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The Forever Workshop
New writing workshops from experienced instructors every month. Forever.
Jo's Community Corner
Updated Weekly: Our in-house editor Jo Gatford facilitates discussions, feedback swaps, and makes meeting other writers less scary
The Shakespeare Workshop
What Shakespearean techniques can do to transform our writing into something bold, rhythmic, and uniquely ours.
The Sentence Workshop
What Bestselling Authors Know About Sentence Structure
The Dialogue Workshop
What screenwriters know about dialogue that every writer should learn.
The Submitting Workshop
Everything you need to submit with success from Chill Subs co-founder Benjamin Davis
The Flash Fiction Workshop
Everything you need to write elevated flash fiction from Jo Gatford, recipient of the Bath Flash Award, Flash 500, and the Molotov Cocktail Flash Contest
The Writing Career Workshop
Everything you didn’t know you needed for your writing career from award-winning writer and fiction editor at Okay Donkey, Steve Chang
The Prose Poetry Workshop
Everything you need to create beautiful prose poetry from everyday madness with editor-in-chief of ONLY POEMS, Karan Kapoor
The Erotic Poetry Workshop
Everything you need to write top-tier erotic poetry from award-winning poet and founding editor of ONLY POEMS, Shannan Mann
The Newsletter Workshop
Everything you need to launch your personal newsletter with Courtney Kocak | New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Inside Hook
The Speculative Fiction Workshop
Everything you need to write speculative fiction, taught by Grace P. Fong—a genre writer recognized by the Ignyte Awards, FIYAH x LeVar Burton Reads, and The Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction.
The Short Humor Workshop
Everything you need to write standout short humor pieces from Alex Baia, founding editor of Medium's #1 humor publication, Slackjaw
The Personal Essay Workshop
Everything you need to write the perfect personal essay with Andrea Firth, editor at Brevity and co-founder of Diablo Writers' Workshop
The Horror Writing Workshop
Everything you need to write horror that does more than just scare, from Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, award-winning author and editor at TriQuarterly and Astrosaddle
The Creative Process Workshop
Learn what Taylor Swift does differently when creating that makes people resonate so deeply with her work.
The Novel Writing Workshop
Everything you need to finally get started on your novel from award-winning author and educator Amy Shearn
The Quiet Writing Workshop
COMING MAY 2025: What details are we overlooking in our daily lives that readers are craving to hear about?
The Humor by Genre Workshop
COMING JUNE 2025: Whether you write fiction, nonfiction, essay, memoir, ad copy, or the labels on soup cans, this workshop will help you add more humor to your craft.
The Copywriting Workshop
COMING JULY 2025: Copywriting techniques that translate into creative writing
The World Building Workshop
COMING SEPTEMBER 2025: What speculative fiction can teach every writer about world-building, imagination, and keeping readers hooked.
The True Crime Workshop
COMING OCTOBER 2025: What true crime writers can teach us about injecting heart-pounding suspense, structuring narratives, and mastering the art of keeping readers hooked.
The Editing Workshop
COMING NOVEMBER 2025: What editors wish writers knew about crafting, revising, and submitting—insights that will transform your stories and your submissions.
The Slushpile Workshop
COMING DECEMBER 2025: What lit mag editors really look for in submissions—and how to stand out in the slush pile without resorting to bribery or blackmail.