I’ve talked about teaching a novel in a year course for a long time and now it’s happening thanks to StoryStudio Chicago. Applications open now! Let’s write a novel.
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
Novel in a Year: Speculative Fiction with Gabino Iglesias - StoryStudio Chicago
This is the year to write your novel Novel in a Year: Speculative Fiction is a unique opportunity to join a writing community, study novel craft, workshop key scenes, refine your craft, measure your p...
www.storystudiochicago.org
June 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I’ve talked about teaching a novel in a year course for a long time and now it’s happening thanks to StoryStudio Chicago. Applications open now! Let’s write a novel.
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
First meeting of my novel in a year class for StoryStudio was tonight. Couldn’t ask for a better, more diverse group. Gonna be a fun year.
August 12, 2026 at 2:47 AM
First meeting of my novel in a year class for StoryStudio was tonight. Couldn’t ask for a better, more diverse group. Gonna be a fun year.
Reading applications for my novel in a year class with StoryStudio Chicago and having a blast. So much diversity, so many cool ideas. It’s gonna be a great year.
July 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Reading applications for my novel in a year class with StoryStudio Chicago and having a blast. So much diversity, so many cool ideas. It’s gonna be a great year.
Our Starter Pack is growing as the X-odus continues. Follow all of these tremendously talented writers, instructors, and StoryStudio staff members.
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November 14, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Our Starter Pack is growing as the X-odus continues. Follow all of these tremendously talented writers, instructors, and StoryStudio staff members.
go.bsky.app/MRF8sXH
go.bsky.app/MRF8sXH
Tonight we learned that Gillian Flynn wrote a scene from her second novel DARK PLACES as an exercise in a StoryStudio class.
Soooo, the lesson, of course: Take a StoryStudio class and become a SMASHINGLY SUCCESSFUL bestselling writer. 😍😅
Soooo, the lesson, of course: Take a StoryStudio class and become a SMASHINGLY SUCCESSFUL bestselling writer. 😍😅
February 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Tonight we learned that Gillian Flynn wrote a scene from her second novel DARK PLACES as an exercise in a StoryStudio class.
Soooo, the lesson, of course: Take a StoryStudio class and become a SMASHINGLY SUCCESSFUL bestselling writer. 😍😅
Soooo, the lesson, of course: Take a StoryStudio class and become a SMASHINGLY SUCCESSFUL bestselling writer. 😍😅
If you've ever wondered what it might be like to have me copyedit you—or, that is, 2500 words of you—you can bid to satisfy your wonderment at this auction to benefit the excellent StoryStudio Chicago.
There are people I like, admire, and respect also offering their services in support of this excellent auction, and I absolutely want to bury them in how much money I can raise for this worthy cause, so let's get bidding, folks.
Manuscript Review with Benjamin Dreyer
Manuscript Review with Benjamin Dreyer
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May 10, 2024 at 2:31 AM
If you've ever wondered what it might be like to have me copyedit you—or, that is, 2500 words of you—you can bid to satisfy your wonderment at this auction to benefit the excellent StoryStudio Chicago.
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A Copy Editor’s Guide: Four Lessons on the Art, Craft, and Refinement of Prose, with Benjamin Dreyer - StoryStudio Chicago
Benjamin Dreyer, retired copy chief of Random House and the author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer’s English, will unpack his capacious bag of tricks, previously secret advice, and all-round b...
www.storystudiochicago.org
September 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Oh, hey, opening night is a week from today!
A Copy Editor’s Guide: Four Lessons on the Art, Craft, and Refinement of Prose, with Benjamin Dreyer - StoryStudio Chicago
Benjamin Dreyer, retired copy chief of Random House and the author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer’s English, will unpack his capacious bag of tricks, previously secret advice, and all-round b...
www.storystudiochicago.org
September 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Oh, hey, opening night is a week from today!
Headed to AWP next week? We (and our friends at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social) would be thrilled to see you! Come hear from CHIRB staff and StoryStudio instructors, AND get your books signed!
www.storystudiochicago.org/storystudio-...
www.storystudiochicago.org/storystudio-...
February 27, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Headed to AWP next week? We (and our friends at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social) would be thrilled to see you! Come hear from CHIRB staff and StoryStudio instructors, AND get your books signed!
www.storystudiochicago.org/storystudio-...
www.storystudiochicago.org/storystudio-...
ANNOUNCING! We are beside ourselves with glee to tell you that @fulmerford.com is this year's StoryStudio Chicago Instructor of the Year!
We can't wait to celebrate Juan's award at this year's StoryBall -- May 7 at Ravenswood Event Center.
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We can't wait to celebrate Juan's award at this year's StoryBall -- May 7 at Ravenswood Event Center.
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April 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
ANNOUNCING! We are beside ourselves with glee to tell you that @fulmerford.com is this year's StoryStudio Chicago Instructor of the Year!
We can't wait to celebrate Juan's award at this year's StoryBall -- May 7 at Ravenswood Event Center.
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We can't wait to celebrate Juan's award at this year's StoryBall -- May 7 at Ravenswood Event Center.
buff.ly/Q2XfUh7
In the immortal words of Stephen Sondheim:
Tonight, tonight!
Tonight, tonight!
A Copy Editor’s Guide: Four Lessons on the Art, Craft, and Refinement of Prose, with Benjamin Dreyer - StoryStudio Chicago
Benjamin Dreyer, retired copy chief of Random House and the author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer’s English, will unpack his capacious bag of tricks, previously secret advice, and all-round b...
www.storystudiochicago.org
October 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In the immortal words of Stephen Sondheim:
Tonight, tonight!
Tonight, tonight!
This week was all about the Other Work: NYT column, emails, reading, teaching my three-hour StoryStudio workshop, meeting with a student, an event with Agustina Bazterrica on Wednesday, and an event with Eric LaRocca on Thursday. Tomorrow? Ah, tomorrow we write!
September 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This week was all about the Other Work: NYT column, emails, reading, teaching my three-hour StoryStudio workshop, meeting with a student, an event with Agustina Bazterrica on Wednesday, and an event with Eric LaRocca on Thursday. Tomorrow? Ah, tomorrow we write!
Is your mother a writer?
What better Mother's Day present might you give her than an intense copyeditorial analysis of 2,500 words of her choice?
For your bidding pleasure (in support of the superb StoryStudio Chicago):
What better Mother's Day present might you give her than an intense copyeditorial analysis of 2,500 words of her choice?
For your bidding pleasure (in support of the superb StoryStudio Chicago):
Manuscript Review with Benjamin Dreyer
Manuscript Review with Benjamin Dreyer
new.biddingowl.com
May 10, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Is your mother a writer?
What better Mother's Day present might you give her than an intense copyeditorial analysis of 2,500 words of her choice?
For your bidding pleasure (in support of the superb StoryStudio Chicago):
What better Mother's Day present might you give her than an intense copyeditorial analysis of 2,500 words of her choice?
For your bidding pleasure (in support of the superb StoryStudio Chicago):
We love a good internet book trend, so we made our list of REAL summer reading recommendations and picks.
Read here: buff.ly/2bXAftw
#books
#booksky
Read here: buff.ly/2bXAftw
#books
#booksky
StoryStudio Chicago's REAL Summer Reading List and Recommendations - StoryStudio Chicago
Here at StoryStudio, one of our firm beliefs is that real books are always superior to fake books.😅 So after the news this week that a freelancer used AI to…
www.storystudiochicago.org
May 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We love a good internet book trend, so we made our list of REAL summer reading recommendations and picks.
Read here: buff.ly/2bXAftw
#books
#booksky
Read here: buff.ly/2bXAftw
#books
#booksky
This is going to be, if I say so myself, super-duper fun, and I hope to see you there (online)!
A Copy Editor’s Guide: Four Lessons on the Art, Craft, and Refinement of Prose, with Benjamin Dreyer - StoryStudio Chicago
Benjamin Dreyer, retired copy chief of Random House and the author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer’s English, will unpack his capacious bag of tricks, previously secret advice, and all-round b...
www.storystudiochicago.org
August 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This is going to be, if I say so myself, super-duper fun, and I hope to see you there (online)!
One day left to bid in support of StoryStudio Chicago and to secure my copyeditorial services. Let's gooooooooooo.
Manuscript Review with Benjamin Dreyer
Manuscript Review with Benjamin Dreyer
new.biddingowl.com
May 15, 2024 at 8:23 PM
One day left to bid in support of StoryStudio Chicago and to secure my copyeditorial services. Let's gooooooooooo.
We're out! Our short statement about why we've left Twitter/X after 17 years:
A Not-So-Fond Farewell to Twitter/X - StoryStudio Chicago
StoryStudio Chicago has been on Twitter/X since July 2008, almost 17 years! We’ve met many friends, writers, mentors, and instructors there. We’ve exchanged ideas and laughs. We’ve learned so much. …
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May 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
We're out! Our short statement about why we've left Twitter/X after 17 years:
If you weren’t planning on attending StoryStudio’s 4th annual Pub Crawl, I have two words to convince you: GILLIAN. FLYNN. She is not only a StoryStudio alum (Seriously! Something we didn’t know till recently!) AND a brilliant genius author AND the publisher of her own imprint…🧵
January 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
If you weren’t planning on attending StoryStudio’s 4th annual Pub Crawl, I have two words to convince you: GILLIAN. FLYNN. She is not only a StoryStudio alum (Seriously! Something we didn’t know till recently!) AND a brilliant genius author AND the publisher of her own imprint…🧵
I’m teaching The Short Story Toolkit at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social and it starts NEXT WEEK! You can still register to join us as we discuss craft, drafting, revision, and publication over four classes…Starts Nov. 12, Zoom (watch live, or on recording).
www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...
www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...
The Short Story Toolkit: Four Lessons on Form, Content, and Brevity with Rebecca Makkai - StoryStudio Chicago
Writer and StoryStudio Artistic Director Rebecca Makkai presents four online lectures on the craft of the short story, with discussions of drafting, revision, and publication.
www.storystudiochicago.org
November 8, 2024 at 4:33 PM
I’m teaching The Short Story Toolkit at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social and it starts NEXT WEEK! You can still register to join us as we discuss craft, drafting, revision, and publication over four classes…Starts Nov. 12, Zoom (watch live, or on recording).
www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...
www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...
Three days left to apply! Let’s write a novel. @storystudiochicago.bsky.social
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
Novel in a Year: Speculative Fiction with Gabino Iglesias - StoryStudio Chicago
This is the year to write your novel Novel in a Year: Speculative Fiction is a unique opportunity to join a writing community, study novel craft, workshop key scenes, refine your craft, measure your p...
www.storystudiochicago.org
July 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Three days left to apply! Let’s write a novel. @storystudiochicago.bsky.social
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
In the latest episode of @chicagowriterspod.bsky.social, @danfinnen.bsky.social & @mbwwelch.bsky.social talk with StoryStudio Events Director @jencoffeen.bsky.social about Dorothy Sayer's romantic crime masterpiece "Busman's Honeymoon."
StoryStudio Events Director Jen Coffeen Discusses "Busman's Honeymoon" - Chicago Review of Books
In the newest episode of The Chicago Writers Podcast, Dan Finnen and Michael Welch talk with StoryStudio Events Director Jen Coffeen about the opening of Dorothy Sayer’s “Busman’s Honeymoon.” The…
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March 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In the latest episode of @chicagowriterspod.bsky.social, @danfinnen.bsky.social & @mbwwelch.bsky.social talk with StoryStudio Events Director @jencoffeen.bsky.social about Dorothy Sayer's romantic crime masterpiece "Busman's Honeymoon."
Countdown to opening night!
Hopefully, I'll see you there.
[The disjunct "hopefully" will be discussed!]
Hopefully, I'll see you there.
[The disjunct "hopefully" will be discussed!]
A Copy Editor’s Guide: Four Lessons on the Art, Craft, and Refinement of Prose, with Benjamin Dreyer - StoryStudio Chicago
Benjamin Dreyer, retired copy chief of Random House and the author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer’s English, will unpack his capacious bag of tricks, previously secret advice, and all-round b...
www.storystudiochicago.org
October 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Countdown to opening night!
Hopefully, I'll see you there.
[The disjunct "hopefully" will be discussed!]
Hopefully, I'll see you there.
[The disjunct "hopefully" will be discussed!]
Join us this Saturday at The Hideout for a fundraiser for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights.
Co-Sponsored with StoryStudio Chicago, and featuring a reading and panel with Nissa Rhee, Ananda Lima, Jose-Luis Moctezuma, me, and hosted by Michael Zapata.
Co-Sponsored with StoryStudio Chicago, and featuring a reading and panel with Nissa Rhee, Ananda Lima, Jose-Luis Moctezuma, me, and hosted by Michael Zapata.
January 22, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Join us this Saturday at The Hideout for a fundraiser for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights.
Co-Sponsored with StoryStudio Chicago, and featuring a reading and panel with Nissa Rhee, Ananda Lima, Jose-Luis Moctezuma, me, and hosted by Michael Zapata.
Co-Sponsored with StoryStudio Chicago, and featuring a reading and panel with Nissa Rhee, Ananda Lima, Jose-Luis Moctezuma, me, and hosted by Michael Zapata.