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6-wk Writing Sprints: A Generative Class (all genres) – begins 7.17.25 – Park Slope

March 13, 2025 By Julia Fierro

Instructor: Kyle McCarthy
Dates: begins July 17 | meets once a wk* | THURS 7-9pm
Location: Park Slope – 237 5th Avenue
Fee: $575 | $550 for returning Sackett writers

*class will meet virtually on July 31st

A writing sample is not required (but welcome) for this class. Please fill out an application with your contact info.

Writing Sprints is an exercise-intensive course designed to “unstick” writers struggling to start or continue new projects, boosting writing productivity.  The course relies heavily on writing exercises (for both fiction & nonfiction writers).  Students will produce a ton of new work in this class, and receive feedback on that work from the instructor and his or her classmates. This class is for writers of all levels looking for inspiration and motivation.

This workshop is open to writers working in all genres, and writers at all levels of skill and experience are welcome to join.

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Kyle McCarthy is the author of the novels Everyone Knows How Much I Love You (Ballantine, 2020) and Immersions, forthcoming from Tin House in winter 2026. Her work has appeared in Best American Short Stories, American Short Fiction, n+1, and elsewhere.

Filed Under: All Genres, Brooklyn, Generative, In person

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Upcoming Online Classes

12-wk VIRTUAL Manuscript Generator I (novels, memoirs, story & essay collections) – begins 6.26.25

6-week Writing Sprints generative class (all genres) – begins 7.8.25

6-week Online Writing Speculative & Fantastical Fiction – begins 7.15.25

6-week ONLINE Fiction Writing (intermediate & advanced) – begins wk of 7.23.25

20-wk VIRTUAL Manuscript Generator II (novels, memoirs, story & essay collections) – begins 9.10.25

Upcoming In-Person Classes

6-wk Writing Sprints: A Generative Class (all genres) – begins 7.17.25 – Park Slope

6-week Personal Essay & Memoir – begins 7.14.25 – Park Slope

5-wk Writing Sprints: A Generative Class (all genres) – begins 7.22.25 – Park Slope

8-week Writing Sprints (all genres) generative class – begins 9.9.25 – Park Slope

8-wk Advanced Fiction – begins 9.8.25 – Park Slope

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