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.
“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
Spring 2025: March & April Classes
- Motherhood in Memoir with Terri Linton (Ten Weeks)
March 18 to May 27, 2025
Tuesdays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm EST, on Zoom - Writing the Hybrid Memoir with Margo Steines (Six Weeks) (sold out)
March 18 to April 29, 2025
Tuesdays, 1:00pm to 3:00pm EST, on Zoom - How to Write Without Fear with Suzanne Chazin (Five Weeks)
March 19 to April 23, 2025
Wednesdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm EST, on Campus - Reading to Write: Short Fiction with Myla Goldberg (Four Weeks)
March 31 to April 28, 2025 (4 weeks)
Mondays, 7:00-9:00pm EST, On Zoom - Writing & Dance: A Movement Studio Workshop with Meredith Talusan (One Day)
April 5, 2025 (1 day)
Saturday, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM EDT, On Campus - Master Class on Poetry Revision with Elaine Sexton (One Day)
April 26, 2025
Saturday, 10:00am to 2:00pm EST, on Campus - Submitting to Literary Journals with Samantha Steiner (One Day)
April 26, 2025
Saturday, 6:00pm to 8:30pm EST, on Zoom - Our Lives, Our Stories with Jimin Han (Five Weeks)
April 30 to May 28, 2025
Wednesdays, 1:00pm to 3:00pm EST, on Zoom
Summer 2025: May & June Classes
- How Do They Do It? A Reading Workshop for Writers with Barbara Josselsohn (Four Weeks)
May 15 to June 12, 2025
Thursdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm EST, on Campus - Beginner Memoir Generator with Janet Pfeffer (Five Weeks)
May 20 to June 17, 2025
Tuesdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm EST, on Campus - Memoir Generator: Love & Loss with Terri Linton (Ten Weeks)
May 27 to July 29, 2025
Tuesdays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm EST, on Zoom - Advanced Novel & Memoir Manuscript Workshop with Marcia Bradley (Six Weeks)
May 28 to July 2, 2025
Wednesdays, 1:00pm to 3:00pm EST, on Zoom - Memoir Generator: Life Stories for Writers 50+ with Cindy Beer-Fouhy (Five Weeks)
May 28 to June 25, 2025
Wednesdays, 6:00pm to 9:00pm EST, on Zoom - How to Play with Point of View with Rachel Aydt (Five Weeks)
May 29 to June 26, 2025
Thursdays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm EST, on Zoom - The Craft of Translation with Ines Rodrigues (One Day)
May 31, 2025
Saturday, 10:00am to 2:00pm EST, on Campus - Beginner Novel Generator with Ines Rodrigues (Five Weeks)
June 2 to June 30, 2025
Mondays, 1:00pm to 3:00pm EST, on Zoom - Winning at the Finish Line with Ben Purkert (One Day)
June 3, 2025
Tuesday, 6:30pm to 8:00pm EST, on Zoom - Memoir Workshop with Jocelyn Jane Cox (Five Weeks)
June 4 to July 2, 2025
Wednesdays, 11:00am to 1:00pm EST, on Zoom - How to Link Your Short Pieces into a Collection with Tessa Smith McGovern (One Day)
June 14, 2025
Saturday, 10:00am to 2:00pm EST, on Zoom - The Chapbook: From First Poem to First Book with Elaine Sexton (One Day)
June 21, 2025
Saturday, 10:00am to 2:00pm EST, on Campus - How to Revise Nonfiction Essays with Tyler Mills (One Day)
June 28, 2025
Saturday, 10:00am to 2:00pm EST, on Campus
Summer Session Two: July & August
- Fiction Workshop with August Thompson (Six Weeks)
July 10 to August 14, 2025
Thursdays, 7:00pm to 9:00pm EST, on Zoom - Beginner Speculative Fiction Generator with Molly McGhee (Six Weeks)
July 14 to August 18, 2025
Mondays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm EST, on Zoom - Creating Extraordinary Stories from Ordinary Events with Joann Smith (Five Weeks)
July 15 to August 12, 2025
Tuesdays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm EST on Zoom - Writing With A Day Job: Creative Practice with Samantha Mann (One Day)
July 15, 2025
Tuesday, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm EST on Zoom - Start Writing Your Memoir with Amelia Possanza (Five Weeks)
July 16 to August 13, 2025
Wednesdays, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm EST on Zoom - Nonfiction Generator: Finding Your Identity with Janine Annett (Five Weeks)
July 18 to August 15, 2025
Fridays, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm EST on Campus - How to Build An Author Website with Chris Steib (One Day)
July 19 to July 26, 2025
Saturdays, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm EST on Zoom - Writing the Hybrid Memoir with Margo Steines (Six Weeks)
July 29 to September 2, 2025
Tuesdays, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST on Zoom
"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