What is Flash?
Flash is prose that is typically 1,000 words or less. The craft of writing flash shares many techniques with writing poetry, including a...
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Westport Writers' Workshop - BLOG
Our blog is where we publish our writers’ work, introduce new instructors, and share our thoughts on the writing process. Be sure to check out our newest creative writing workshops and one time workshops.
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Elizabeth Foley
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Five Questions with New Instructor, Kate Senecal
1.) When did you know you wanted to be a writer? I started writing stories when I was very young, maybe seven or eight, and when I was...
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Elizabeth Foley
- Feb 24
- 1 min
Five Questions with New Instructor, Martha Petersen
1.) When did you know you wanted to be a writer? I’ve been fascinated with words and stories as long as I can remember. When I was very...
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Elizabeth Foley
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Announcing the Jessica Speart Foundation Award
Last year we lost our very special instructor and friend Jessica Speart. Along with her successful career as a bestselling author,...
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Elizabeth Foley
- Feb 12
- 1 min
Five Questions with Matt Ember
Five Questions with Matt Ember and Westport Writers' Workshop
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Elizabeth Foley
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Five Questions with Elise Chidley
Westport Writers Workshop - Five Questions with Elise Chidley
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- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
Five Questions With Westport Poet Laureate, Jessica McEntee
This past June, Westport's inaugural Poet Laureate and friend of Westport Writers, Diane Lowman, officially passed the torch to our very...
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- Aug 31, 2022
- 3 min
Five Questions with SUSAN SHAPIRO BARASH
1.) When did you know you wanted to be a writer? I knew I wanted to be a writer when I was six years old and decided to write a family...
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- Aug 22, 2022
- 4 min
Five Questions and Five Writing Prompts with Gerry Albarelli
1. When did you know you wanted to be a writer? I was pretty young— maybe ten years old. I didn’t necessarily say to myself or to anyone...
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