Thursdays, May 21-June 4, 3-5pm EDT; $220 Online via Zoom This three-week bootcamp will demystify all of the questions and tasks and expectations that swirl around in the background as you prepare to try to land a book deal. With segments on platform, submission materials, and submission strategies, writers will leave with clear and actionable plans for everything else they should be thinking about and working on while they finish their manuscripts.

Saturday, May 30, 1-4pm EDT; $99 Online via Zoom During this one-day course, we’ll experiment with different techniques to find a new way into your draft—seeing it with fresh eyes so you can cut away the excess, dig deeper into the richest ideas, and take a fresh approach to structure. Come with a draft you’ve been struggling with—leave with a polished revision, and tools you can use again and again.

Saturday, June 13, 1-4pm EDT; $99 Online via Zoom In this three-hour generative session, we’ll read and discuss examples of personal/critical essays—essays that engage with art as a way to articulate something personal—and generate new writing that incorporates both art criticism and memoir.