Whether this is your first writing class or you’re finishing your next book, The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College helps writers grow and connect with a community of passionate writers. Join us on campus in Bronxville, New York or online. Questions about which class is best for you? Email The Writing Institute at writinginstitute@sarahlawrence.edu. We're here to help.
Featured Classes
![Barbara Josselsohn](https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/__writing-institute/faculty-staff-photos/josselsohn-barbara.jpg)
How Do They Do It? Reading Workshop for Writers
In this new workshop series, we’ll do a deep dive into a popular novel that made it big—and look for the “secret sauce” that made it work so well. For the summer session, we’ll be delving into Bonnie Garmus's wildly successful debut novel LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY.
July 9 to July 30, 2024
Tuesdays, 12pm to 2pm EST, On Campus
![Molly](https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/media/writing-institute/moll-mcghee-jpg.jpg)
Speculative, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Workshop
Storytelling originated in hyperbole, nonrealism, other worlds, and mythology. Tales of death-defying feats that elicit horror, fear, hope, triumph, or romance is the bedrock of fiction. In this workshop we will learn how to use techniques across the genre-spectrum to inform our conception of what "storytelling" can be.
July 8 to August 12, 2024
Mondays, 6pm to 8pm EST on Zoom
![Arriel Vinson](https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/media/writing-institute/arriel-vinson.jpeg)
Poem Like You Mean It: A Generative Poetry Class
What makes a poem? While everyone’s answer might be different, in this workshop, we’ll explore what makes a poem good. What gives it fire? What gives it meaning?
July 22 to August 19, 2024
Mondays, 6pm to 8pm EST on Zoom
“On a whim, I took a writing course… within minutes, I knew I had found something I needed to go forth with. Suddenly, my stored experiences and hidden feelings had new meaning, and possibility, which was life-changing.”
—Carla Carlson, author of Love and Oranges
Summer Session 2: July & August
- Playing with Point of View with Rachel Aydt (Five Weeks)
July 11 to August 8, 2024
Thursdays 6:00 to 8:00pm, on Zoom - Intermediate 2.0: Novel and Memoir Workshop with Barbara Josselsohn (Ten Weeks)
July 11 to August 8, 2024
Thursdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm EST, On Zoom (2 spots left!) - Submitting to Literary Magazines with Samantha Steiner (One Day)
Wednesday, July 17th
6:00 - 8:30pm EST, On Zoom (1 spot left!) - Life Stories: A Writing Workshop of Ages 50+ with Cindy Beer-Fouhy (Five Weeks)
July 18 to August 15, 2024
Thursdays, 6:00pm-9:00pm EST, on Zoom (2 spots left!) - Poem Like You Mean It: A Generative Poetry Class with Arriel Vinson (Five Weeks)
July 22 to August 19, 2024
Mondays, 6pm to 8pm EST on Zoom (2 spots left!) - Winning at the Finish Line with Ben Purkert (One Day)
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
6 pm to 8:30 pm EST on Zoom (1 spot left!)
"Writing by its very nature is solitary, but every writer reaches a point when it becomes critically important to share one’s work. [The Writing Institute] gave me exactly the structure, close reading, and support I needed to see my book through to completion."
—Liane Carter, author of Ketchup is My Favorite Vegetable: A Family Grows Up With Autism