Writers.com Instructors
Working Writers offering Seasoned, Real-life Instruction
At Writers.com, our instructors are published, working writers, who are also experienced writing teachers. They’re passionate about sharing their experience and paying it forward to help others. And they put that philosophy into practice every week, by offering direct feedback to each student. In a world of cheap Q&A-only workshops and massive open online courses, we’re staying true to the ideals of mentoring and human connections.
Unlike other schools that divert large amounts for administration and marketing, the bulk of the tuition you pay for a class through Writers.com goes directly to the teacher. We skip the bells and whistles, keeping our overhead low. That means your course fees go towards getting the best teachers possible, who can give your work the biggest boost.
Read more about the teachers on their individual pages.
Amanda Hosch
Young adult, middle grade
Amanda Oliver
Creative nonfiction
Amy Bonnaffons
Novel, short story
Andrea Jurjević
Poetry, translation
Anna Scotti
Poetry, fiction, prose poetry
Aubrey Hirsch
Creative nonfiction, illustration
Barbara Henning
Literary fiction, poetry, flash fiction, prose poem, memoir
Blaise Allysen Kearsley
Creative nonfiction
Brad Wetzler
Creative nonfiction, spiritual nonfiction
Briana McGuckin
Gothic fiction, gothic memoir, romance, genre fiction
Caitlin Scarano
Poetry
Cara Stevens
Novel, children's writing
Carla Damron
Novel, crime fiction
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Poetry, creative nonfiction
Charlotte Maya
Creative nonfiction
Chin-Sun Lee
Fiction
Colin Corrigan
Novel, fiction
Corey Rosen
Storytelling, oral storytelling, performance
David Mills
Poetry, theater
Denise Santomauro
Young adult, middle grade, youth writing workshops
Donna Levin
Writing the novel
Elizabeth Winder
Poetry, creative nonfiction, lyric essay
Elwin Cotman
Fiction
Giulietta "Julie" Nardone
Humor, suspense, fiction and nonfiction
Gretchen Clark
Lyric essay, creative nonfiction
Jack Smith
The novel, the novella, literary fiction, memoir
Janée Baugher
Poetry, ekphrastic writing
Jeanne De Vita
Romance writing
Jeff Lyons
Storytelling, story development, premise development
Jennifer Billock
Food writing
Jessica Festa
Blogging, freelancing, digital media
Joanna Penn Cooper
Creative nonfiction
Jonathan “J.G.” McClure
Poetry, literary essay, creative nonfiction
Joy Roulier Sawyer
Poetry, essays, fiction
Jude Nutter
Poetry
Kelly Bingham
YA Poetry Novels
Laura Cathcart Robbins
Memoir, creative nonfiction
Lisa C. Taylor
Poetry, fiction, flash fiction
Lissa Jensen
Visual journal, myth, fairy tale
Marc Olmsted
Poetry, seeing, meditation and writing
Margo Perin
Memoir, autobiographical fiction, poetry
Margo Steines
Essays, memoir
Meghan Sterling
Poetry
Miho Kinnas
Poetry, Japanese poetry forms
Nadia Colburn
Poetry, essays, mindfulness
Nicole Hardy
Creative nonfiction, poetry
Ollie Schminkey
Poetry, slam poetry
Paz Pardo
Novel, essay writing
Richard Hedderman
Poetry
Rosemary Tantra Bensko
Short story, fiction, experimental fiction
Rudri Bhatt Patel
Journalism, personal essay
Sam Buntz
Poetry
Sandra Novack
Writing the novel
Sarah Aronson
Writing for children and YA
Sarah Herrington
Creative nonfiction
Shelby Hinte
Fiction, creative nonfiction
Susan Barr-Toman
Novel, essay
Susan Pohlman
Screenwriting, memoir
Susan Vespoli
Poetry, personal writing
Tamara Dean
Short story, essay
Tina Barry
Poetry, fiction
Troy Wilderson
Fiction