Write your story.

Multi-week workshops.

Accountability, community, and time to write. Our multi-week workshops are perfect for writers looking to build a regular writing routine.

Writing from Life, with Emily Lackey Writing from Life, with Emily Lackey Writing from Life, with Emily Lackey
Writing from Life, with Emily Lackey

Lorrie Moore once said that, “for the writer, the facts of life are like ingredients in a kitchen cupboard.” The cake we make is the story we end up telling. “That,” she says, “is how life and art are related.” No matter what we write, our experiences, observations, and inclinations are the greatest inspiration and fodder for our work. In this weekly generative workshop, writers will receive a series of prompts to help them tap into their deepest material and move them into a sustained period of writing. Afterward, we’ll have the opportunity to share our work and receive thoughtful feedback from the group. 

This workshop will take place online. 

Mondays or Wednesdays, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.; 10-week session begins the week of June 30th

Writing Jumpstarts, with Dori Ostermiller Writing Jumpstarts, with Dori Ostermiller Writing Jumpstarts, with Dori Ostermiller Writing Jumpstarts, with Dori Ostermiller Writing Jumpstarts, with Dori Ostermiller
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Writing Jumpstarts, with Dori Ostermiller

Even the most seasoned writers have difficulty carving out time and summoning inspiration. This popular, productive morning workshop provides quiet, structured writing time among peers, a handful of fabulous prompts to get you rolling, and the inspiration to support your writing practice.

Starting with a variety of imaginative prompts, we warm up, engage in a sustained writing period (over an hour), then share our work and receive thoughtful, encouraging feedback. Each session includes writing time, craft tips, quotes, supportive discussion, and advice on how to sustain a creative life in challenging times… Come for inspiration, structure, and a supportive community, and make serious headway on your projects!  Appropriate for all levels and genres. These popular workshops fill fast!

Mondays, 4 -7 p.m. or Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday mornings, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; 10-week summer session starts week of June 2 

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Community Writing Workshops

Join us for a morning of writing among peers! Our Community Writing Workshops run like all of our generative writing workshops do, with a brief warmup, inspiring prompts, and plenty of time to write and share. A wonderful way to jumpstart your writing projects!  

Community Writing Workshops will be held online.

First Sunday of the month, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m EST

Reading Like a Writer, with Emily Lackey Reading Like a Writer, with Emily Lackey
Reading Like a Writer, with Emily Lackey

A piece of writing succeeds for a variety of reasons: a distinctive voice, moving storytelling, an empowering message, or unforgettable characters. But writers don’t come to that success accidentally. They earn it by studying how to craft every plot point and character, every stanza and line break, with care and precision. And reading is the best way to learn how to write brilliantly. In this workshop, writers will meet monthly to discuss short works of prose—essays, short stories, and/or book excerpts—and look closely at what makes them so successful. Each month, we’ll read two to three pieces and examine how other writers employ elements of craft to create powerful and impossible-to-put-down prose. Afterward, writers will be given prompts inspired by that month’s craft discussion and have time to write and respond to each other’s work. By the end of the workshop, writers will have a deep understanding of what is possible in prose, and the techniques necessary to write compelling and consequential works of their own. 

This workshop will be held online. 

First Thursday of each month, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. EST. This workshop will meet on October 2, November 6, December 4, January 8, February 5, March 5

One-day workshops.

Hone your craft, sharpen your skills, and find your voice in our one-day workshops.

Offering intimacy, encouragement, and attention to help your writing grow.

  • 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.

  • Unlike many area 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.

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.

The Revision Intensive, 
with Emily Lackey

Revising a book draft requires radically different techniques than drafting something new.  In this year-long program, writers will meet every other month to discuss innovative ways to see their drafts anew, set goals for the month ahead, and receive critical feedback on up to 300 pages of their work.