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When Personal Stories Become Medicine: Elizabeth Austin on the Power of Narrative

When Personal Stories Become Medicine: Elizabeth Austin on the Power of Narrative

"$149.57 is going to have to feed my family indefinitely." That's the opening reality of Elizabeth Austin's essay in today's...

by Writing Workshops Staff

A month ago

From Stalled to Published: Caitlin McLean's Journey to The Belladonna

From Stalled to Published: Caitlin McLean's Journey to The Belladonna

A month ago

Teaching Creative Nonfiction with Joy: an Interview with Christina Berke

Teaching Creative Nonfiction with Joy: an Interview with Christina Berke

3 months ago

Independent Writing Programs: A Conversation on Creative Community Beyond the MFA

Independent Writing Programs: A Conversation on Creative Community Beyond the MFA

3 months ago

On Ethan Hawke, Creativity, and Writing by Blake Kimzey

On Ethan Hawke, Creativity, and Writing by Blake Kimzey

A year ago

Zap, Pow, Bam: On Writing Flash Non/Fiction, By Cara Benson

Zap, Pow, Bam: On Writing Flash Non/Fiction, By Cara Benson

A year ago

Ideas That Work: Resonant Ideas By Ethan Chatagnier

What if blindness was contagious? What if everyone rode unicycles instead of bicycles? What if snow glowed in the dark?...

by Writing Workshops Org Admin

2 years ago

19 Prompts to Create Suspense in your Plot

19 Prompts to Create Suspense in your Plot

2 years ago

How to Write About Grief

How to Write About Grief

2 years ago

10 Flash Fiction Markets That Pay

2 years ago

How to Make the Most of a Creative Writing Class

2 years ago

On Book Publicity, Self Promotion & Not Apologizing For Your Work

On Book Publicity, Self Promotion & Not Apologizing For Your Work

2 years ago

Meet our Instructors:

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

A day ago

The Poetics of Attention: How to See Like a Poet with Lindsey Royal Wayland

The Poetics of Attention: An Interview with Lindsey Royal Wayland

2 days ago

Meet the Teaching Artist: Jelisha Jones on the Sacred Art and Literary Ceremony of Personal Essays

Meet the Teaching Artist: Jelisha Jones on the Sacred Art and Literary Ceremony of Personal Essays

3 days ago

Student Publication News:

From Bootcamp to Paris to Publication: Christine Sandoval's Journey to The Taborian

From Bootcamp to Paris to Publication: Christine Sandoval's Journey to The Taborian

A week ago

From Grief to Published Author: How Alexis Bonavitacola Turned Loss Into Two Books

From Grief to Published Author: How Alexis Bonavitacola Turned Loss Into Two Books

A week ago

From Wish to Reality: Betheny Lynn Reid's Journey to Published Novelist

From Wish to Reality: Betheny Lynn Reid's Journey to Published Novelist

3 weeks ago

From Hesitant to Published: How Ebonya Lia Found Her Voice

From Hesitant to Published: How Ebonya Lia Found Her Voice

A month ago