The workshops always have a supportive tone, and provide room for both seriousness about craft and the light-heartedness necessary to write ‘shitty’ drafts…
Nell Lake, author of The Caregivers
We offer weekly, one-day and half-day writing workshops year round in the Pioneer Valley, taught by regional authors. All our writing workshops emphasize writing time, community and craft development, giving and receiving feedback, developing voice, and nurturing creativity and confidence. Unlike many area workshops, our workshops meet for three hours and we limit enrollment to eight participants, for a high-quality experience! Workshops include light refreshments and take place in our beautiful, bright Florence studio. Dori also hosts a year-long Manuscript Intensive Series for writers working on book-length projects.
Fall 2019 Workshops…
Morning Jumpstart with Dori Ostermiller 
Writing From Life, with Emily Lackey 
Writing Historical Fiction, with Susanne Dunlap 
Hermit Crab Essay, with Sarah Earle 
Pitching the Personal Essay, with Meghan Nesmith 
The Art of the Story, with Emily Lackey 
Writing the Nonfiction Article, with Kenneth R. Rosen 
Character and Conflict, with Jacqueline Shehan 
Dreaming on the Page, wtih Tzivia Gover 
What’s Your Big Idea, with Cathy Luna 
More than a Pretty Place, with Emily Everett 
Building a Book with Good Bones, with Randy Susan Meyers