It's official!!! On January 30, I sold my book Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter, to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt! My editor is the wonderful Naomi Gibbs, known for editing many incredible books, including some of my favorites from the past
Happy Valentine's Day! Celebrate your *~*love*~* of nonfiction today with the second Non-Fiction by Non-Men interview of 2019! This one also features one of my former GrubStreet students, Céillie Clark-Keane, as a guest interviewer, in conversation with Alanna Okun! Enjoy. For the full interview, see
Do you like animals? OF COURSE. Do you like writing? YES, DUH. Then I have the *perfect* class for you: Of Mice and Writers: Writing About Non-Human Animals. It's happening a week from today on Friday, February 1, from 10am-5pm, at GrubStreet. Here's the
Are you wishing you had signed up for The Personal Essay in Progress at GrubStreet? Feeling major regret in your creative writing class choices for 2019? Worrying you'll have FOMO because you're missing so many great workshop discussions about the craft
Are you working on some essays of your own? Do you need guidance, motivation, deadlines, and/or a workshop of cheerleaders and helpful editors to keep you going? Spots are still available in The Personal Essay in Progress at GrubStreet! Class
Happy new year! The first Non-Fiction by Non-Men interview of 2019 is a very special one indeed: it features my former GrubStreet student, Annie Dade, as a guest interviewer, in conversation with the great Maggie Nelson! Enjoy. For the full interview, see
If your New Year's resolution for 2019 is to write more, don't worry, I've got you covered! This winter at GrubStreet, I am teaching four in-person classes (one ten-week course, one six-week course, one six-hour seminar, and one Young Adult
I am teaching a bunch at GrubStreet this fall and winter, and I hope to see you in one of my classes, either online or in person! Register today! — Jumpstart Your Writing November 2 – December 14, Fridays from 6pm-9pm Great course to
If you are a writer between the ages of 13-18 and you are looking for something to do in August, then consider signing up for one of GrubStreet's awesome TEEN WRITING CAMPS! Scholarships are available for all classes. In particular, you
My summer classes at GrubStreet start very soon! If you are considering signing up, stop stalling and register today. Non-Fiction by Non-Men (Monday nights, 6pm-9pm, June 4th through August 6th) starts in less than a week. Intro to Creative Nonfiction: Online