Publishers Weekly Praises Writers Studio Method
“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…
Edward Hirsch’s 100 Poems to Break Your Heart Celebration
Sunday, November 7 at 7 pm (EST) Join a star-studded lineup of poets, including Joy Harjo, Garrett Hongo, Yusef Komunyakaa, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, and Natasha Trethewey, to celebrate award-winning poet and advocate Edward Hirsch’s newly published 100 Poems to Break Your Heart. In this inspiring anthology, Hirsch selects some of the most moving…
Introducing The Writers Studio Italia
The Writers Studio Italia offers ongoing creative writing workshops entirely in Italian in Rome and Online using the tried and true method developed by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Philip Schultz since he founded the school in 1987. The idea for The Writers Studio Italia originated in 2016 at the Festivaletteratura in Mantua, when Stas’ Gawronski,…
The Ralph Dickey Scholarship — The Results Are In
The Writers Studio is pleased to offer the Ralph Dickey Scholarship to Black aspiring writers. The scholarship is named in honor of Ralph Dickey, African American poet and dear friend of Writers Studio founder/director and Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Philip Schultz. Full tuition will be covered for beginning and more advanced students who successfully progress…
SF Student Cecile Barlier Wins Grace Paley Prize For Short Fiction
San Francisco Master Class writer, Cécile Barlier, has just won the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction, for her manuscript, A Gypsy’s Book of Revelation. Dan Chaon, this year’s Paley Prize judge, begins his comments, saying “This collection has an astonishing range of styles and subject matters—it seems that there’s…
The New Yorker Reviews Craft Class Teacher
James Lasdun’s new book, “Afternoon of a Faun,” is called “brilliant” by Katy Waldman in “The New Yorker” April 30, 2019 issue. James will discuss his technique with Philip Schultz in the Craft Class on May 7. James is also a longtime member of The Writers Studio Advisory Board.