pm EST, on Zoom - How Do They Do It? A Reading Workshop for Writers with Barbara Josselsohn (Four Weeks)
September 19 to October 14, 2024
Thursdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm EST, on Zoom - Writing Love & Loss with Terri Linton (Ten Weeks)
September 19 to December 11, 2024 (No Class Oct. 3 & Nov. 28)
Thursdays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm EST, on Zoom - Top Tips for Humor Writing with Janine Annett (One Day)
September 21, 2024
Saturday, 12:00pm to 2:30pm EST, on Zoom
Fall Session Two: October & November 2024
- Building Your Author Website with Chris Steib (Two Days)
October 7 & October 14, 2024
Mondays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm EST, on Zoom - Finding & Activating Your Voice: Fiction Workshop with Ben Purkert (Five Weeks)
October 10 to November 7, 2024
Thursdays, 1:00pm to 3:00pm, On Campus - Tending the Writer's Garden: Inspiration with Suzanne Chazin (Five Weeks)
October 16 to November 13, 2024
Wednesdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm EST, On Campus - Creating Extraordinary Stories from Ordinary Events with Joann Smith (Five Weeks)
October 29 to November 26, 2024
Tuesdays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm EST, On Zoom - Poetry Revision: Master Class with Elaine Sexton (One Day)
November 2, 2024
Saturday, 10:00am to 2:00pm EST, On Campus - Tap The Senses, Write the Scene with Kathy Curto (Five Weeks)
November 7 to December 12, 2024
Thursdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm EST, On Campus
"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