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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

4 months ago

Alumni Spotlight: Michelle Tamara Cutler Finds Her Voice Through Personal Essays

Alumni Spotlight: Michelle Tamara Cutler Finds Her Voice Through Personal Essays

7 months ago

Meet the Teaching Artist: Personal Essays for Non-Writers and Newbies with Natalie Serianni

Meet the Teaching Artist: Personal Essays for Non-Writers and Newbies with Natalie Serianni

9 months ago

Writing Personal Essays from Our Most Reckless Days: an Interview with Samantha Mann

Writing Personal Essays from Our Most Reckless Days: an Interview with Samantha Mann

10 months ago

Writing Essays on Queer Joy: an Interview with Samantha Mann

Writing Essays on Queer Joy: an Interview with Samantha Mann

11 months 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

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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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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

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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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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

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