Mill City Writers’ Workshop

Workshops and Seminars

 

Individual Attention in a Workshop Setting

Founded by author, former New York acquisitions editor, and native Minnesotan Ashley Shelby, Mill City Writers’ Workshop provides highly-individualized attention to these aspiring and established writers in a supportive environment of similarly dedicated writers.

Mill City Writers’ Workshop offers Twin Cities writers writing workshop programs at all skill levels. Each workshop provides a high level of individual attention to student work, as well as in-class and take-home writing exercises (critiqued by the teacher), critical readings, and lectures on craft. The core element of the program, however, is the Workshop, in which each writer will have his or her work read closely and critiqued by fellow students and the teacher in a warm, encouraging writers’ environment.

One student wrote of her experience in the Intermediate Memoir Workshop:

“I received much more than I expected from the memoir workshop as far as information and craft, but also when it came to emotional support from both you and the group. You are not only skilled in your craft and know how to communicate this knowledge, but are also intuitive and compassionate.  Few teachers that I have experienced show this remarkable combination of qualities.”

Unlike other writing workshops, MCWW limits class enrollment to under ten students per class, creating an intimate setting where each student receives in-depth critique and attention.

If you choose Mill City Writers’ Workshop, you will write. Instead of spending time on “summoning the muse” and relaxation exercises, Mill City writers will find themselves writing almost as soon as they walk in the door of our sun-filled Hopkins studio.

We hope to see you in class!

 

Students from MCWW’s summer-term Intermediate Memoir Workshop