The Writers Studio Calendar

Online Courses Workshops in Fiction, Poetry, and Memoir

Classes meet for 8 or 6 weeks.

Class Teacher Begins Meets Time Cost Status  
Online Stories of Health and Illness (Drumwright) – Winter 20217 Janelle Drumwright Feb 13, 2021 Saturday 10:30am - 12:30pm PT $325 Open
Online Level 1 (Moroney) – Winter 2021 Francesca Moroney Feb 9, 2021 Tuesday 8:00 - 9:00pm EST $410 Open
Online Level 1 (Herman) – Spring 2021 Michele Herman Mar 15, 2021 Monday 8:00 - 9:00pm EST $410 Open
Online Level 1 (Sutherland) – Spring 2021 Sean Sutherland Mar 22, 2021 Monday 8:00 - 9:00pm EST $410 Open
Online Level 1 (Moroney) – Spring 2021 Francesca Moroney Apr 13, 2021 Tuesday 8:00 - 9:00pm EST $410 Open
Online Level 2 (Hinman) – Winter 2021 Joel Hinman Jan 12, 2021 Tuesday 8:30 - 9:30pm EST $420 Open
Online Level 2 (Hinman) – Spring 2021 Joel Hinman Mar 16, 2021 Tuesday 8:30 - 9:30pm EST $420 Open
Online Level 3 (Babb) – Winter 2021 Lorraine Babb Jan 6, 2021 Wednesday 9:00 - 10:00pm EST $450 Closed
Online Level 4 (Holt) – Winter 20213 Lucinda Holt Jan 5, 2021 Tuesday 9:00 - 10:00pm EST $460 Open
Online Master Workshop (Holt) – Winter 20214 Lucinda Holt Jan 5, 2021 Tuesday 9:00 - 10:00pm EST $460 Open
Online Advanced Poetry (Nevins) – Winter 20215 Rachael Nevins Jan 11, 2021 Monday 8:30 - 9:30pm EST $450 Open
Online Memoir Workshop (Herman) – Spring 20217,8 Michele Herman Mar 23, 2021 Tuesday 1:00 - 2:00pm EST $325 Open
Online Over-50 Memoir Workshop (Krass) – Winter 20217,8 Peter Krass Jan 20, 2021 Wednesday 3:00 - 4:00pm EST $325 Closed
Online Essays and the Persona Narrator (Ford) – Winter 2, 20217,8 Gail Ford Jan 9, 2021 Saturday 10:30am - 12:30pm PST $325 Open
Online Journal Writing with a Persona (Peterson) – Winter 20217,8 Mark Peterson Jan 13, 2021 Wednesday 7:30 - 9:30pm EST $325 Open
Online Crafting Fantastic and Imaginative Worlds (Leis) – Winter 20217 Richard Leis Jan 21, 2021 Thursday 7:00 - 8:00pm EST $325 Open
Online Writing About Everyday Life (Nevins) – Winter 20217 Rachael Nevins Feb 9, 2021 Tuesday 9:30 - 10:30pm EST $325 Open
Online Writing Short (Bellamy) – Winter 20217,8 Lisa Bellamy Feb 23, 2021 Tuesday 8:30 - 9:30pm EST $325 Closed
Online Teen Creative Writing Workshop (McElwain) – Winter 2021 Sarah McElwain Feb 4, 2021 Thursday 7:00 - 8:00pm EST $325 Open
1This class is only open to students who have completed Level 1 at The Writers Studio and by permission of the teacher. 2This class is only open to fiction students who have completed Level 2 at The Writers Studio and by permission of the teacher. 3This class is only open to students who have completed Level 3 at The Writers Studio and by permission of the teacher. 4This class is only open to students who have completed Level 4 at The Writers Studio and by permission of the teacher. 5This class is open to poets who have poetry publications, an MFA, or four post-graduate writing courses and students who have completed Level 2 at The Writers Studio. 6This eight-week class is open to parents and educators of high school and middle school students with dyslexia. 7This class meets for 6 weeks. 8This class has a weekly live video chat. There will be no recording or transcript available for these sessions.

Craft Class

The Craft Class meets once a week for 8 weeks. Class is held at 272 West 10th Street, between Greenwich and Washington Streets, in Manhattan, with a few exceptions. Students may attend class in New York City or subscribe to recordings of it by digital download. Details about class relocations and downloading instructions are emailed to students.

Class Teacher Begins Meets Time Cost Status  
Craft Class – Winter 2020-2021 Various Teachers Dec 1, 2020 Tuesday 6:30 - 8:00pm EST $485 Open
Craft Class taken with a Workshop – Winter 2020-2021 Various Teachers Dec 1, 2020 Tuesday 6:30 - 8:00pm EST $295 Open
Craft Class – Spring 2021 Various Teachers Feb 9, 2021 Tuesday 6:30 - 8:00pm EST $485 Open
Craft Class taken with a Workshop – Spring 2021 Various Teachers Feb 9, 2021 Tuesday 6:30 - 8:00pm EST $295 Open

New York Workshops in Fiction and Poetry

Classes meet once a week for 8 weeks. Classes are held at 272 West 10th Street, between Greenwich and Washington Streets in Manhattan, with a few exceptions. Select upper level classes are held at alternate locations. Students are notified of these locations by email. While it is unsafe to meet in person, classes are held remotely.

Class Teacher Begins Meets Time Cost Status  
NYC Level 1 (Hunter) – Winter 2020-20215 Scott Hunter Jan 11, 2021 Monday 6:30 - 8:30pm EST $410 Open
NYC Level 1 (Herman) – Spring 20215 Michele Herman Apr 14, 2021 Wednesday 5:30 - 7:30pm EST $410 Open
NYC Level 2 (Shade) – Winter 20215 Christopher X. Shade Jan 11, 2021 Monday 6:30 - 9:00pm EST $410 Open
NYC Level 3 (Dormen) – Winter 2020-20212,5 Lesley Dormen Dec 2, 2020 Wednesday 6:30 - 9:00pm EST $450 Open
NYC Level 4 (Dormen) – Winter 2020-20214,5 Lesley Dormen Dec 2, 2020 Wednesday 6:30 - 9:00pm EST $450 Open
NYC Advanced Poetry (Bellamy) – Winter 20213 Lisa Bellamy Jan 7, 2021 Thursday 6:30 - 9:00pm EST $430 Closed
NYC Memoir Workshop (Bertrand) – Winter 2, 20215 Sylvie Bertrand Jan 27, 2021 Wednesday 6:30 - 9:00pm EST $410 Open
1This class is only open to students who have completed Level 1 at The Writers Studio and by permission of the teacher. 2This class is only open to fiction students who have completed Level 2 at The Writers Studio and by permission of the teacher. 3This class is open to poets who have poetry publications, an MFA, or four post-graduate writing courses and students who have completed Level 2 at The Writers Studio. 4This class is only open to students who have completed Level 3 at The Writers Studio and by permission of the teacher. 5Due to the outbreak of the Coronvirus, this class will meet via video chat. Details will be sent upon registration.

Tucson Workshops in Fiction and Poetry

The Tucson classes meet once a week for 8 weeks and are held at the Tucson Warehouse and Transfer Studios, 100 E. 6th St, Tucson, AZ 85705. While it is unsafe to meet in person, classes are held remotely.

Class Teacher Begins Meets Time Cost Status  
Tucson Workshop (Leis) – Winter 2021 Richard Leis Jan 23, 2021 Saturday 10:00am - 12:30pm MST $320 Open
Tucson Intermediate Workshop (Ivory) – Winter 20212 Philip Ivory Jan 21, 2021 Thursday 6:30 - 9:00pm MST $350 Open
Tucson Advanced Workshop (MacNeil) – Winter 20213 Lela Scott MacNeil Jan 25, 2021 Monday 6:30 - 9:00pm MST $365 Open
Tucson Master Workshop (Bibby) – Winter 2021 Reneé Bibby Jan 19, 2021 Tuesday 6:30 - 9:00pm MST $375 Open
1For beginners and experienced writers new to The Writers Studio method. 2This class is only open to students who have completed the Workshop level at The Writers Studio and by permission of the teacher. 3This class is only open to students who have completed the Intermediate Workshop level at The Writers Studio and by permission of the teacher.

San Francisco Workshops in Fiction and Poetry

The San Francisco Workshop classes meet once a week for 8 weeks at The Mechanics Institute Building, #702 at 57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA. While it is unsafe to meet in person, classes are held remotely.

Class Teacher Begins Meets Time Cost Status  
San Francisco Workshop (Wheat) – Winter 20215 Steve Wheat Jan 13, 2021 Wednesday 6:30 - 8:30pm PST $385 Open
San Francisco Workshop (Wheat) – Winter 2021, 25 Steve Wheat Jan 14, 2021 Thursday 6:30 - 8:30pm PST $385 Open
San Francisco Intermediate Workshop (Ford) – Winter 20215 Gail Ford Jan 14, 2021 Thursday 6:30 - 8:30pm PST $395 Closed
San Francisco Advanced Workshop (Jacobson) – Winter 20212,5 Kathie Jacobson Jan 12, 2021 Tuesday 6:30 - 9:00pm PST $395 Open
San Francisco Master Workshop (Jacobson) – Winter 20213,5 Kathie Jacobson Jan 11, 2021 Monday 6:30 - 9:00pm PST $410 Open
1This class is only open to students who have completed a Workshop at The Writers Studio and by permission of the teacher. 2This class is only open to students who have completed an Intermediate Workshop at The Writers Studio and by permission of the teacher. 3This class is only open to students who have completed an Advanced Workshop at The Writers Studio and by permission of the teacher. 5Due to the outbreak of the Coronvirus, this class will meet via video chat. Details will be sent upon registration.

Hudson Valley Workshops in Fiction and Poetry

The Hudson Valley classes meet once a week for 8 weeks. While it is unsafe to meet in person, classes are held remotely.

Class Teacher Begins Meets Time Cost Status  
Hudson Valley Intermediate/Advanced Workshop (Hinman) – Winter 2021 Joel Hinman Jan 11, 2021 Monday 6:30 - 9:00pm EST $375 Open

Italia Workshop di Narrativa, Poesia e Memoir

Le classi si svolgono una volta alla settimana per 8 settimane. I Workshop in sede si svolgono a Roma in Via Germanico 172, nel quartiere Prati. I Workshop on-line si svolgono su Google Meet.

Class Teacher Begins Meets Time Cost Status  
Italia Online Workshop (Gawronski) – Winter 2021 Stas' Gawronski Jan 25, 2021 Monday 18:30 - 20:30 (6:30 - 8:30pm Italian time) $360 Closed
Italia Online Workshop (Bultrini) – Winter 2021 Nicola Bultrini Jan 26, 2021 Tuesday 18:30 - 20:30 (6:30 - 8:30pm Italian time) $360 Open
Italia In-Person Workshop (Gawronski) – Winter 2021 Stas' Gawronski Jan 27, 2021 Wednesday 18:30 - 20:30 (6:30 - 8:30pm Italian time) $360 Closed
Italia Online Poetry Workshop (Bultrini) – Winter 2021 Nicola Bultrini Jan 27, 2021 Wednesday 18:30 - 20:30 (6:30 - 8:30pm Italian time) $360 Open

Tutorials

Tutorials are scheduled by the student and teacher directly.

Class Teacher Begins Meets Time Cost Status  
The Writers Studio Tutorial Program Various $1900 Open
The Writers Studio Tutorial Program – Consultation Various $215 Open