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The Attic Institute Experience

"Being new to the world of poetry as community and craft, I appreciate what I have found here at the Attic, because among the many experiences I have sought out in the past year to encourage my writing, my class here has been the highlight. I learned what to be ambitious about in my writing, and ways to challenge myself to write more."

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Classes


A free private consultation about your writing
Atheneum at the Attic Institute \| Application Deadline: May 30
Hawthorne Fellows at the Attic Institute \| Write. Edit. Publish. Application Deadline: Sept 26
Individual Consult Group (ICG) at the Attic Institute
Literary Therapy: One-on-one conferences about your writing
Talk to Write: Let NPR's Emily Harris help you find your writing mojo
Spring Fling Festival for Writers \| May 16 \| Poetry: The Elegy \| John Morrison (SPACE AVAILABLE)
Spring Fling Festival for Writers \| May 22 - June 19 \| Memoir 101: Downloading \| Jennifer Lauck (SPACE AVAILABLE)
Spring Fling for Writers \| May 22 - June 19 \| A Novel Idea \| Jennifer Lauck (SPACE AVAILABLE)
Summer \| Cool Tools for Writers and Other Obsessions \| June 10, 17, 24 \| Yuvi Zalkow
Summer \| The Craft of Memoir \| June 10 - July 29 \| Jennifer Lauck
Summer \| 'Method Writing' Workshop \| June 13 - July 18 \| David Biespiel
Summer \| Time and Money for Writers \| June 14 \| Gigi Rosenberg
Summer \| The Great Summer Poetry Workshop \| June 18 - July 30 \| David Biespiel
Summer \| Map Your Way to a Published Book \| June 23 - 24 \| Jennifer Lauck
Summer \| Craft Lessons: Set Up, Setting, and Scene \| June 25 - July 23 \| Jennifer Lauck
Summer \| The Art and Craft of Your Memoir AM \| June 25 - July 23 \| Jennifer Lauck
Summer \| Craft Lessons: POV, Voice, and Dialogue \| June 26 - July 24 \| Jennifer Lauck
Summer \| Weekend Fiction Workshop: Short Stories \| June 30 - July 1 \| Vanessa Veselka
Summer \| The Essentials Workshop: Revision Strategies That Work \| July 11 \| David Biespiel
Summer \| The Essentials Workshop: On Writing Well \| July 18 \| David Biespiel
Summer \| The Essentials Workshop: Get Published Now \| July 19 \| David Biespiel
Summer \| Writing Camp for Kids \| Tue/Thur: July 24 - August 16 \| Dave Jarecki
Summer \| Tracking Down the Facts Workshop \| July 28 - 29 \| Vanessa Veselka
Summer \| Write Here, Write Now \| July 28 - August 25 \| Dave Jarecki
Summer \| Your Next Poem \| July 28 - August 25 \| Dave Jarecki
Summer \| Flash Fiction \| August 1 - 29 \| David Ciminello
Summer \| Writing Our Queer History \| August 2 - August 30 \| David Ciminello