The Writing University Podcast

One of the biggest challenges, and imperatives, of writing is finding the time—making time—to sit down and do it. It’s s... Read more

No one wants your story, essay, or poem to read like Fast and the Furious 9. But Hollywood formulae reflect a kind of sc... Read more

In this Eleventh Hour, Karen Bender will address a strategy that she found helpful while writing her first novel—finding... Read more

A single lecture compressed from a popular weekend workshop: you have your favorite story, poem, limerick, song, theater... Read more

When we write narrative, both sides of our brains ideally work together: the left brain controls linear thinking, logic,... Read more

Lord Byron said, "We of the craft are all crazy." Maybe, maybe not. This talk will examine the forces that influence wha... Read more

During workshops, it often becomes clear how heavily the “feminine” voice—characterized by multi-angled, expansive prose... Read more

We’re all voyeurs when it comes to the habits and practices of other writers. Do they churn out a certain number of page... Read more

In this podcast, poet Katie Ford examines the usefulness of employing the “ghosts” of classical forms in crafting contem... Read more

Clarity and Depth: Writing between the Lines w/ Venise Berry

One of the best ways to participate in, and help define, contemporary literature is to start your own press or literary ... Read more

Actually Writing: The Outer, Inner & Secret Practice w/ Diana Goetsch

Nerve: Some Kinds of Courage Necessary for Writing: Lon Otto

Risk taking, risk evaluation, risk avoidance are all leaned up against when one decides to become a writer and decides h... Read more

What is flash fiction? You’ve read it, perhaps even written it in class: super-short stories, anywhere from a paragraph ... Read more

“It sounds like a simple thing say what you see,” Mark Doty has written. “But try to find the words for the shades of a ... Read more

Has anyone ever told you, “I’m not laughing at you, I’m laughing with you,” only to discover that you are not laughing a... Read more

There’s often a crucial distinction between our whole life experience and the narrower story, or stories, that we create... Read more

How to Write the Ten-Minute Play: Kelly Dwyer

In this lecture, we’ll consider some recent poems in which gratitude emerges from or exists alongside difficult experien... Read more