Instructor: coming soon
Begins March 9, 2026 | meets 1x/wk| Mon 7-9pm
Location: Dumbo
Fee: $850 | returning writers receive a $50 discount
A writing sample is not required (but welcome) for this class.
Do you have an idea for a story but aren’t sure how to get it on the page? Our Fiction I/II class is perfect for writers looking to learn more about writing compelling fiction and generate new work.
In the first half of the session, students will generate new writing in and out of class with the aid of inspiring and informing writing prompts, then develop that work into “stories” or a section of a novel-in-progress. In the final weeks of the session, that work will be discussed in a supportive and craft-focused analysis that focuses on using a full range of literary techniques to engage the reader.
This workshop is open to writers working on short stories and/or novels and writers at all levels of skill and experience (and working on all genres of fiction) are welcome to join.
Instructor: Alexandra Butler
Begins March 30, 2026 | meets once a week| Mon 7-9pm
Location: Bed-Stuy
Fee: $850 | returning writers receive a $50 discount
A writing sample is not required (but welcome) for this class.
Through group discussion of student work, plus that of published authors, writers in this workshop will examine the art and craft of creative nonfiction. The focus will be on learning to understand and use a full range of literary techniques in order to tell a truly compelling nonfiction story. Topics such as the use of dialogue, the creation of scene, attention to style and how to craft structure from true events will be discussed. Participants will also spend time talking about the particular responsibilities that come with writing creative nonfiction. In-class writing prompts will be used to inspire and motivate students to produce new work.
This workshop is open to writers working on memoir and personal essays, and writers at all levels of skill and experience are welcome to join.
Alexandra Butler is the author of Walking the Night Road, a memoir published by Columbia University Press, and a book of poems, Circling the Same, published by Moran Moran. She has written for the New York Times and the Times Literary Supplement. Alex co-wrote two short films, Ivy Holland, produced by Tribeca Films, and The Song is You, featured in The New Yorker magazine’s Screening Room Series. She works as a script consultant in both film and the art world. She is currently at work on a novel titled Bone Break Marble and a collection of short stories. You can read more about her in The New York Times: Introducing a Poet Who Works in 3-D. Alex holds a Master of Social Work from Columbia University and is a therapist in a bilingual group practice in her hometown of New York City.
Instructor: coming soon
Dates: begins wk of March 16, 2026 | meets once a week | Thurs 7-9pm
Location: Dumbo – 45 Main Street
Fee: $1100 | $1000 for returning writers
A writing sample is required for this class. Please fill out an application with your contact info and a 3-5 page sample.
Our Master Personal Essay & Memoir Workshop is a selective class aimed at writers looking to polish their work for publication. Class is taught by our most experienced nonfiction instructor whose students have gone on to attend top MFA programs, win prestigious awards and publish with both commercial and independent presses. Class time is spent on in-depth discussion of student work and typed feedback from the instructor is included, as well as a private conference.
Writers should have extensive writing and writing class/workshop experience.
A private conference with the instructor is included.
Instructor: coming soon
Dates: begins March 12, 2026 | meets once a week | Thurs 7-9pm
Location: Dumbo - 45 Main Street
Fee: $1150 | $1050 for returning writers
A writing sample is required for this class. Please fill out an application with your contact info and a 3-5 page sample.
Our Master Personal Essay & Memoir Workshop is a selective class aimed at writers looking to polish their work for publication. Class is taught by our most experienced nonfiction instructor whose students have gone on to attend top MFA programs, win prestigious awards and publish with both commercial and independent presses. Class time is spent on in-depth discussion of student work and typed feedback from the instructor is included, as well as a private conference.
Writers should have extensive writing and writing class/workshop experience.
A private conference with the instructor is included.
Instructor: Maddie Crum
Begins: May 5, 2026 | meets 1x/wk | Tues 7-9pm
Location: Park Slope – 273 Prospect Park W
Fee: $725 | $700 for returning Sackett writers
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.
Madeleine Crum is a writer and editor. Her recent work can be found in The Washington Post, The Brooklyn Rail, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Baffler, Dirt, The Cleveland Review of Books, and elsewhere. She is the co-editor of Joyland Editions, a small press. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at Brooklyn College.