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A.M. Homes with a marked up copy of her novel "May We Be Forgiven" used a craft talk for the International Writers Collective

Writing advice from A.M. Homes

In April 2018 American author A.M. Homes gave a special craft talk for out students with loads of great writing …Read More

Sarah Carriger30 May 2018

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5 tips on journaling to become a better writer

Want to become a better writer? Start journaling! Journaling will make your writing richer and help you avoid writer’s block. We …Read More

Sarah Carriger14 April 2018

Photo of Jennifer Egan speaking in Amsterdam, Feb 21, 2018

Writing insights from Jennifer Egan

Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Jennifer Egan on harnessing the power of the subconscious, incorporating research into your fiction, writing a …Read More

Sarah Carriger12 March 2018

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5 quotes to write by

We love a good inspirational quote and we’ve been collecting for years. Here are some of our favourite quotes for …Read More

Sarah Carriger1 February 2018

Colson Whitehead speaking in Amsterdam at De Rode Hoed

An evening with Colson Whitehead

Growing up, Colson Whitehead spent hours alone in his room reading comic books and sci-fi novels. ‘I was practically a …Read More

Sarah Carriger13 December 2017

Image: notebook with paper wadded in frustration, clearly a case of writer's block

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5 exercises for beating writer’s block

Every writer fears it: WRITER’S BLOCK. The words alone are enough to make even the most stalwart of writers shudder …Read More

Sarah Carriger10 November 2017

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5 tips for a memorable memoir

We had a number of memoirists in our workshops this spring so we thought we’d put together some tips that …Read More

Sarah Carriger20 July 2017

An evening with Michael Chabon

Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, recently spoke in Amsterdam at the …Read More

Sarah Carriger29 April 2017

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5 tips for making your writing stronger

Here are some of our favorite takeaways: Ground your piece in a concrete scene or scenes. Put your readers there in …Read More

Sarah Carriger8 March 2017

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Becoming the writer you want to be

Every term we get questions from students along the lines of “what should I do to take my writing to …Read More

Sarah Carriger8 March 2017

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