The Fall 2026 Speculative and the Fantastic: Novel Workshop
Speculative writers! Write your novel with me this fall! I’m teaching my online workshop with Stanford Continuing Studies once again, and registration opens Monday, August 17!
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Strange Places Craft Intensive
Fiction writers… I have a new online craft intensive with Tin House! Want a generative opportunity to delve into crafting fantastical, haunted, hallucinatory, or just simply strange settings? This is the class.
Tin House Autumn Online Speculative Workshop
I’m on faculty with the Tin House 2025 Autumn Online Workshop, which is focused on speculative fiction! This is a place where futuristic settings, fresh takes on old myths, and supernatural happenings are all welcome…
Applications Open for the 2019 Djerassi YA Novel Workshop
Would you like to do a writing retreat with me next year? The 2019 YA Novel Workshop at the beautiful Djerassi Resident Artists Program in California will be May 4–10, and I’m seeking 10 YA writers to join me!
SCBWI LA Summer Conference Faculty
Registration for the big annual summer SCBWI conference in Los Angeles is live… and I’m on faculty this year! I’m giving two talks and I’m also teaching two Monday writing intensives!
The 2017 Djerassi YA Novel Workshop-Retreat
This post is for the writers out there… Considering applying for my 2017 YA novel workshop-retreat at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Woodside, California? It will be held June 18–24, and the deadline is fast approaching on April 5!
New England SCBWI Conference Faculty
This spring, I’ll be at the annual regional New England SCBWI conference—held this year in Springfield, Massachusetts—where I’ll be giving a talk on taking risks and teaching first pages workshops. The theme of this year’s conference is “Expand & Diversify Your Portfolio.”
The 2016 Djerassi YA Novel Workshop-Retreat
Even with my big teaching news that’ll keep me busy next year (I’m joining the faculty at VCFA!), I have a YA Novel Workshop-Retreat coming at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in California, and I am now accepting applications from serious, talented writers!
Joining the Faculty of the VCFA MFA Program!
I am beyond thrilled to say that I’m joining the faculty of the low-res MFA program in Writing for Children & Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts starting with the January residency!
THE WALLS AROUND US Selected as Salem College’s First-Year Read
The Walls Around Us was selected as Salem College’s “First-Year Read” for 2015! This means that all incoming first-year students will be assigned to read Walls over the summer, and then this fall I will be visiting campus to meet with students and give a public lecture about the book!
Teaching YA Novel Workshop at Columbia University
Here’s an announcement for NY-area writers and university students! This summer I will be teaching a YA Novel Workshop in the School of the Arts at Columbia University…
SCBWI Metro NY Tuesday Professional Series
If you’re in New York City, I’d love to invite you to a talk I am doing for the NY Metro chapter of SCBWI on Finding Your Own Unique Voice on June 9. You do not need to be a member of SCBWI to attend.