Workshops

Learn to write professional op-eds and personal essays with Elizabeth Spiers, a contributing writer for The New York Times opinion section, former columnist at Fortune and Fast Company, and opinion contributor to The Washington Post, Slate, The New Republic, and others.

OPINION WRITING WORKSHOPS

Learn how to use narrative, voice, and journalistic tools to write a opinion column for publication. Instruction includes one online workshop, development of a column-in-progress with a round of editing, tips for pitching specific publications, and a session of one-on-one coaching via Zoom.

This workshop is geared primarily toward professionals (journalists, academics, PR professionals, and people working to develop corporate thought leadership programs) but if you’re not usually a writer and not taking the workshop for work purposes, that’s completely fine.

PERSONAL ESSAY WORKSHOPS

Learn how to use personal narratives to create compelling essays for publication. We’ll discuss how to structure an essay for different lengths and purposes, the role of tone and voice, theme, and argument in first-person writing, as well as the ethics of writing about other people.

Instruction includes one online workshop, and a one-on-one edit of a work in progress.

CREATIVE IDEATION WORKSHOPS

Where do writers get their ideas? It varies for everyone, but I've developed some systems over the years that have been incredibly useful for me, an Internet brain-rotted person with no attention span. This (experimental) workshop explores techniques for generating and capturing ideas, and tips for creating a consistent practice. You'll be asked to bring a few physical materials to the workshop, and the list of what you'll need will be sent the week before.

Note: Instructions for all workshops and Zoom links will be emailed the week before the workshops.

FALL 2025 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE AND REGISTRATION

OPINION WRITING

Opinion Writing | Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm ET (via Zoom) | REGISTER HERE $350.00

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PERSONAL ESSAY

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CREATIVE IDEATION WORKSHOP

Creative Workshop | Sunday, December 7th, 2025 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm ET (via Zoom) | REGISTER HERE $65.00

2026 dates TBA

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