Writing Past the Page — 6-Week Online Generative Writing Workshop with Josh Krigman Starts Monday, February 22nd, 2027
Writing Past the Page: Generative Writing Workshop | Feb 2027 Online
Writing Past the Page Writing Workshop: A 6-Week Generative Zoom Intensive with Josh Krigman
Begins Monday, February 22, 2027
Class will meet weekly via Zoom on Mondays, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
🌍 Class Times by Time Zone
- Los Angeles (PST): 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Chicago (CST): 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- New York (EST): 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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Instructor Josh Krigman (he/him) is a writer, teacher, and facilitator in New York City. He has taught creative writing at Hunter College, the United Nations International School, Center for Fiction, National Geographic Expeditions, and more. He has been awarded residencies from Vermont Studio Center, and his work has appeared in the Summerset Review, Akashic Books, Necessary Fiction, and elsewhere. He received his MFA in fiction from Hunter College. He is also the co-founder and New York host of Club Motte, an international storytelling series that hosts live events in New York and Berlin.
Meet the Teaching Artist
How to Stay Warmed Up as a Writer: An Interview with Josh Krigman
Who is this class for?
This online writing workshop is open to writers at every level of experience and in every genre: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or something in between. If you struggle to find time for your writing, or to feel like you are using that time well, this class is for you. All genres are welcome and no experience is necessary.
What to expect:
Writing Past the Page uses observation-based exercises to keep you in a writing frame of mind more frequently, making it easier to find and stay in the rhythm when you finally have the time. All prompts are designed for writers at every level of experience and introduce new ways to make your relationship to writing more productive, more fun, and more you.
It's often hard to make time for your writing, and even harder to feel like you're using that time well. Too often, once you've finally warmed up, you have to stop and return to the rest of your life. But what if you could stay warmed up all the time?
In this six-week, generative course, we'll explore ways of taking your writing practice beyond your desk, starting with building your own writing sketchbook. Unlike a notebook, a sketchbook isn't for ideas to be used and developed later, but a place where you can practice writing for its own sake. Your writing sketchbook is a space for you to observe the world through language, and a tool that encourages you to stay open to those observations more often.
Through in-class prompts and ongoing assignments, we'll slowly build our sketchbooks, expanding your relationship to writing from the status of your current project to the way you interact with the world and producing plenty of new pages in the process. Then, when it is time for your project, you'll be warmed up and ready to go. This live Zoom writing class meets weekly for six weeks, with plenty of writing, reading, and talking in every session.
What are the writing goals?
In this course, students will build a personal writing sketchbook over six weeks, generate new pages each week through in-class prompts and ongoing observation assignments, and finish with a collection of observations they can draw on for new work in any genre. Students share work and respond to one another's writing live on Zoom each week.
Readings
Readings may include "May" by Ali Smith, "Teaching a Stone to Talk" by Annie Dillard, and other PDF material that Josh will distribute via email each week.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week 1: Introductions, unpacking our writing biases and unconscious rules, and an exercise to shake the dust off and get to know one another's practice.
Week 2: Ali Smith's "May" and new approaches to observational writing.
Week 3: Distinguishing an observation from an assumption, and playing with the relationship between the two.
Week 4: Discussing Annie Dillard's "Teaching a Stone to Talk" and using our observations to write a poem.
Week 5: Inventing observations and using found objects to inspire new characters.
Week 6: Sharing our collected observations and using our own and each other's to build new work.
COURSE TAKEAWAYS:
- Develop a personal writing sketchbook practice. Create a dedicated space for observing the world through language and practicing writing for its own sake, separate from project-focused work.
- Master observation-based writing techniques. Learn to distinguish observations from assumptions and use daily collected observations to fuel your creative process and generate new material.
- Build sustainable daily writing habits. Establish a consistent practice that keeps you "warmed up" and in a writing mindset more frequently, making it easier to transition into productive writing sessions.
- Generate new stories and characters from everyday life. Use found objects, collected colors, and shared observations to inspire fresh narratives and develop compelling characters across all genres.
TESTIMONIALS:
"Josh's workshops and one-on-one sessions have been invaluable to my growth as a writer. His approach to the craft is refreshingly fun and thorough, and his feedback on my writing sample directly contributed to my acceptance to Hunter's MFA program. I really can't recommend him enough!" — Alisa P.
"Josh Krigman fostered a non-judgmental sense of community within our class. The writing exercises were fun and low-pressure, and Josh kept the focus on how to keep your writing brain turned on even when it's not your main focus. I think it will be easy to continue to use the methods shared to keep my writing practice going." — Former Student
"Writing Past the Page with Josh really helped me to establish a writing practice that is fluid, meaning that I feel constantly engaged with the writer in me and feel less anxious about sitting down to write, staring at a blank screen. The paralysis of writer's block has been banished! I now have a 'writer's sketchbook' and a structure for collecting ideas, information, and material in my sketchbook that will keep writer's block at bay!" — Former Student
"Josh is a patient, communicative, and inspiring writing instructor who guides without imposing. After taking two writing workshops with Josh, I would highly recommend him to anyone who wants to dive deeper into their narratives, flesh out their characters, and receive thoughtful, constructive criticism on their work." — Liz L.
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Tuition is $445 USD. You can pay for the course in full or use Shop Pay or Affirm to pay over time with equal Monthly Payments. Both options are available at checkout.
ONLINE COURSE STRUCTURE:
- Instructor: Josh Krigman
- Begins Monday, February 22, 2027
- Class will meet weekly via Zoom on Mondays, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
- Tuition is $445 USD.