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From Blank Page to Published Author

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The official education partner of Electric Literature.

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30,000+ writers have taken the next step with us.

30,000+ writers have taken the next step with us.

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The Best Online Writing Workshops for Emerging and Established Authors

From Standalone to Series: Thinking Like a Publisher, with Mark Owen Gottlieb, pictured.

From Standalone to Series: Thinking Like a Publisher Zoom Seminar with Literary Agent Mark Owen Gottlieb on Saturday, October 24th, 2026

$99.00

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Tom Ellison, pictured with book covers or logos of publications that have featured their work.

Seriously Funny: Translating from Unfunny Writing to Humor Zoom Seminar with Tom Ellison on Saturday, October 24th, 2026

$99.00

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Elizabeth Teets, pictured with book covers or logos of publications that have featured their work.

The Writer As Obsessive: Writing the Pop Culture Essay 4-Week Zoom Intensive Starts Sunday, October 25th, 2026

$330.00

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Hemingway and the Art of the Sentence, seminar with Lynne Golodner.

Hemingway and The Art of the Sentence Zoom Seminar with Lynne Golodner on Sunday, October 25th, 2026

$99.00

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All The Best Online Writing Workshops for Emerging and Established Authors