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Laura Warrell Laura Warrell is the instructor for the new fully online version of the Novel Incubator, designed for writers living outside of the greater Boston area.
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Apply to Our 2025-2026 Fall Intensives
Memoir Generator | Essay Incubator | Novel Generator | Short Story Incubator | Writing to Heal Immersive
Our applications are now open for our Fall intensives! These 7- to 12-month programs allow students to dive deeper, whether they want to launch their projects and make significant progress, refine and revise drafts of existing projects, or find and work with other students interested in a specific subject matter, genre, and/or shared identity. Deadline to apply is Wednesday, July 16th at 11:59pm ET.
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June 23–29
Online Info Sessions for Our Genre-Based Novel Generators
Join us at one of our upcoming online info sessions to get the full scoop on how the Romance Novel, the Young Adult Novel, and the Mystery/ Thriller Novel programs work.
Sign Up for a Summer Short Class
Ready to make this your summer of writing? Register for a seminar today!
Teen Summer: In-Person, Two Weeks, Scholarships Available
Calling all teens — come write with us this summer! This summer join our NEW teen Summer writing experience featuring more connection, creativity, and community.
This Month's Featured Classes, Events, and Programs
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Online: Zoom | workshop
Novel in Progress
- Jul 01 – Aug 19, 2025
8 Tuesdays, from 10:30am-1:30pm (EST)
First drafts of novels can be messy, amorphous, and daunting. Sometimes, extensive critical feedback can be counterproductive before the first draft… ...more
Online: Zoom | workshop
Advanced Personal Essay
- Jul 03 – Aug 21, 2025
8 Thursdays, from 6:00pm-9:00pm (EST)
In this advanced course, experienced students working on narrative, short, medium-length or long-form personal essays will receive support, guidance,… ...more
Online: Zoom | workshop
Intro to Speculative Fiction
- Jul 07 – Aug 11, 2025
6 Mondays, from 6:00pm-9:00pm (EST)
When someone says science fiction and fantasy, five hundred-page tales of robots and dragons possibly come to mind. The classics were written in the… ...more
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