See all of our programming for the month of May at a glance! 

Multi-Week Classes (Online)

• Style Matters: Priming Your Prose for Publication with S. Sindu, starting 5/5
• Reading Group: Wild by Cheryl Strayed with Kayla Degala-Paraíso, starting 5/7
• Novel Writing Group: Project Immersion with Karissa Chen, starting 5/7
• Love Me Back: Getting Your Romance Novel Ready for the Market with Thien-Kim Lam, starting 5/7
• Revise and Submit: An Advanced Short Story Workshop with Courtney Sender, starting 5/13

Multi-Week Classes (In-Person)

• Novel in Progress with Ursula DeYoung, starting 5/26 (Waitlist)

Short Classes (Online)

• Novel Plotting Essentials for the Ponderous Writer with Steve Almond, 5/5
• Voice as Platform: Supporting Your Book with Essays and Op-Eds with Ethan Gilsdorf, 5/6
• Pitch Perfect: Write a Query Letter That Gets Noticed with Jackie Cangro, 5/7
• Advanced Revision Strategies (That Actually Work) with Jonathan Escoffery, 5/11
• The Indie Route: How Small Presses Can Kickstart Your Career with Neema Avashia, 5/13
• Your Life as a Book: Turning the Personal Into Compelling Narrative with Jane Roper, 5/14
• No Money, No Problem: Publicity and Marketing For Writers On a Budget with Dariel Suarez, 5/20
• Networking Strategies For the Introverted Writer with Samantha Shanley, 5/26
• From Writer to Author: Preparing Yourself for Publication with Jemimah Wei, 5/27
• An Editor's-Eye Look at Book Submissions with Christine Pride, 5/28

Events (In-Person)

• May Writers' Open Mic, 5/7
• Porter Square Books Boston: Meg Stone, author of Don't Fight Back, in conversation with Candace Burton, 5/13
• Spring MFA and Member Mixer, 5/27 (Members Only Event)

Events (Online)

• Memoir Incubator Graduation Showcase 2026, 5/5
• Online Novel Incubator Info Session with Laura Warrell, 5/6
• Short Story Incubator Graduation Showcase 2026, 5/18
• Intensive Programs General Info Session, 5/19
• Autofiction Immersive Info Session with Aube Rey Lescure, 5/20
• Writing to Heal Immersive Info Session with Jennifer Crystal, 5/21
• Manuscript Mart Debrief: How to Stay On Track After Your Agent/Editor Meeting with Michelle Hoover, 5/26
• Member Writing Salon: AM Edition, 5/27 (Members Only Event)