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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

2 years ago

Video Replay: Writing Through Trauma & The Return Trip: Memoir and Writing About CPTSD

Video Replay: Writing Through Trauma & The Return Trip: Memoir and Writing About CPTSD

2 years ago

On Writing Through Parenthood: an Interview with Katie Reilly

On Writing Through Parenthood: an Interview with Katie Reilly

2 years ago

Meet the Teaching Artist: Storytelling in Memoir and Creative Nonfiction with Leslie Contreras Schwartz

Meet the Teaching Artist: Storytelling in Memoir and Creative Nonfiction with Leslie Contreras Schwartz

2 years ago

“Love, Love, Love. All you need is love.” By Nancy Sharp

“Love, Love, Love. All you need is love.” By Nancy Sharp

2 years ago

How to Experiment with Personal Essay Structure [+ Examples]

How to Experiment with Personal Essay Structure [+ Examples]

3 years ago

What You Can Learn From Writing Multiple Genres By Lizzie Lawson

I’ve heard the distinction between genres described this way: fiction is action, nonfiction is analytical, and poetry is song. We...

by Writing Workshops Staff

3 years ago

How to Write Personal Essays About Pop Culture

How to Write Personal Essays About Pop Culture

3 years ago

7 Essential Tips on How to Write Creative Nonfiction (A Step-by-Step Guide!)

3 years ago

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Writing the Past Responsibly: Tamara J. Walker and Leah Redmond Chang on the Ethics of Historical Storytelling

Writing the Past Responsibly: Tamara J. Walker and Leah Redmond Chang on the Ethics of Historical Storytelling

5 days ago

From Dublin Workshop to New York Times Byline: Celebrating Elizabeth Austin's "Happiness is a Big, Ugly Sofa"

From Dublin Workshop to New York Times Byline: Celebrating Elizabeth Austin's "Happiness is a Big, Ugly Sofa"

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The Gatekeepers Are Gone. The Struggle Now Is to Stay the Author. A Guest Post by Tal Lazar

The Gatekeepers Are Gone. The Struggle Now Is to Stay the Author. A Guest Post by Tal Lazar

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Stop Rewriting the Same Draft: Two Incredible Year-Long Incubators to Finally Finish Your Book in 2026

Stop Rewriting the Same Draft: Two Incredible Year-Long Incubators to Finally Finish Your Book in 2026

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Student Publication News:

Alumni Update: Samantha Silva's Third Novel Sometime This Century Coming from HarperCollins

Alumni Update: Samantha Silva's Third Novel Sometime This Century Coming from HarperCollins

5 days ago

From Dublin Workshop to New York Times Byline: Celebrating Elizabeth Austin's "Happiness is a Big, Ugly Sofa"

From Dublin Workshop to New York Times Byline: Celebrating Elizabeth Austin's "Happiness is a Big, Ugly Sofa"

A week ago

Lauren Yu-Ting Bo Named to Prestigious NBCC Emerging Critics Fellowship

Lauren Yu-Ting Bo Named to Prestigious NBCC Emerging Critics Fellowship

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Celebrating WritingWorkshops.com Alumni Yvonne Liu Inaugural Recipient of the James Patterson Go Finish Your Book Grant

Celebrating WritingWorkshops.com Alumni Yvonne Liu: Inaugural Recipient of the James Patterson "Go Finish Your Book" Grant

2 weeks ago