Write your story.
Weekly workshops.
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Writing Jumpstarts, with Dori Ostermiller
A popular, productive workshop that provides quiet, structured writing time among peers, and the inspiration to support your writing practice.
Online and In-Person
Begins the week of September 8th
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Sunday Writing in the Studio, with Emily Lackey
A workshop for writers who already know what they want to write, but need the time, structure, and accountability to actually get it done.
In-Person
This workshop begins September 6th
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Writing from Life, with Emily Lackey
Find inspiration in your experiences, observations, and inclinations and tap into your deepest material. Perfect for writers of all genres.
Online
Begins the week of September 14th
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Resistant Writers' Support Group, with Sarah Browning
A weekly writing group to help you get the work done.
Online
This workshop begins September 14th
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Getting Personal: A Weekly Creative Nonfiction Workshop, with Olga Katsovskiy
Transform real-life experiences into compelling personal narratives.
Online
This workshop begins October 13th
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Community Writing Workshops
A monthly drop-in workshop for writers of all genres.
Online
This workshop meets on the first
Sunday of each month
One-day workshops.
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Submitting Your Work, with Emily Lackey
Discover the fundamentals of submitting your work to literary journals, websites, and magazines.
Online
Thursday, September 10, 2026
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Threading Paradox: The Art of Braided Essays, with Arya Samuelson
Spend the morning playing with braided essays as a form for embracing life's paradoxes and contradictions.
In-Person
Saturday, September 19, 2026
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On Retreat: A One-Day Writing Retreat, with Emily Lackey
Time is what every writer needs. Spend a day writing in our peaceful and inspiring studio.
In-Person
Saturday, October 17, 2026
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Beneath Desire: Creating Complex Characters, with Jacqueline Sheehan
Novelist and psychologist Jacqueline Sheehan guides writers through the deep psychological foundations of their characters.
Online
Saturday, October 17, 2026
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The Difficult Middle: Keeping Readers Engaged For the Whole Ride, with Jacqueline Sheehan
Learn techniques for tightening the middle of a manuscript without sacrificing depth or complexity.
In-Person
Saturday, November 7, 2026
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How to Begin (Again & Again): Finding the Opening to Your Memoir, with Arya Samuelson
Move beyond the conventional "hook" and open instead with the heart of your story.
Online
Saturday, November 14, 2026
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Getting Past the First Draft: A Revision Intensive, with Rachel Lyon
Find what really matters, cut what doesn't, and shape your work-in-progress into its best self.
Online and In-Person
Saturday, January 16, 2027
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The Story You Can't Tell, with Dori Ostermiller
Explore the psychological and creative challenges of writing difficult material with honesty, clarity, and compassion.
Online and In-Person
Saturday, January 30, 2027
Offering intimacy, encouragement, and attention to help your writing grow.
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Our online workshops take place on Zoom and our in-person workshops take place in our gorgeous Florence studio.
221 Pine Street #359
Florence, MA 01062 -
All of our writing workshops emphasize writing time, community and craft development, giving and receiving constructive feedback, developing voice, and nurturing creativity and confidence.
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Unlike many other workshops, we limit enrollment to eight participants to keep our workshops intimate and personal. You will never be shuffled into a breakout room or leave a class without the benefit of the instructor’s time and attention.
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There’s no better gift than time to write.
The Manuscript Intensive, with Dori Ostermiller
Receive support and guidance through the daunting task of writing a book.
The Manuscript Intensive is a
year-long program that provides structure, support, inspiration and critical feedback to help writers complete a book-length manuscript.
There are no upcoming events at this time.