Write Your Way

Workshops for beginner and advanced writers.

  • Collaborative Summer Library Program: Color Your World

    Participants will explore how colors influence mood and perception, both in visual art and writing. Through color-inspired freewriting and creating a personal color wheel, they’ll experiment with different color combinations to see how color choices can shape the tone and emotional impact of their creative work.

  • Unlock Your Memory

    Through a series of engaging exercises and prompts, attendees will delve into their memories, uncovering the stories that shape their lives. This memoir writing workshop provides practical techniques for capturing vivid details, crafting compelling narratives, and preserving personal legacies.

  • Generative Writing Workshop

    Unleash your creativity and overcome writer's block through a series of engaging prompts and writing exercises. Whether you're a beginner looking to jumpstart your writing journey or an experienced writer seeking inspiration, you will generate a piece of new material in this workshop.

  • Writing for Emotional Healing

    This one-session course introduces participants to the transformative power of writing as a tool for emotional healing. Participants will engage in guided exercises that help them reflect on their current emotional state, explore their feelings, and develop a deeper understanding of their emotions.

  • Polish and Perfect

    Revision and editing are the essential stages in transforming a rough draft into polished, professional writing. This course offers a comprehensive exploration of the revision and editing process, empowering you to create clear, compelling, and error-free content.

  • Find Your Writing Voice

    Unlock the power of your unique voice as a writer in this engaging and interactive workshop. Whether you're an aspiring novelist, poet, journalist, or simply someone who enjoys putting pen to paper, this course will help you discover and refine your writing voice. Through a blend of practical exercises, you'll embark on a creative journey to find your distinctive voice and develop the confidence to share it with the world.

  • Publishing Pathways

    This empowering workshop tailored for aspiring authors seeking insight into the complex world of publishing. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of traditional and self-publishing routes, approaching literary agents, how to submit a query letter, and submission processes. "Publishing Pathways" equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to confidently navigate your publishing journey and achieve your literary goal

  • Writing from Life

    Writers will learn how to shape personal memories into engaging, imaginative stories. This workshop covers techniques for blending reality with creativity to craft narratives that are both authentic and richly fictionalized. Participants will explore how to develop characters, plot, and setting from their own experiences, creating powerful stories that feel both deeply personal and universally resonant.

Participating Organizations


Troy Library, New York

March 2024

Centerville Library, Massachuesetts


February 2024

Suffern Free Library, New York

Shelter Rock Public Library, New York


November 2023


February 2024

Framington Public Library, Massachuesetts

August 2024


2024

Princeton Library, Connecticut


April 2024

Guilderland, New York


April 2024


Tuxedo, New York

March 2024


Sayreville Library, New Jersey

September 2024

Suffern Free Library, New Jersey


September 2024

Brockton Public Library, Massachuesetts


September 2024


Guilderland, New York

September 2024


Long Hill Township Library, New Jersey

September 2024


Joe A. Guerra Laredo Public Library, Texas

October 2024


Rockport Public Library, Massachusetts

October 2024

Hurleyville Arts Center, New York


October 2024


Bradley Beach Public Library, New Jersey

October 2024


Palisades Free Library, New Jersey

October 2024

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