The third person doesn’t have to be a voice from the wild beyond–it can be intimate, embodied, and stylish. In this generative intensive we will practice entering the minds of our characters from an embedded third person point of view and more! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/thir...

In memoir, the writer takes the reader on a journey through the past, illuminated by the present. Students will leave this session with a packet of writing exercises and a document tracing the structures of dozens of contemporary memoirs. Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/time...

In this generative workshop, we’ll cover essential elements of long and short form reviews, with a special focus on essay-length reviews. We’ll also address practical aspects of finding a home for your review and more! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/deve...

A story has a way of seeing. In this session, we’ll study how POV can open up new angles on plot—how zooming in and out, skipping ahead or drawing out, can create narrative energy that’s an implicit answer to the question: And then what? Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/seei...

In this generative craft intensive, we'll cover all things non-normative storytelling in creative nonfiction. Writers will leave with at least three pieces in varying levels of doneness. Come ready to write! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/lets...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year again! 2026 Oregon Summer Workshop faculty readings will be held July 12th-18th at the outdoor amphitheater at Reed College. As always, these readings are free and open to the public! We can't wait to see you there! #osw2026

Calling all spellcasters! In this generative writing intensive, we will challenge ourselves to write without metaphor by studying the ordinary and exacting language. In-class prompts and exercises accessible for all genres and levels included! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/ordi...

Calling all poets! This session will examine closely a sample of poetics that engage in image and text (including work that operate at a 3D level) and curates a particular aural/sonic experience. Includes generative prompts and more! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/poet...

This craft intensive is a space to explore the possibility of entanglement, fragmentation, and reconstruction by engaging in the practice of collage to enhance our work and our understanding of the world around us. Scholarship available! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/coll...

This intensive is a springboard for writers feeling stuck or seeking fresh inspiration and new ways of seeing. A full reading list with PDFs will be emailed in advance. Students will experiment with short writing prompt bursts and more! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/the-...

Thank you to our dear 2025-2026 Reading Fellows! Our programs are deeply shaped by our amazing Fellows, who are also our alumni, and without their work and dedication the McCormack Writing Center not be the same! We cannot wait to see what these artists do next.

In this generative workshop, we’ll cover essential elements of long and short form reviews, with a special focus on essay-length reviews. We’ll also address practical aspects of finding a home for your review and more! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/deve...

In this online seminar, Edgar Gomez will break down everything writers need to know about book proposals, from sample pages to comps and marketing, and will personally walk you through the book proposal that landed him his own deal! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/the-...

What can a sex scene do? In this generative class, we’ll consider the power of the sex scene, and what it can accomplish in fiction and nonfiction to explore theme, character, context, and beyond. Scholarship available! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/beyo...

In this generative craft intensive, we'll cover all things non-normative storytelling in creative nonfiction. Writers will leave with at least three pieces in varying levels of doneness. Come ready to write! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/lets...

This intensive is a springboard for writers feeling stuck or seeking fresh inspiration and new ways of seeing. A full reading list with PDFs will be emailed in advance. Students will experiment with short writing prompt bursts and more! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/the-...

This craft intensive is a space to explore the possibility of entanglement, fragmentation, and reconstruction by engaging in the practice of collage to enhance our work and our understanding of the world around us. Scholarship available! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/coll...

In this online seminar, Edgar Gomez will break down everything writers need to know about book proposals, from sample pages to comps and marketing, and will personally walk you through the book proposal that landed him his own deal! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/the-...

Applications for the MWC (formerly Tin House Workshop)’s Speculative Fiction Workshop CLOSE TODAY! As with all of our programming, scholarships and fee waivers are available! Scholarships include those for trans writers, BIPOC writers, and more! Apply: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...

Take it from our participants, the 2026 Speculative Online Workshop can help you grow your craft and expand your community! Along the way, you can also attend craft talks, social hours, agent meetings, generative writing sessions, and more! Apply here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...

Calling all parents!!! Join one of our intimate workshop groups, led by an amazing faculty member in your genre, and grow your work-in-progress at our 2026 Speculative Online Workshop. Applications due June 3rd: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...

One of the things that makes our 2026 Speculative Online Workshop so special is our STELLAR faculty: experienced writers and instructors who are deeply invested in speculative storytelling! Apply by June 3rd: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...

In this generative intensive, we’ll explore hybrid and lyric forms that blur the line between poetry and prose, image and text, memory and imagination. The class is designed for those new to hybrid writing, but all are welcome! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/the-...

What can a sex scene do? In this generative class, we’ll consider the power of the sex scene, and what it can accomplish in fiction and nonfiction to explore theme, character, context, and beyond. Scholarship available! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/beyo...

Speculative fiction opens doors to worlds that challenge convention, confront current systems, and illuminate how we live. Join like-minded writers at our 2026 Speculative Fiction Workshop and create stories that reach into the beyond. Apply here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...

In this online seminar, Edgar Gomez will break down everything writers need to know about book proposals, from sample pages to comps and marketing, and will personally walk you through the book proposal that landed him his own deal! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/the-...

⁠Applications for the MWC (formerly Tin House Workshop)’s 2026 Speculative Fiction Workshop are now open! And, as with all of our programming, scholarships and fee waivers are available!⁠ ⁠ Apply here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...

Come build new worlds with us at the MWC's (formerly Tin House Workshop) 2026 Speculative Online Workshop. We’ve got the community and the craft, bring your own creativity! Applications due June 3rd! Fee waivers available! Apply: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...

Ready to write boldly, dream big, and meet other like-minded writers? Apply by June 3rd for our 2026 Speculative Online Workshop! This scholarship is open to any author identifying as Native American and/or Indigenous in North America. Apply here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...

This virtual intensive explores the productive relationship between shame and literary craft, examining how writers can harness feelings of discomfort and vulnerability to create more authentic, resonant work. Writing exercises included! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/what...

Build new worlds and connect meaningfully at the 2026 Speculative Online Workshop! Debut 40 Scholarship: This award is intended for writers over 40 who have not yet published a book (chapbooks do not count against this requirement). Apply here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...

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Online generative workshop with me this Sunday! Write some strange places with me!

Join us for the 2026 Speculative Online Workshop where “what if” is just the beginning. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with an agent, get feedback, and get the feel for the next steps in your writing journey! Apply today: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...

We're delighted to announce our First Book and Next Book Summer Residents, Victoria Newton Ford and Kate Wisel! We're so proud to be able to support their work, and hope you will help us celebrate them, too! ⁠ Learn more here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/mccormack-wr...

It’s been six months of moon wobbling! happy half birthday to my little book!

Step beyond the ordinary and join our 2026 Speculative Online Workshop! Whether you’re building new worlds or bending time and reality, this workshop will help you sharpen your craft and push your ideas beyond the limits of the “possible.” Apply today: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...

Today was for bravery: I submitted an application to my first ever writers workshop with @mccormackwc.bsky.social 🤯 Mostly posting here to help celebrate & cheer on any of my fellow applicants. What an opportunity! No matter what: keep dreaming, & creating, all. Onwards!📚 📖 ✍️ 🌍

Fellow SpecFic writers…. 👀 👀 👀

really thrilled to be joining the faculty at MWC (which you may know as Tin House) for this speculative fiction workshop in October. applications open now, hope to see you there!

Speculative fiction is a way to question existing systems, reimagine futures, and uncover deeper truths. Join a community of writers ready to push beyond the limits of the ordinary at our 2026 Speculative Fiction Workshop. Learn more and apply here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...

Step into the surreal, imaginative, and otherworldly at the 2026 Speculative Fiction Workshop with the McCormack Writing Center (formerly Tin House Workshop).  Scholarships and fee waivers available! Apply here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...

as always @mccormackwc.bsky.social is killing it

Applications for the MWC (formerly Tin House Workshop)’s 2026 Speculative Fiction Workshop are now open – a place where your fantastical, weird, haunted, and boundary-pushing stories will be nurtured. Scholarships and fee waivers available! Apply here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...

We'd like to extend a warm welcome to our April Residents, A.D. Lauren-Abunassar and Farheen Raparthi! Please help us in supporting them by attending their Constellation reading on Thursday, May 14, from 7pm to 9pm in-person or online. Link: www.youtube.com/@constellati...

In this intensive, through generative prompts and exercises, we’ll challenge ourselves to write familiar places with fresh perspectives and words. This workshop encourages creative exploration and is suitable for writers at any stage! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/writ...

This virtual intensive explores the productive relationship between shame and literary craft, examining how writers can harness feelings of discomfort and vulnerability to create more authentic, resonant work. Writing exercises included! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/what...

In this generative workshop we’ll explore how to write characters inspired by the self in ways that leave room for them to grow into their own truths! Writing exercises included! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/writ...

Join us for an Open House! Together, we’ll discuss our upcoming programming (2026 Speculative Online Workshop, 2026 Autumn Workshops) and answer common questions about scholarship selections, our reading fellowship program and more! Sign-up here: mccormackwritingcenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In this generative craft intensive we’ll explore how characters’ bodies and gestures evoke emotions in readers. While we’ll focus on fiction, the exercises and readings apply to creative nonfiction writers, too. All are welcome! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/evok...