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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 online creative writing workshops, in person workshops and one time workshops.
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Elizabeth Foley
- Jul 13
- 5 min
Notes on dialogue: It’s not just what you say
Notes on dialogue: It’s not just what you say by Douglas Moser
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Elizabeth Foley
- Jul 7
- 3 min
Q&A with Rebecca Stay: Showrunner/Creator Sheryl J. Anderson
Sheryl J. Anderson is the Showrunner on the hit Netflix series, Sweet Magnolias, which is releasing season 3 this month. The streamer...
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- Jun 22
- 3 min
Catching Up With Allison Dickens
Former Penguin and Random House Senior Editor Allison Dickens has taught a slew of WWW classes, from generative workshops in which...
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Elizabeth Foley
- Jun 1
- 5 min
Marine Assaiante and the Fundamentals of Creating a Web Series
Just days after delivering her second child, Marine Assaiante was back at the computer, determined to finish writing her half-hour pilot....
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Elizabeth Foley
- May 9
- 5 min
Q&A with Rebecca Stay
I read somewhere that wisdom = knowledge applied, so for me there was no one better than the honorable showrunner, Donald Todd to talk to...
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- May 3
- 1 min
Five Questions with Poetry Instructor, Cheryl Wilder
1.) When did you know you wanted to be a writer? When Mr. Langford, my high school English teacher, pulled me aside a month before I...
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- May 2
- 2 min
Five Questions with Intro. To Memoir Instructor, Amy Shearn
1.) When did you know you wanted to be a writer? I really always wanted to be a writer! I was always a big reader and writing felt like a...
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- May 1
- 2 min
Five Questions with Lisa Cloherty, Our New Writing For Young Kids Instructor!
1.) When did you know you wanted to be a writer? I've loved writing all of my life. While my friends were out playing soccer or doing...
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- Apr 25
- 1 min
Meet Courtney Maum, Our Pitch & Publish Keynote Speaker
Author of five books, including the game changing publishing guide BEFORE AND AFTER THE BOOK DEAL and the memoir, THE YEAR OF THE HORSES,...
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- Mar 27
- 2 min
Five Questions with Diane Parrish
"I am so grateful for the opportunity the conference provided me and am still pinching myself on a daily basis." -Diane Parrish, 2022...
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- Mar 13
- 2 min
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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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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