Creative Writing Workshops
“Your sessions unblocked me.” – Jared G.
Profile of Marian Calabro as workshop leader
Do you feel that you’re full of stories, but have trouble getting them on paper? Do you write at your job, then come home too tired to express your creative side? The solution is easy. Really! Carve out a time and place to write regularly, either in a group, class, or workshop. Structured settings will help you to:
- find your voice
- hone your writing and editing skills
- develop longer works
- make new writer friends
- heal your writing wounds
- feel the deep satisfaction of taking time for your creativity
Marian’s workshops are based on the productive and supportive Amherst Writers method. They include include single sessions and multi-week cycles in memoir, essays, poetry, scene structure, self-editing, and more. Click here for my class descriptions.
Writers of all ages, professions, skill levels, and genres are warmly welcomed in these groups. You need not submit a writing sample. The only requirements are your willingness to write and to be a constructive group member.
- Public workshops: My home base is New Jersey’s Adult School of Montclair (part of the Montclair Public Library), where it’s been my honor and privilege since 2005 to work with hundreds of adult learners who have always wanted to write or to get back to writing. Click here for the latest schedule.
- Private workshops: My biweekly evening group on Zoom is currently filled. Please reach out if you’d like to be waitlisted.
- Customized workshops: Contact me to custom-schedule a half-day writing session. Ideal for reading groups who want to experience life from the writer’s side of the page, or for writing groups who want fresh prompts, feedback, or publication strategies.