In Developing Voice in Poems with Adrian Matejka, a single-session online Master Class on December 8, #writers will study the work of poets with clear poetic personae or voices in order to develop a more authentic voice.

The Actor’s Toolkit for Fiction and Memoir Writers with Robert Falls is a single-session IN-PERSON class happening December 18. Using method-acting and improvisation inspired techniques, this class will help writers explore character from a unique perspective. buff.ly/lwTzUPS #chicagowriters

Applications for FIVE Book In A Year cohorts are due ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. All of these programs are online for 2026 -- so apply (no app fee!) from anywhere. Make next year the year you write your book! Apply now: buff.ly/xVwR9Zz #writingcommunity

Sincerely, Me: Prose & Poetry Letters is a single-session IN PERSON class that will examine the rich history, distinct features, and lasting influence of the epistolary/letter form in poetry and prose. November 18. Grab your place now: buff.ly/Ul2LnkQ #writingcommunity

We've had a pretty big week over here -- catch up on everything with our newsletter: ✍️ Our MacArthur Grant ✍️ Winter Term Launch ✍️ One week left now for Book In A Year applications Read here: buff.ly/g2a5pel #writingcommunity

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who reached out with kind words regarding our MacArthur Grant announcement. Our hearts are full and we're motivated as hell to make good on this huge privilege. LET'S GO!!!!

HUGE ANNOUCEMENT: We are beside ourselves with excitement to share with you that we've been awarded a $100,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Please read this wonderful interview with @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social managing director, @rachellayown.bsky.social -- the editor of a new book titled The Rockford Anthology. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/06/t...

This winter I’m teaching Creative Writing Essentials at StoryStudio Chicago! Please join me! We’ll talk about all things writing 😊

Applications for 2026 Book In A Year programs -- all online -- are due in just 9 days (Nov. 14). Apply now for one of these five programs -- and make 2026 the year you WRITE YOUR BOOK! buff.ly/xVwR9Zz #writingcommunity

Looking for something great to read this month?! Of course you are! @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social has your 12 must-reads of November: chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/03/1... #booksky

ICYMI this happened yesterday. Fresh, new creative writing classes. Go grab your spot! #writersofbluesky

Happy Pub Day to our wonderful instructor @finejuli.bsky.social! Writing as Margaux Eliot, her novel HONEYMOON STAGE is out today. Smash that order button! buff.ly/zNsDAFY

Sure, it gets dark at 4:30 pm now, and normally that would make us morose, but it also means cozy season has officially arrived. And cozy season is for writing! Today, we're excited to announce the launch of our winter term of classes. buff.ly/hBb12OZ #writingcommunity

This is our statement on the steps we're taking to protect our students and our community. We love and value all our writers and we need everyone to be able to tell their stories, especially now.

Happy Halloween, #writers! What is your favorite horror novel?

#Writers! What advice do you have for other writers for achieving that ever-elusive "flow state"? We want to know -- give us your best tips!

How to Experiment with Time in Prose with Kyle Beachy is a one-night online class on Nov. 12. You'll explore traditional and more adventurous uses of time in fiction and creative nonfiction. Register now! buff.ly/FdUC3Al #writers

We're so lucky to have poet Adrian Matejka teaching this PJ Seminar for us, online Dec 8. In "A Master Class on Developing Voice in Poems," writers will study the work of poets with clear poetic personae or voices in order to develop a more authentic voice for ourselves. buff.ly/AQsp688 #poetry

Beyond proud to be a part of this amazing team and community! Chicago will never bend to fascists.

November Write Club is IN PERSON at StoryStudio, and there are just a few spots left. Starting Nov. 3, this four-session accountability club can help you get motivated and stay goal-oriented with your writing. Register here: buff.ly/MUPoJTW #writingcommunity

We can write about it.

We are always very proud to be a part of the Stories Matter Foundation, but today especially.

Please read our statement to support immigrants and immigrant communities. buff.ly/Ej5lgtQ

The new year will be here before you know it. Give yourself a little treat to look forward to -- this incredible online class with @meganstielstra.bsky.social , "Urgency and the Personal Essay." Four sessions start January 8.

In this generative writing class, we’ll look at published narrative nonfiction, lyric essays, and investigative journalism as examples where a climactic confrontation does not have to occur upfront. Online, starts 10/30! buff.ly/b1zaWff #writersofbluesky

TONIGHT! There is still time to register for this online PJ Seminar Master Class, Cultivating Voice in the Age of AI with @jaichakrabarti.bsky.social beginning at 7 pm CT. Find your voice! Register here: buff.ly/Vw4LKGH #writingcommunity

Applications for FIVE Book In A Year programs are open until Nov. 14. But don't wait! Take 15 minutes and check a thing off your to-do list now -- make 2026 the year you write your book! All five programs are online for 2026, so apply from anywhere in the country. buff.ly/f3R58xJ #writers

Starting Thursday! "To Fight or Not to Fight? Conflict in Creative Nonfiction" with Ploi Pirapokin is a four-session ONLINE class dedicated to helping writers create tension in their stories. Register now! buff.ly/b1zaWff #writingcommunity

Good news and bad news, poetry fans. Our Pie & Poetry is sold out, BUT we have another in-person poetry class coming up soon. "Sincerely, Me: Prose & Poetry Letters" with Ola Faleti happens Nov. 18. Grab your spot now: buff.ly/JDBdnGp #poetry #poetsofbluesky

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There are still spots left for our one-night in-person class with @sarahkokernot.bsky.social this Wed, Oct 29, "The Answer Is Already Here: Make Your Own Writing Oracle." Reserve your spot now in this terrific class: buff.ly/gIYtXBX #writingcommunity

Two live classes down, two to go (and number 3 is tonight), and you can stream them all like I'm a Netflix series!

Come hang out for a couple hours with me and @storystudiochicago.bsky.social on Zoom Nov 12! We'll talk about the ways time works in narrative prose and it'll be stimulating and provocative and generative.

I’m running a genre-agnostic workshop on food and storytelling next month for @storystudiochicago.bsky.social and I’d love to see more sign ups. The world is so mean. Let’s spend November remembering our humanity by sharing recipes and memories. More here: www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...

Happy Friday, #writers! November Write Club -- IN PERSON -- with Tom Houseman kicks off November 3! This month-long in-person class will focus on accountability and goal setting for writers of all levels. buff.ly/tAI1NUx

What if conflict in our writing could be reframed as tension, shifting from one moment to the next? A pattern of pleasure and dread? Learn how in this 4-session ONLINE class with Ploi Pirapokin starting 10/30. buff.ly/93FFoVn #writingcommunity

Starting in January 2026 (we're planning ahead!), instructor @meganstielstra.bsky.social will lead a four-week ONLINE class that examines the personal essay as a contribution to a cultural and political dialogue that centers human beings. Book your spot now!

This Novel in a Year program not only helped me finish my first book, it led me to a supportive community of writers I've been workshopping with since 2020. (With thanks to author-instructor Abby Geni for encouraging my ambitious project even when it felt impossible.)

You know your story, so how do you tell it? How do you even begin to write it? Where does it start and how does it end? Grab one of the few remaining spots in Lane Regan's five-session online Memoir Foundations workshop, and write your memoir! buff.ly/Feg1Ios #writingcommunity

In the midst of ever-changing technology and AI, two things are still fully anchored in humanity: storytelling and food. Take this 4-session online class with @kwonley.bsky.social beginning 11/3 and practice how to describe food in your writing. buff.ly/aBDewTN #writersofbluesky

This one-night online class next Tuesday 10/28 with @jaichakrabarti.bsky.social could be the most important #writing workshop you take this year! In the age of AI, this class will provide strategies for cultivating and maintaining a narrative that is distinctly yours. buff.ly/D64e5fK

Come to this four-session ONLINE class with a completed short story, and learn how to polish, revise, and submit! Begins 10/30 with writer @bess-winter.bsky.social: buff.ly/3tlrN7Q #writingcommunity

What if conflict in our writing could be reframed as tension, shifting from one moment to the next? A pattern of pleasure and dread? Learn how in this 4-session ONLINE class with Ploi Pirapokin starting 10/30. buff.ly/93FFoVn #writingcommunity

Have a creative roadblock? Feel like you’ve used all the tricks in the bag? In this class with instructor @sarahkokernot.bsky.social, we’ll explore the oracles of inquiry, collage, and bibliomancy to gather inspiration for new ideas. IN PERSON, one night only, next Wed 10/29

Happy Pub Day, @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social!

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Novel In A Year applications are open! Make 2026 the year you dedicated to your book. All 2026 cohorts are online -- so apply from anywhere in the country. Here are all the details on the five programs now open for application (deadline to apply is 11/14): buff.ly/LJufAYB #writingcommunity

Need advice on revising to submit?? This class is for you. During four online sessions, instructor Bess Winter will help intermediate and advanced writers be their own best editors. Starts 10/30 buff.ly/3tlrN7Q #writingcommunity