Blog — Online Personal Essay

6 Steps to Writing an Engaging Personal Essay

6 Steps to Writing an Engaging Personal Essay

Writing a personal essay can be an incredibly cathartic experience for both the writer and the reader alike. However, we...

by Writing Workshops Staff

A year ago

How to Write About Grief

How to Write About Grief

A year ago

How to Get Your Story Published in the New York Times Modern Love Column

How to Get Your Story Published in the New York Times Modern Love Column

A year ago

How to Experiment with Personal Essay Structure [+ Examples]

How to Experiment with Personal Essay Structure [+ Examples]

2 years ago

Why Would Anyone Care About My Personal Essay?

Why Would Anyone Care About My Personal Essay?

3 years ago

April 2022 Creative Writing Classes Now Enrolling!

April 2022 Creative Writing Classes Now Enrolling!

3 years ago

Nailing the Pitch and Getting Published

Nailing the Pitch and Getting Published

Class Starts Saturday, March 5th, 2022 Class will meet weekly via Zoom (Saturdays, 1:00PM EST - 3:30PM EST). Any questions...

by Writing Workshops Staff

3 years ago

Author & Agent Replay: a Conversation with James Tate Hill & Eric Smith

Author & Agent Replay: a Conversation with James Tate Hill & Eric Smith

3 years ago

Student Kathleen Donahoe Published in Romper!

Student Kathleen Donahoe Published in Romper!

3 years ago

Student Chris Phillips Published in Romper!

Student Chris Phillips Published in Romper!

3 years ago

From Workshop to Publication

From Workshop to Publication

4 years ago

Instructor Diana Spechler Writing in The Guardian

Instructor Diana Spechler Writing in The Guardian

5 years ago

Meet our Instructors:

Meet the Teaching Artist: Writing on Arts and Culture with Ethan Warren

Meet the Teaching Artist: Writing on Arts and Culture with Ethan Warren

2 days ago

The Storytelling Lab: Interview with Robert Anthony Siegel

The Storytelling Lab: Interview with Robert Anthony Siegel

4 days ago

Is an Autofiction Workshop Right for You? Five Essential FAQs to Consider

Is an Autofiction Workshop Right for You? Five Essential FAQs to Consider

A week ago

The Writing Life: Exploring Memoir & Personal Essay, an Interview with Lauren Brazeal Garza

The Writing Life: Exploring Memoir & Personal Essay, an Interview with Lauren Brazeal Garza

A week ago

Student Publication News:

Boost Your Publishing Journey: The Literary Agent Series with Mark Owen Gottlieb of Trident Media Group

Boost Your Publishing Journey: The Literary Agent Series with Mark Owen Gottlieb of Trident Media Group

3 weeks ago

Alumni Spotlight: Kerry Donoghue's Debut Collection MOUTH

Alumni Spotlight: Kerry Donoghue's Debut Collection MOUTH

4 weeks ago

Alumni in the Wild: E.E. Hussey in The Kenyon Review

Alumni in the Wild: E.E. Hussey in The Kenyon Review

A month ago

Alumni Spotlight: Yvonne Conza's Literary Conversation with Katie Kitamura in Interview Magazine

Alumni Spotlight: Yvonne Conza's Literary Conversation with Katie Kitamura in Interview Magazine

A month ago