Resources

As an educator and community worker, I’ve found that providing accessible resources to share and disseminate amongst others is the fastest way to liberation. As an emerging writer, I wanted to share some resources that I’ve found helpful along my own healing journey.

With the exception of writers that I admire and craft you should look towards (I also write an endorsement of those who I have personally worked with) I cannot endorse all of them and do not agree with all of the content.

However, if a resource is listed here, I include it because it is a good starting point. Ultimately everyone has their own individual journey, and I’m here to facilitate that for you.

Education

I’ve had the pleasure of working with the following educators and writers, and can vouch for their generosity and skills. If you have the privilege of working with the following writers, I’d recommend it. These are people I have personally worked with, so all my opinions are raving endorsements.

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    Esmé Weijun Wang

    The Unexpected Shape Academy is tailored towards chronically ill or busy writers trying to write their way towards their personal stories or other non-fiction account. Wang’s community provides lessons and MFA-level education and lectures alongside others who resonate with that work. There is an option to upgrade to 1:1 mentorship with Wang, which I highly recommend if you can afford it.

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    Chloé Cooper Jones

    One of my favorite writers and illustrious mentors (I have the distinct pleasure of calling her a friend too!) The easiest way to work with her is through her tenure position in academia—but I’m lightly bullying into putting more of her coursework online because I learned from her this summer and though I’m prone to hyperbole… I genuinely mean it when I say learning from her has made me a better writer and more observant and thoughtful human.

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    Emma Copley Eisenberg

    One of the most supportive souls and one of the hardest working writers in the business. She might be stacked right now, but if you order her book Fat Swim, you get access to free classes (recorded) that I highly rec you take because she is so frigging busy and doesn’t have a lot of time to teach (SO TAKE ADVANTAGE)

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    Emet North

    Emet was my facilitator for Tin House Autumn 2025 (Speculative Fiction, Short Story) which changed my life. Emet’s neurodivergence and queerness was so affirming to my sense of learning. The best thing they taught me was “Nurture your darlings,” which gave me hope. Learn from Emet. They will nurture your darlings and encourage you to write towards your weirdest, truest self.

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    Jami Nakamura-Lin

    I’ve only taken one class from her, but it was a Style, Structure and Self-Accommodations class that uses disability justice principles to explore ways writers can use their strengths to play, instead of listening to traditional “craft” advice that feel unsupportive. I highly recommend learning with her if you identify with neurodivergence or disabilities.

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    K-Ming Chang

    K-Ming is one of my favorite instructors

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Quality craft education can exist without an MFA.

Here are some resources for organizations, workshops and opportunities that every writer should look into

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    McCormack Writing Center

    I am, once again, biased and singing the praises of the MWC (fka Tin House) team, who somehow manage to collect a stacked line-up of authors and facilitators for their seasonal workshops. They’re one of the only options for accessible online workshops, and they offer scholarship (sponsored) funds for both in-person and online cohorts. This was one of the most affirming workshop experiences I’ve had, and I’ll continue to talk about how much I love them.

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    DISQUIET International Literary Festival

    (Lisbon, Portugal)

    It’s strange to call this my first “big kid” workshop experience, but I spent two weeks in Lisbon with talented writers and even more talented facilitators. Emma, mentioned previously, was my facilitator for a nonfiction/memoir workshop that I was accepted into, and we had the most wonderful cohort of humans.

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    GRUB STREET

    Boston, MA and Online: If you’re Zoom-ed out and want an even more asynchronous experience, Gotham offers classes on Wet Ink that are great for working writers. I personally find that in person engagement is more suitable for my writing, but I’ve enjoyed the classes I took here. They have extensive novel generator and incubator classes, and a wonderful community for those interested.

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    Gotham Writer's Workshops

    (New York, NY and online): If you’re Zoom-ed out and want an even more asynchronous experience, Gotham offers classes on Wet Ink that are great for working writers. I personally find that in person engagement is more suitable for my writing, but I’ve enjoyed the classes I took here.

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Books and Websites

For those embarking on the journey of becoming a writer, I’ve compiled some of my favorite resources on getting started. Some of them are websites, others of them are books that I’ve used along my journey. Some are recommendations (and will be credited to those people)

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    Chill Subs

    By far, my most suggested alternative submission manager and place to search multiple open calls. I also recommend signing up for their premium options if you can afford—because the traditional advice of doing market research for yourself can be complex! They do the work for you. They also run Sub Club, on substack, which offers more frequent opportunities, including full time jobs, places to pitch and gigs! If you to sign up for a premium membership, use my affiliate link!

    Disclosure: This literally isn’t sponsored. I love and pay for my membership and want to pass on the love to you.

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