The Writers Studio

Richie Smith, Writers Studio student, has published his story LONG QT in The Brussels Review's Entrance and Exits collection.

"The Brussels Review exists to publish work that troubles easy categorization and refuses to be contained by convention. This collection embodies that mission. It is a space where different voices meet at the place where they are most themselves—at the moment of crossing."

https://thebrusselsreview.com/admin/entrance-and-exits-tbr-blanc-2026/

"Entrance And Exits: TBR Blanc 2026" By The Brussels Review Entrance and Exits gathers thirty-one global stories about thresholds, choices, departures, and what we become in transit.

We are pleased to share that Writers Studio student Linda Gambill's memoir THE GEOGRAPHY OF DESIRE is available for pre-order:

https://www.lindagambill.com/publications

THE GEOGRAPHY OF DESIRE — Linda Gambill My memoir of West Africa revolves around the question of identity. It’s about being who you are rather than who your family expects you to be, about coming apart and putting yourself back together when you feel crushed by loneliness in a new culture, and about the emotional challenges of cross-cu

Childhood is another country—a strange land of intense wonder, immense vulnerability, and shifting perceptions. Start writing your coming-of-age or YA writing project this summer!

Online Writing About Childhood begins this Saturday, June 13th.

In this 6-week live course, Pushcart Prize-winner Phil Ivory will teach you how to mine your earliest memories using narrative techniques from celebrated writers of poetry and prose Ray Bradbury, Sandra Cisneros, Seamus Heaney, Patrick McCabe, and Jacqueline Woodson.

https://courses.writerstudio.com/courses/online-writing-about-childhood-ivory-summer-2026

Stop journaling your trauma. Start crafting it. Beyond the Confessional starts on Monday, June 15th.

Your hardest emotional material is often where your best art hides. You just need a shield. If you want to turn your deepest emotional struggles into fodder for publishable fiction, memoir, or poetry, you need a technique that protects your peace while elevating your craft.

In our six-week Beyond the Confessional class, you’ll learn how a persona narrator acts as a lightning rod—absorbing the shock of heavy emotions so you can focus on understanding your material and begin to craft it into beautiful language.

Sign up today: https://courses.writerstudio.com/courses/online-intro-to-journal-writing-with-a-persona-bond-spring-2026

The Writers Studio Online Intro Journal Writing - Summe 2026 The Writers Studio--founded by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Philip Schultz--offers creative writing classes. This class taught by Julianne Bond features weekly assignments that introduce students to a range of narrative approaches and help students broaden what is possible in their writing.

Don't miss on Tuesday, June 9th! Our very own Liz Kingsley will be in conversation with Kelli Russell Agodon about the crafting of the in her latest collection, ACCIDENTAL DEVOTIONS.

"This is a brave book," writes Ilya Kaminsky, "one that shows us there is nothing accidental about Kelli Russell Agodon’s devotions—but as we turn the pages, our own devotions might, perhaps, deepen."

Enroll in Craft Class to join us for this class and receive recordings of all eight classes:
https://courses.writerstudio.com/collections/craft-class

Ann Chinnis, Writers Studio student, has published her full-length collection LOVE SONG: PORT & STARBOARD, which is available through Kelsay Books.

Congratulations, Ann!

Purchase the collection here:
https://kelsaybooks.com/products/love-song-port-starboard

Love Song: Port & Starboard Ann Chinnis is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize (2025), two Best of the Net nominations, and a second-place Edgar Allan Poe Prize from the Poetry Society of Virginia. She authored two previous poetry chapbooks—Poppet, My Poppet, and I Can Catch Anything. Her work is published in Sky Island Journa...

Looking back at childhood it was a place of magic and intense wonder, but also a vulnerable space where the hard truths of adulthood were always creeping in.

How do you capture that wonder and vulnerability?

Join The Writers Studio for Online Writing About Childhood, a 6-week live workshop taught by Pushcart Prize-nominee Phil Ivory.

https://courses.writerstudio.com/courses/online-writing-about-childhood-ivory-summer-2026

The Original School of Creative Writing + Thinking - The Writers Studio Creative Writing Workshops Online and in NYC, Tucson, San Francisco, Hudson Valley, + Italy. Students publish and win awards.

In this Tuesday, June 2nd, Writers Studio teacher Marc Frons considers techniques used in Lola Lafon's WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THIS SONG: ON MEMORY, LOSS, AND WRITING.

Lafon's memoir/essay intertwines personal history, including her family's Holocaust experiences, with reflections on Anne Frank's life, diary, and legacy. Join us to discuss how Lafon grapples with tragedy and the stories we tell about it:

https://courses.writerstudio.com/collections/craft-class

Join our community of and be the writer you've always dreamed of.

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DIVE MORE DEEPLY INTO YOUR MATERIAL. What is it that only you can say? Enroll in Intro to Journal Writing with a Persona to find out. Starts Monday, June 15th.

In The Writers Studio Intro to Journal Writing with a Persona, students write journal entries to address what they see as their most pressing ideas and stories, using a persona narrator. Students tame once painful subjects for use in their creative writing, using The Writers Studio method.

https://courses.writerstudio.com/courses/online-intro-to-journal-writing-with-a-persona-bond-spring-2026