Few creative writing tutors have actually written and produced original plays — Maddy spent her time at Harvard doing exactly that, along with directing student theater productions. That background in dramatic writing gives her a sharp eye for dialogue, voice, pacing, and scene construction, whether...

Most creative writing feedback is either too vague ('nice imagery!') or too prescriptive ('rewrite this scene entirely'). Jennifer approaches workshop-style revision differently, asking pointed questions about voice, pacing, and point of view that let writers discover their own fixes. Her English ba...

What separates a flat draft from one that actually moves a reader often comes down to articulation — knowing what you're trying to say and finding the precise language to say it. David's liberal arts background and deep experience across poetry, fiction, and essay writing give him a sharp eye for he...

Improvisation and sketch comedy trained Jonny to generate ideas fast, commit to bold choices, and revise ruthlessly — exactly the muscles creative writing requires. He unpacks craft elements like point of view, pacing, and dialogue so students can move from a vague story concept to a polished piece ...

The hardest part of creative writing isn't inspiration — it's revision, and knowing why a piece isn't working yet. Dakota's graduate education and lifelong love of reading give her a sharp editorial instinct across genres, from personal essays to short fiction to experimental forms. She treats each ...

Journalism training teaches you to write with precision and voice simultaneously — two skills that transfer directly into crafting compelling fiction, poetry, and personal essays. Jennifer brings that editorial eye to creative writing, digging into elements like dialogue pacing, narrative structure,...

Theater and psychology share a common obsession: figuring out what people actually want and how they hide it — which happens to be the engine of every good story. Cecilia's training in both at Wesleyan means she can dig into a student's draft and pinpoint exactly where a character's motivation goes ...

A blank page is less intimidating when a writer has concrete tools: a compelling opening image, a character with a specific want, a sense of where tension lives in a scene. Victoria teaches these craft elements explicitly, drawing on her own background in essay writing and her humanities-intensive e...

Ernest's public administration training — writing policy briefs, crafting speeches, structuring arguments for diverse audiences — built a surprisingly transferable skill for creative writing: the ability to control tone and shape a piece around a single clear purpose. He applies that discipline to s...

A Columbia Comparative Literature graduate who studied how writers across traditions build voice, tension, and structure, Emmaline brings that cross-genre awareness into her creative writing instruction. She digs into the craft decisions behind a piece — point of view, pacing, imagery — and teaches ...