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Natalie Serianni on Writing Your Personal Essay

Natalie Serianni on Writing Your Personal Essay

Many of us have that moment: it feels like a bolt or a jolt. A recognition in your brain that...

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3 weeks ago

Alumni Spotlight: Jennifer Stewart's Bold Essay Published in How I Learned

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Alumni Spotlight: Jennifer Stewart's Bold Essay Published in How I Learned

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Alumni Spotlight: Jenny Phillips Publishes Powerful Essay After Writing Through Grief Workshop

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Alumni Spotlight: Jenny Phillips Publishes Powerful Essay After Writing Through Grief Workshop

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5 Key Lessons From My First Pitch: A Writer's Guide to Magazine Success

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5 Key Lessons From My First Pitch: A Writer's Guide to Magazine Success

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Meet the Teaching Artist: Jelisha Jones on the Sacred Art and Literary Ceremony of Personal Essays

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Meet the Teaching Artist: Jelisha Jones on the Sacred Art and Literary Ceremony of Personal Essays

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Writing Linked Narratives: Interconnected Story Collections & Novels-In-Stories: an Interview with Antonio Ruiz-Camacho

Writing Linked Narratives: Interconnected Story Collections & Novels-In-Stories: an Interview with Antonio Ruiz-Camacho

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From Dublin Workshop to New York Times Byline: Celebrating Elizabeth Austin's "Happiness is a Big, Ugly Sofa"

From Dublin Workshop to New York Times Byline: Celebrating Elizabeth Austin's "Happiness is a Big, Ugly Sofa"

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Independent Writing Programs: A Conversation on Creative Community Beyond the MFA

Independent Writing Programs: A Conversation on Creative Community Beyond the MFA

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Taylor Swift as Craft for Fiction Writers

From Stadium Tours to Story Structure: How Taylor Swift's Songcraft Can Transform Your Fiction

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Student Publication News:

Celebrating WritingWorkshops.com Alumni Yvonne Liu Inaugural Recipient of the James Patterson Go Finish Your Book Grant

Celebrating WritingWorkshops.com Alumni Yvonne Liu: Inaugural Recipient of the James Patterson "Go Finish Your Book" Grant

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From Dublin Workshop to New York Times Byline: Celebrating Elizabeth Austin's "Happiness is a Big, Ugly Sofa"

From Dublin Workshop to New York Times Byline: Celebrating Elizabeth Austin's "Happiness is a Big, Ugly Sofa"

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Alumni Spotlight: Kari Zander Published in McSweeney's and Lit Angels

Alumni Spotlight: Kari Zander Published in McSweeney's and Lit Angels

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Lauren Yu-Ting Bo Named to Prestigious NBCC Emerging Critics Fellowship

Lauren Yu-Ting Bo Named to Prestigious NBCC Emerging Critics Fellowship

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