Sackett Street Writers

Writing Workshops on Sackett Street

Class Schedule

Sackett Street workshops are limited to eight writers and meet in private spaces in Brooklyn, in the instructors’ homes NYC-wide, and online. Every class includes the opportunity to have work critiqued in class, written feedback from both the instructor and classmates, and private consultations with the instructor.

A $250 deposit is required to reserve a spot (refundable up to two weeks before the class start date). To register, please complete the application and include a sample of work (1500-2000 words).

All returning writers receive a discount – $25 discount for writers returning for a second workshop and $50 discount for writers returning for a third or more workshop.

Looking for ONLINE CLASSES?

Check out our Online Workshops in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction and Novel Intensive!

Not sure what class is right for you?

Submit an application and we’ll let you know!

8-week Fiction Writing I/II – begins week of 1.7.19 – Upper West Side

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A writing sample is not necessary to apply for this workshop. Please fill out name, contact info, and writing/writing class experience fields below.

In this workshop, writers will learn how to manipulate the tools of fiction-writing (point-of-view, plot, characterizing detail, tone, etc.) to craft complete and unique stories that engage the reader. In-class critiques and exercises, as well as lectures and feedback from the instructor, are used to help students further develop their writing. This course is intended for writers with some writing experience who are looking to learn more about what makes a story, “a story.”

A private conference with the instructor is included.

Instructor: tbd
Begins: week of January 7, 2019
Day/Time: weeknight tbd 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Upper West Side
Fee: $595

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8-week Writing Sprints: A generative class for fiction & nonfiction writers – begins wk of 1.7.19 – Park Slope

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A writing sample is not required to register for this class. Please fill out an application with your contact info.

Writing Sprints is an exercise-intensive course designed to “unstick” writers struggling to start or continue new projects, boosting writing productivity.  The course relies heavily on in-class writing exercises, as well as weekly writing share-outs.  Students will be expected to read out loud; participate in in-class writing exercises; and produce approximately 5-8 pages of new writing EACH week for group feedback.

Begins: week of January 7, 2019
Day/Time: weeknight tbd 7:30-9:30pm
Instructor: tbd
Location: Park Slope
Fee: $550.00

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20-wk Manuscript Generator (meets every other week) – for writers working on novels, memoirs, story and/or essay collections – begins wk of 2.13.19 – Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn 

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This generative workshop meets ten times total, and every OTHER week. Students have the opportunity to hand in excerpts (up to 20 pages max) every meeting, and receive feedback from the instructor on these pages. The workshop is open to writers working on novels, memoirs, story and/or essay collections. Writers participating in this course will learn how to recognize the successful techniques in their writing – what engages the reader, and how that success is achieved. In-class discussions will focus on analyzing the many choices (point-of-view, tone, characterizing details, pacing, etc.) a writer must make concerning structure, character and language. This course is intended for writers who have some experience writing and workshopping.

Begins: week of February 13, 2019
Day/Time:  Wednesdays (class meets every other week) 7pm – 9pm
Instructor: Heather Aimee O’Neill
Location: Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn
Fee: $1350.00

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Heather Aimee O’Neill has worked with hundreds of novelists in Sackett Street’s popular Novel Intensive Workshop (online and in Brooklyn). A novelist, essayist and poet, her most recent collection of poetry, Obliterations, is co-authored with Jessica Piazza and forthcoming by Red Hen Press. A recent Lambda Literary Poetry Fellow, her poetry chapbook, Memory Future, won the University of Southern California’s Gold Line Press Award, chosen by judge Carol Muske-Dukes. She is a freelance writer for publications such as Time Out New York, Parents Magazine and Salon.com.

8-week Writing Sprints: A generative class for fiction & nonfiction writers – begins wk of 3.4.19 – Park Slope

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A writing sample is not required to register for this class. Please fill out an application with your contact info.

Writing Sprints is an exercise-intensive course designed to “unstick” writers struggling to start or continue new projects, boosting writing productivity.  The course relies heavily on in-class writing exercises, as well as weekly writing share-outs.  Students will be expected to read out loud; participate in in-class writing exercises; and produce approximately 5-8 pages of new writing EACH week for group feedback.

Begins: week of March 4, 2019
Day/Time: weeknight tbd 7:30-9:30pm
Instructor: tbd
Location: Park Slope
Fee: $550.00

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8-wk Fiction Writing I/II – begins wk of 3.4.19 – Upper West Side

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A writing sample is not necessary to apply for this workshop. Please fill out name, contact info, and writing/writing class experience fields below.

In this workshop, writers will learn how to manipulate the tools of fiction-writing (point-of-view, plot, characterizing detail, tone, etc.) to craft complete and unique stories that engage the reader. In-class critiques and exercises, as well as lectures and feedback from the instructor, are used to help students further develop their writing. This course is intended for writers with some writing experience who are looking to learn more about what makes a story, “a story.”

A private conference with the instructor is included.

Instructor: tbd
Begins: week of March 4, 2019
Day/Time: weeknight tbd 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Upper West Side
Fee: $595

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8-wk Fiction Writing I/II – begins wk of 3.4.19 – Park Slope

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A writing sample is not necessary to apply for this workshop. Please fill out name, contact info, and writing/writing class experience fields below.

In this workshop, writers will learn how to manipulate the tools of fiction-writing (point-of-view, plot, characterizing detail, tone, etc.) to craft complete and unique stories that engage the reader. In-class critiques and exercises, as well as lectures and feedback from the instructor, are used to help students further develop their writing. This course is intended for writers with some writing experience who are looking to learn more about what makes a story, “a story.”

A private conference with the instructor is included.

Instructor: tbd
Begins: week of March 4, 2019
Day/Time: weeknight tbd 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Park Slope
Fee: $595

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8-wk Fiction Writing III – begins wk of 3.4.19 – Crown Heights

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Writers participating in this selective workshop will learn to recognize successful techniques in their fiction–what engages the reader, and how that success is achieved. In-class discussions will focus on analyzing student work, particularly the many choices (point-of-view, tone, detail, pacing, etc.) a writer must make concerning structure, character and language. Each writer will have two opportunities to have his or her work critiqued in class (up to 25 pages each time) and will receive typed feedback from both the instructor and his or her classmates.

A private conference with the instructor is included.

This course is intended for writers who have extensive writing and workshopping experience.

Begins: week of March 4, 2019
Day/ Time: weeknight tbd 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Instructor: tbd
Location: Crown Heights
Fee: $595.00

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8-week Master Fiction Workshop – begins wk of 3.4.19 – Park Slope

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Writers participating in this selective workshop will learn to recognize successful techniques in their fiction–what engages the reader, and how that success is achieved. In-class discussions will focus on analyzing student work, particularly the many choices (point-of-view, tone, detail, pacing, etc.) a writer must make concerning structure, character and language. Each writer will have two opportunities to have his or her work critiqued in class (up to 25 pages each time) and will receive typed feedback from both the instructor and his or her classmates.

A private conference with the instructor is included.

This course is intended for writers who have extensive writing and workshopping experience.

Begins: week of March 4, 2019
Day/ Time: weeknight tbd 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Instructor: tbd
Location: Park Slope
Fee: $595.00

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8-wk Creative Nonfiction I/II – begins wk of 3.4.19 – Park Slope

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A writing sample is not required for this class. Please fill out an application with your contact info.

Through group discussion of student work, plus that of published authors, writers in this workshop will examine the art and craft of creative nonfiction. The focus will be on learning to understand and use a full range of literary techniques in order to tell a truly compelling nonfiction story. Topics such as the use of dialogue, the creation of scene, attention to style and how to craft structure from true events will be discussed. Participants will also spend time talking about the particular responsibilities that come with writing creative nonfiction. In-class writing prompts will be used to inspire and motivate students to produce new work.

This workshop is open to writers working on memoir, personal essays or in-depth journalism.

A private conference with the instructor is included.

Instructor: tbd
Begins: week of March 4, 2019
Day/Time:  weeknight tbd 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Park Slope
Fee: $595

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8-week Creative Nonfiction II/III – begins wk. of 3.4.19 – Park Slope

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Through group discussion of student work, plus that of published authors, writers in this workshop will examine the art and craft of creative nonfiction. The focus will be on learning to understand and use a full range of literary techniques in order to tell a truly compelling nonfiction story. Topics such as the use of dialogue, the creation of scene, attention to style and how to craft structure from true events will be discussed. Participants will also spend time talking about the particular responsibilities that come with writing creative nonfiction. This workshop is open to writers working on memoir, personal essays or in-depth journalism. Writers should have writing and writing class experience.

A writing sample is required to register for this class.

A private conference with the instructor is included.

Instructor: tbd
Begins: week of March 4, 2019
Day/Time: weeknight tbd 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Park Slope
Fee: $595

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