Fall 2024
August 19th – 23rd: In-Person Kick-Off Retreat in New York’s Adirondack Mountains with focused mentorship from Workshop Dean Nicholas Kotar on Establishing a Writing Ritual that Defeats the Blank Page
August 26th – September 20th: Soul-Centered Writing: Unblocking Your Muse with Dr. Nicole Roccas
September 23rd – October 11th: Workshop Writing Intensive: Self-Paced Writing Projects and Submissions for Critique Sessions with Deacon Nicholas Kotar
October 14th – November 8th: Worldbuilding: Developing an Internally Cohesive Novel with Jonathan Pageau
November 11th – 15th: Workshop Writing Intensive: Self-Paced Writing Projects and Submissions for Critique Sessions with Deacon Nicholas Kotar
November 18th – December 13th: Rewilding Your Words with Paul Kingsnorth
Christmas Break
Spring 2025
N.B.: Students will schedule 1:1 coaching sessions with senior editor Katherine Bolger Hyde throughout the spring semester for focused feedback on their projects.
January 13th – 24th: Critique Groups: Giving and Receiving Feedback with Dr. Samira Kawash
January 27th – February 7th: Workshop Writing Intensive: Self-Paced Writing Projects and Peer Critiques
February 10th – March 28th: Getting and Keeping Readers’ Attention: Pacing, Setting, POV, and Characterization in Major Genres with Deacon Nicholas Kotar
March 31st – April 11th: Workshop Writing Intensive: Self-Paced Writing Projects and Peer Critiques
Pascha Break April 12 – 20
April 21st – May 2nd: Workshop Writing Intensive: Self-Paced Writing Projects and Peer Critiques
May 5th – 9th: Self Editing: Critical Skills in Preparing Your Novel for Submission Intensive Workshop with Katherine Bolger Hyde
May 12th – June 6th: Navigating Your Publishing Options: Steps to Success for Traditional, Independent, and Self-Publishing with Deacon Nicholas Kotar