Sackett Street Writers

8,000+ creative writers since 2002 in NYC & ONLINE

6-week Online Writing Speculative & Fantastical Fiction – begins wk of 6.23.25

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Begins: week of June 23, 2025
Instructor: Justin Feinstein
Location: Online (wkly video meet-up wknight tbd 7-9pm ET)
Fee: $500

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

Through group discussion of student work plus that of published authors, writers in this workshop will examine the art and craft of speculative and fantastical fiction. We will focus on some of the classic sticking points of writing in this genre: effective world-building, balancing character against plot, maintaining consistent story logic, and making sure all elements of the writing serve the story. This class seeks to dispel the myths of the so-called differences between “genre” fiction and literary fiction: every story one writes, whether it’s a realistic family drama or a saga set on a spaceship, should be built upon good prose, complex characters, empathy and specificity. Fantasy, sci-fi, speculative fiction, or whatever label you choose can and should be well-written literary work, and in this class we will seek to give you the tools to do just that.

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Justin Feinstein is a writer across multiple mediums, whose debut novel will be published by Tachyon Publications in March 2026. His nonfiction includes writing about jazz for the Associated Press, about the UFC for VICE, and about being a celebrity doppelgänger for Salon. Justin’s work as an advertising copywriter and creative director has received accolades from The New York Times, Adweek and BuzzFeed. He was a Berklee-trained professional musician in a past life, and also earned an MA in media studies from The New School. Justin lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.