Blog — Personal Narrative

Natalie Serianni on Writing Your Personal Essay

Natalie Serianni on Writing Your Personal Essay

Many of us have that moment: it feels like a bolt or a jolt. A recognition in your brain that...

by Writing Workshops Staff

3 months ago

What Is Autofiction? The Art of Blending Personal Experience With Fiction

What Is Autofiction? The Art of Blending Personal Experience With Fiction

6 months 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

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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

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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