Sackett Street Writers

5,000 creative writers since 2002 in NYC & ONLINE

Class Schedule

Sackett Street workshops are limited to nine writers (8-week classes) and eight writers (6-week classes), 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!

5-week Creative Nonfiction Writing – begins 11.19.19 – taught by Brian Gresko in Williamsburg

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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: Brian Gresko
Begins: November 19, 2019
Day/Time:  Tuesdays 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Williamsburg (Paragraph Space for Writers)
Fee: $445

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Brian Gresko is the editor of When I First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the Triumphs, Challenges, and Transformative Experience of Fatherhood. His short fiction has appeared on Joyland Magazine and Vol. 1 Brooklyn, and his essays, interviews, and criticism have appeared in numerous publications, including Salon, The Atlantic, VICE, Guernica Magazine, the Literary Hub, the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Brooklyn Rail, and Poets & Writers Magazine. He runs the “authors in conversation” series for Slice Literary Magazine, and is the co-host of Pete’s Reading Series. Brian received his MFA in Creative Writing from The New School, and studied film and literary theory at Oberlin College.

20-wk Manuscript Generator (meets every other week) – for writers working on novels, memoirs, story and/or essay collections – begins 12.4.19 – 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 chapters (up to 5000 words pages) every other week, 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: Wednesday, December 4, 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, memoirists, short-story and essay writers in Sackett Street’s popular Manuscript Generator Workshop (sessions offered either online or in Brooklyn), helping writers finish, polish, and find publication for book-length projects. 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 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Workshop (II/III) begins week of 1.6.2020 – 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 some 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 January 6, 2020
Day/Time: weeknight tbd* 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Park Slope
Fee: $595

*please include info on weeknights (M-Th) that do NOT work for you in your application

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6-week Creative Nonfiction Writing – begins week of 1.6.2020 – Williamsburg

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A writing sample is not required for this class but welcome. 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 January 6, 2020
Day/Time:  weeknight tbd* 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Williamsburg (Paragraph Space for Writers)
Fee: $495

*please include info on any weeknights (M-Th) that do NOT work for you in your application

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8-week Creative Nonfiction Writing – begins week of 1.6.2020 – Brooklyn Heights

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A writing sample is not required for this class but welcome. 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 January 6, 2020
Day/Time:  weeknight tbd* 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Brooklyn Heights
Fee: $595

*please include info on any weeknights (M-Th) that do NOT work for you in your application

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8-week Master Fiction Workshop – begins week of 1.6.2020 – Park Slope

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A writing sample is required for this class. Please fill out an application with your contact info, writing experience and a writing sample.

Writers participating in this course 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 January 6, 2020
Day/ Time: weeknight tbd* 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Instructor: tbd
Location: Park Slope
Fee: $595.00

* please include info on weeknights (M-Th) that do NOT work for you in your application

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8-week Creative Nonfiction Writing I/II – begins week of 1.6.20 – 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 January 6, 2020
Day/Time:  weeknight tbd* 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Park Slope
Fee: $595

*please include info on any weeknights (M-Th) that do NOT work for you in your application

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8-week Writing Workshop: Building an Intentional Community for Writers of Color (open to both fiction & nonfiction writers) – begins 1.6.2020– taught by Khaliah Williams in Park Slope

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

Over the course of this workshop, writers will gain skills in fiction and non-fiction writing while engaging in a community of fellow writers of color. During in-class instruction, writers will gain technical skills in character development, language, and style. The combination of an intentional community coupled with thoughtful writing exercises allows participants to immerse themselves in a unique workshop experience.

Through group discussion of student work, plus that of published authors, writers in this workshop will examine the art and craft of both fiction and 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 story.

This workshop is open to writers of color working on fiction (short stories and novels) and creative nonfiction (memoir, personal essays or in-depth journalism).

A private conference with the instructor is included.

Instructor: Khaliah Williams
Begins: Monday, January 6, 2020
Day/Time:  Mondays 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Park Slope
Fee: $595

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Khaliah Williams is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and received her MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her fiction has been published in Hawaii Women’s Journal, Frontier Psychiatrist, and Day One, and her non-fiction at Buzzfeed, American Short Fiction and Book Country. She is a current fellow at the Kimbilio Center for African American Fiction and an Instructor and Advisory Board member of Writers in Baltimore School. Originally from Philadelphia, she lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.  She is at work on a novel and collection of short stories.

8-week Fiction Writing I/II – begins week of 1.6.2020 – 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 January 6, 2020
Day/Time: weeknight tbd* 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Park Slope
Fee: $595

*please include info on weeknights (M-Th) that do NOT work for you when you apply

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8-week Fiction Writing I/II – begins week of 1.6.20 – 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 6, 2020
Day/Time: weeknight tbd* 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Upper West Side
Fee: $595

*please include info on weeknights (M-Th) that do NOT work for you when you apply

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8-week Fiction Writing I/II – begins week of 1.6.2020 – Williamsburg

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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 6, 2020
Day/Time: weeknight tbd* 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Williamsburg
Fee: $595

*please include info on weeknights (M-Th) that do NOT work for you when you apply

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8-week Creative Nonfiction Writing – begins week of 1.6.2020 – Upper West Side

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A writing sample is not required for this class but welcome. 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 January 6, 2020
Day/Time:  weeknight tbd* 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Upper West Side
Fee: $495

*please include info on any weeknights (M-Th) that do NOT work for you in your application

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8-week WRITING SPRINTS: A generative class for fiction & nonfiction writers – begins week of 1.6.2020 – Park Slope

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A writing sample is not required to register for this class. 

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 6, 2020
Day/Time: weeknight tbd* 7:30-9:30pm
Instructor: tbd
Location: Park Slope
Fee: $550.00

*please include info on any weeknights (M-Th) you can NOT attend in your application

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8-week Fiction II/III Workshop – begins week of 1.6.2020 – Upper West Side

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Writers participating in this selective course 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 January 6, 2020
Day/ Time: weeknight tbd* 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Instructor: tbd
Location: Upper West Side
Fee: $595.00

*in your application, please let us know what weeknights (M-Th) do NOT work for you

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8-week Intermediate/Advanced Fiction (II/III) Workshop – begins week of 1.6.2020 – Greenpoint

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Writers participating in this selective course 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 January 6, 2020
Day/ Time: weeknight tbd* 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Instructor: tbd
Location: Greenpoint
Fee: $595.00

*in your application, please let us know what weeknights (M-Th) do NOT work for you

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