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The Writers’ Room

Writing is often a solitary pursuit, one we know takes real time and dedication, and has to be carved out around everything else pressing for your attention. Writers’ Room is a dedicated space, held every month, to spend time with craft, with writing, and with other writers.

We meet online, starting with a short craft lesson and close reading of a short piece of literature, before settling into a generative writing session together. Use the prompt we offer, or bring your own project – whatever will move your writing forward that day. Camera on or off, we don’t mind; come as you are.

How it works

The room meets once a month, with the date for the next session published a month ahead. Because our community spans time zones, we schedule around Eastern Standard Time (EST) which shifts between GMT and GMT+1 depending on the time of year. Do check with us if you’re ever unsure.

What you will gain

Together, we’ll strengthen:

  • Community – connect with other writers, hear about their projects, and feel a little less alone in yours
  • Craft – learn new tools and techniques by studying the work of published authors
  • Language – see what language can do, both in the work of others and in your own writing

Class Faculty

  • Nomi Stone

    Nomi Stone is an award-winning anthropologist, poet, and professor whose most recent book, Pinelandia (UC Press, 2022), won four major prizes, including the Gold Medal in Politics/Economics at the Independent Press Awards. Her poetry has appeared in The Atlantic, The Nation, and Best American Poetry, and her previous collection, Kill Class, was a finalist for the Julie Suk Award. She has a PhD from Columbia and is currently an Associate Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Texas, Dallas.

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  • Ro Skelton

    Ro Skelton is an award-winning writer, former reporter, and editor whose investigative journalism has appeared in the Guardian, the International Herald Tribune, and the Observer. She is currently working on her first book, Easement, a memoir about radical acts of gardening, and her fiction has won the Larry Levis Fellowship and appeared in Four Way Review and Waxwing.