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The Fall 2025 Writer's Workshop is now in session. Check back for future workshops and other courses soon!
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Alissa teaches a variety of creative writing and literature courses throughout the year, including her popular and longstanding Writer's Workshop. Enrollment is limited to ensure personalized attention, and some courses are available by referral or pre-approval only. All classes are currently held online in a live, synchronous format. In-person offerings will be introduced in the future.
Check back regularly for current course schedules, detailed descriptions, and registration information.
Check back regularly for current course schedules, detailed descriptions, and registration information.
Current Course Offerings
Alissa's next course offerings will become available in March 2026.
Interested in what the Fall 2025 Writers Workshop was like?
Interested in what the Fall 2025 Writers Workshop was like?
The class runs from October 9 through December 4, 2025.
Please note: no class will be held on Thanksgiving.
📅 Thursdays, 7:00–8:30 PM (ET).
💻 Virtual via Google Meet
💰 Course Fee: $215
🎯 10% discount available for writers currently enrolled in a coaching program with Alissa (must have been active in the last 30 days).
👥 Limited to 10 students
This workshop is open to writers at all stages of the writing process and in all genres. Whether you're drafting, revising, or returning to a piece after time away, this is a space to share your work, receive thoughtful feedback, and engage in meaningful discussions about craft in a fun, collaborative, literary environment.
Spots are limited—only 10 seats available—so don’t wait! Enrollment will officially close on September 19, 2025 or when all spots in class are full. There will be a waitlist for interested writers.
Please note: no class will be held on Thanksgiving.
📅 Thursdays, 7:00–8:30 PM (ET).
💻 Virtual via Google Meet
💰 Course Fee: $215
🎯 10% discount available for writers currently enrolled in a coaching program with Alissa (must have been active in the last 30 days).
👥 Limited to 10 students
This workshop is open to writers at all stages of the writing process and in all genres. Whether you're drafting, revising, or returning to a piece after time away, this is a space to share your work, receive thoughtful feedback, and engage in meaningful discussions about craft in a fun, collaborative, literary environment.
Spots are limited—only 10 seats available—so don’t wait! Enrollment will officially close on September 19, 2025 or when all spots in class are full. There will be a waitlist for interested writers.
FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE WRITER'S WORKSHOP
The Writer’s Workshop is a longstanding and popular virtual group writing and critique course. We have a core group of writers who join each term, and we welcome new students when we have openings.
The primary work of the course is the workshop process itself: feedback and discussion of student writing, guided by Alissa in a fun, supportive and collaborative literary environment. This process is designed to help you achieve your writing goals, further refine and improve your work, and to have fun. You’ll share your writing with classmates, read their work, and engage with a community of compassionate, craft-smart and supportive writers. We’ll address craft issues, discuss technique and complete in-class exercises along the way to aid your learning.
The workshop is fully inclusive, and welcomes poets and prose writers of all genres, all experience levels, and at any stage of the writing process. Workshoppers are expected to read and respond to manuscripts each week outside of class, and to maintain deadlines throughout the term. Please come to class prepared to share a portion of your current writing project.
Enrollment requires pre-approval; please contact Alissa directly here to reserve your space during an upcoming session.
Enrollment for the Fall 2025 session is now open!
The Writer’s Workshop is a longstanding and popular virtual group writing and critique course. We have a core group of writers who join each term, and we welcome new students when we have openings.
The primary work of the course is the workshop process itself: feedback and discussion of student writing, guided by Alissa in a fun, supportive and collaborative literary environment. This process is designed to help you achieve your writing goals, further refine and improve your work, and to have fun. You’ll share your writing with classmates, read their work, and engage with a community of compassionate, craft-smart and supportive writers. We’ll address craft issues, discuss technique and complete in-class exercises along the way to aid your learning.
The workshop is fully inclusive, and welcomes poets and prose writers of all genres, all experience levels, and at any stage of the writing process. Workshoppers are expected to read and respond to manuscripts each week outside of class, and to maintain deadlines throughout the term. Please come to class prepared to share a portion of your current writing project.
Enrollment requires pre-approval; please contact Alissa directly here to reserve your space during an upcoming session.
Enrollment for the Fall 2025 session is now open!
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When I walked into my first writing class after retiring, I felt nervous about how my short story might be received, and how I would handle the criticism. But I was very lucky to have chosen Alissa’s writing workshop. Not only is she a great writing teacher but the best workshop leader I have ever had... I’ve presented short fiction, poetry and personal essays in Alissa’s workshops. Her feedback and leadership in encouraging my classmates to give me useful feedback, has improved my work in all of these areas. I consider her my mentor and after close to eight years, I still feel lucky to be studying and working with her.
—Carolyn B.
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