Class Description
In this one-day writing workshop, we'll look at the art of writing the personal essay, with a focus on love and relationships. From the New York Times' "Modern Love" column to newspapers and magazines, personal essays are one of the most popular ways to tell your stories and get published in the mainstream media. This class will provide practical guidelines for your piece and exercises to help you arrive at the right idea. We will be writing in class so that, by the end of the workshop, you will come away with a rough first draft for your ideal essay. There will be lots of specific feedback and guidance from the instructor to help each participant navigate this process.
This class is open to all levels. Feel free to show up with an idea, some notes, a working draft, or nothing at all.
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
For more detailed information about GrubStreet scholarships, including how to contribute to scholarship funds for other students, click here.
This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. About 15 minutes before your class is scheduled to begin, you'll receive an email from your instructor with a link to join the class meeting!
Zoom Participation:
Students are not required to turn their camera on, but are encouraged to participate any way they feel comfortable through functions such as the live chat, emoji reactions, and unmuting the microphone. Learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
We ask that instructors enable closed captioning and send a transcript of the session after class. You can also enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting. If your instructor forgets to send the transcript, just send ’em an email!