We’re Looking for Writers Who Teach Like They Mean It: WritingWorkshops.com is accepting class pitches for Late Spring & Summer 2026
by Writing Workshops Staff
20 hours ago
Here’s a secret about the best writing teachers: they’re not just passing down craft lessons, they’re pulling the next writer up behind them.
They’re the ones who remember what it felt like to be stuck, to wonder if their work would ever find a home, to need someone in their corner. And now that they’ve published the book and built a body of work they’re proud of, they want to open doors for the writers coming up behind them.
If that’s you, we want to talk.
Who We Are
WritingWorkshops.com is an independent, artist-run creative writing school and the official education partner of Electric Literature. Since 2016, we’ve offered online workshops, destination retreats, and IndieMFA programs taught by award-winning authors, including National Book Award finalists and New York Times bestsellers.
Each month, over 50% of our enrollments are returning students. They come back because our instructors deliver.
What We’re Looking For
Our students come to us for niche, craft-focused classes with unexpected angles—the kind of courses they can’t find anywhere else.
Think: The Octopus Moment: How to Create a Story with Reach. Unhinged In Your Notes App: An Introduction to the Fragmented Essay. Arcana & Edgecraft: Tarot as Structure for Flash & Hybrid Writing. Writing our Mother Wound. Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber. Limbs & Longing: Writing Intimate Scenes That Move Stories Forward.
We want instructors who:
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Teach craft. Our students want to learn how to write better—specific techniques, concrete tools, actionable feedback that moves their work forward.
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Take the work seriously. Our students are adults with jobs, families, and full lives. They’ve invested real time and money in their writing. They expect excellence, and so do we.
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Champion their students beyond the classroom. Our best instructors provide connections, mentorship, and guidance that extends past the final session. When their students succeed, they celebrate it as part of their own legacy.
We’re looking for classes that focus on the craft itself and help writers advance their careers, push their work forward, and forge paths to publication.
Late Spring & Summer 2026: What’s on Our Wish List
Course proposals approved now will have start dates in May, June, July, and August 2026. We’re especially interested in classes that capture the energy of the season: the expansiveness of summer writing time, travel and place-based work, the outdoors, and the momentum of fresh starts.
Summer Writing Energy
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Write a Messy Novel Draft This Summer
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Write a Messy Memoir Draft This Summer
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The 48-Hour Story: A Weekend Sprint Intensive
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Summer of Short Stories: Generate a Collection in 12 Weeks
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Poetry Month Hangover: Keep the Momentum Going
Place, Travel & the Outdoors
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Writing the Road Trip: Movement, Landscape, and Transformation
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The Literature of Heat: Writing Summer, the South, and Swelter
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Writing Your Hometown: Mining the Familiar for Story
Craft Deep Dives
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Pacing: When to Speed Up and When to Slow Down
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The Art of the Twist: Structuring Reveals and Misdirection
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Mastering the Unreliable Narrator
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Writing Endings That Haunt
Genre & Form
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Summer Reading, Summer Writing: The Beach Read and Beyond
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Science Fiction Craft: World-Building Believable Futures
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Writing the Ensemble Cast: Juggling Multiple POVs
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The Braided Essay: Weaving Multiple Threads
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Long Poems and Sequences: Beyond the Stand-Alone Lyric
Writing for Children & YA
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Middle Grade Magic: Voice and Story for the 8-12 Set
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Summer Adventure Stories: Writing Action and Friendship for Young Readers
Publishing & Business
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Substack and Newsletter Strategy for Writers
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Writing the Synopsis
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Summer Submissions Push: Get Your Work Out the Door
IndieMFA Programs (9-12 Months)
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Full-length Novel Incubator
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Full-length Memoir Incubator
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Full-length Essay Collection Incubator
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Full-length Short Story Collection Incubator
Don’t see your idea on this list? Pitch it anyway. We update our wish list seasonally, but we’re always looking for the class we didn’t know we needed.
Qualifications
Our instructors typically have one or more of the following: an MFA, a substantial publication history, and/or extensive teaching experience. Publishing and industry professionals are welcome to apply for classes in their areas of expertise.
Before You Pitch
Spend time with our current catalog. Your pitch should feel like it belongs alongside our existing offerings: specific, unexpected, and genuinely useful to writers looking to level up their work.
Ready to Apply?
Submit Your Instructor Application Here
We review applications on an ongoing basis. If there’s no immediate opening, you may not hear from us right away—but we keep all applications on file.
WritingWorkshops.com is where writers come out of the wilderness and into fellowship. If you’re ready to help lead them there, we’d love to hear from you.
