Writers Workshop: Essay and Opinion Writing

Enjoy free summer writing workshops held in our outdoor Reading Room.

Have an opinion? Turns out, you’re not alone. Articulating our personal points of view, weaving in the stories of our lives—these are no easy feats. Join us for this free workshop from Gotham Dean of Faculty, Kelly Caldwell to learn some sharp strategies for getting your point of view (and all that goes with it) across. You’ll learn some craft, do some writing, and get to meet other writers eager to make their voices heard.

About the instructor
Kelly Caldwell is the dean of faculty at Gotham Writers Workshop. Her nonfiction has appeared in Vox, House Beautiful, SugarSugarSalt, Mizzou magazine, New York Newsday, Time Out New York, The Writer, and Essay Daily. She has been named Notable by the editors of the Best American Essays series. She's also been anthologized in If These Walls Could Talk: Thoughts of Home (Hearst) and Getting to the Truth: The Craft and Practice of Creative Nonfiction (Hippocampus Books).  She holds a BJ from the University of Missouri and an MS from Columbia University.