Sharpen and develop your viewpoint!
This workshop will help you transform your brilliant opinions into “ink on the pages” of some of the most influential publications. Participants are encouraged to learn by doing, which involves writing their own pieces for publication during the course of the workshop. Segments will focus on core message development, research, structure and strategies for refining and editing. Several students have had their workshop products published including in major outlets like The New York Times, Boston Globe and San Diego Union Tribune.
Live video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it).
In this workshop you’ll learn:
- How to Develop, Shape and Mold Your Opinion
- How to Plan and Write the Piece
- Shopping Around and Submitting the Piece
Time requirements
- 1 hour weekly
Materials
- All reading materials will be provided.
Who should take this workshop?
- This workshop is designed for beginner and intermediate writers who want to learn how to adapt their writing skills to writing publishable op-eds.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.