In this workshop, we’ll cover the basics of pitching and submitting (and when it makes sense to do each), strategies for keeping pitches, drafts, and ideas organized at all stages, and the finances of freelancing and writing for publication. We’ll spend time looking at pitches and corresponding published pieces. We’ll divide our time between workshopping […]
Amanda Parrish Morgan
Amanda Parrish Morgan is an essayist and freelance writer who has just finished her first book--an examination of shame and forgiveness in motherhood. Some of her work has appeared in N+1, The Rumpus, The Millions, Electric Literature, Carve, The American Scholar, The Ploughshares Blog, The Washington Post, Real Simple, Women’s Running and ESPNW. Amanda is an alumnae of the Sewanee and Tin House Writers Workshops. She taught high school English for eight years and since 2013 has taught essay writing workshops to teenagers in Fairfield County.
Writing Thru Motherhood
While the experience of caring for children is rich in inspiration for writing – either directly or indirectly – the logistical demands of parenting can make creativity and motherhood feel incompatible. In this one-day workshop, we’ll read poetry, essays and short stories from a variety of women writing not in spite of motherhood but because […]
Writing for Teens
Rainer Maria Rilke gave the following advice to a young poet who’d written asking for advice about writing: “This above all-ask yourself in the stillest hour of your night: must I write? Delve into yourself for a deep answer. And if this should be affirmative, if you may meet this earnest question with a strong […]