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
- Magical Realism & Surrealism in Fiction with Serrana Gay (Five Weeks)
February 27 to March 27, 2025
Thursdays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm EST, on Zoom - Pitching to Bookstores with Chris Steib (One Day)
March 15, 2025
Saturday, 10:00am to 1:00pm EST, on Zoom - 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)
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 - 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
...looking for more classes? Our Summer 2025 classes will be announced in March!
"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