The New York Times, “New Yorkers & Co.; Open Your Checkbook, Then Just Open a Vein”
The developing short story Bill Eville took to writing class that night was so personal he might as well have shown up naked. Based on a terrifying experience he had when he was 11 and his brother was 13, the story describes two boys who go hitchhiking one summer night for a kick, only to…
Poets & Writers Magazine, “Trying on Voices for Size”
Phil Schultz waits while several students in his workshop make tactful criticisms about one of their peer’s weekly exercises. When they have finished, Schultz turns to its author, a nine-year veteran of his Writers Studio program who has published stories in several literary journals, and asks her, “What were you feeling when you wrote this?”…
The Writers Studio Newsletter, “An interview with Philip Schultz”
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…