Writers Studio student Ann Chinnis’s full-length poetry collection LOVE SONGS: PORT & STARBOARD is forthcoming from Aldrich Press, an imprint of Kelsay Books.
We are so proud to share Ann’s success. Congratulations, Ann!
“Poet Schultz delves into the written expression of real emotion in this eloquent guide to ‘persona writing,’ or developing a narrative voice and viewpoint different from one’s own. Doing so, he writes, makes it possible to articulate difficult feelings and can provide a shield from the ‘shitbird,’ Schultz’s term for one’s sense of doubt and…
Alice Hatcher, Writers Studio Tucson teacher, has won Cincinnati Review‘s Robert and Adele Schiff Award for her essay “Legacy Tree.” “Alice Hatcher’s ‘Legacy Tree’ is a moving excavation of and reflection on the legacy of a complicated father,” writes literary nonfiction judge Michael Griffith. “Our readers loved both what father and daughter planted together decades…
Alice Hatcher, Writers Studio Tucson teacher, wins first prize for the 2026 Prime Number Magazine Award for Short Fiction for her story “A Wreck of a Place,” which will appear in Issue 293 of Prime Number Magazine, Sept-Dec 2026. Judge Jodi Paloni had this to say: “As the judge, I had the privilege to read…
On season 3 of the podcast How I Wrote This, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jennifer Egan talks about writing and taking class with Writers Studio founder and director Philip Schultz. Take a listen starting at 33:16: https://www.howiwrotethisthepodcast.com/season-3/jennifer-egan
FR: One of the unusual things about The Writers Studio is that there are different levels. Each one is very specific and students pass through these levels with a great deal of consideration and concern. Can you talk more about these stages? PS: Yes. I’ve taught people in their 30s, 40s and 50s alongside people…
FIVE PIECES OF WRITING ADVICE FROM PHILIP SCHULTZ BEWARE THE SHITBIRD May 3, 2017 By Emily Temple In 1987, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Philip Schultz founded the Writers Studio, which grew from a casual workshop in a West Village living room to an established school with four locations, online programs, a reading series, and a nonprofit branch that…
