Take your essays to the next level.
This workshop is for writers who have a good understanding of what a personal essay is, are open to exploring further the many forms a personal essay can take, and are already working seriously in the genre. The focus will be participants’ writing, supplemented with assigned readings. Participants will workshop two essays (or drafts of the same essay, if they prefer). The class is designed for self-contained essays, not book-length memoirs. It is open only to writers who have not taken this workshop before. To be considered for admission, please submit an essay or excerpt of no more than five double-spaced pages to laura.spencer@writer.org by September 15.
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 improve the structure of your essays.
- How to tighten your writing
- How to find the story that wants to be told
Time requirements
- 1-3 hours per week.
Materials
- Assigned readings of individual essays will be provided.
Who should take this workshop?
- This workshop is for writers who have a clear understanding of the personal essay and are already working seriously in the genre.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@{{{{homeurl_non_www}}}}. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
