The Writers Studio

About

Creative writing program developed and directed by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Philip Schultz. We've been helping poets and fiction writers reach their potential for 30 years.

Story

Fiction and Poetry Workshops in NYC, Tucson, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Hudson Valley, Kids Write, and Online

Mission

The Original School of Creative Writing and Thinking, est. 1987
Hailed as “the most personal of the programs” by The New York Times, The Writers Studio was founded on the belief that when the desire to write is strong enough, anyone can learn the craft necessary for full creative expression.

Over the past 31 years, the school has developed a unique method which emphasizes technique and emotional connection, making writers aware of the distinction between the actual writer and a narrative persona.

To beginning students, we offer a safe, non-competitive and supportive environment, where they learn to turn autobiographical fragments into successful narrative or poetic pieces. To advanced students, we offer technical guidance and professional criticism while they work on longer pieces to submit for publication.

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Ongoing workshops in memoir, fiction and poetry in:

New York City
San Francisco: facebook.com/TheWritersStudioSanFrancisco
Tucson: facebook.com/writerstudiotucson
Hudson Valley: facebook.com/WriterStudiohudsonvalley
Online

We also offer:

An ongoing Craft Class in which students learn how to apply writers' techniques to their own work;

An acclaimed reading series taking place in New York City;

And a Kids Write (KW) program benefiting students of high-school age in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and students with language based learning disabilities.