Ellen Keith Master Class Recording
Best-selling author and IWC instructor, Ellen Keith speaks about her latest novel The Dutch Orphan and shares insights on researching a historical novel, working with multiple POVs, outlining, and giving characters purposeRead More

Lola Shoneyin Master Class Recording
Nigerian author Lola Shoneyin speaks with IWC teacher Karen Kao about her award-winning novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, which is soon to be a Netflix series. They cover using multiple points of view, tackling social issues, enriching dramatic scenes with humour, Lola's best advice for aspiring writers and more.Read More

Lauren Groff Master Class Recording
New York Times-bestselling author Lauren Groff gave a master class for our students on 25 February 2023 at Huis de …Read More

Julie Phillips Master Class Recording
American author & biographer Julie Phillips speaks to IWC teacher Karen Kao about her latest book, The Baby on the Fire Escape and offers some insights on the relationship between motherhood and creativityRead More

Jenny Offill Master Class Recording
American novelist Jenny Offill speaks to IWC teacher Karen Kao about her latest book, Weather, and offers some insights on her writing process and influencesRead More

Liz Prieto Master Class Recording
Venezuelan writer Liz Prieto speaks about her collection 'My Broken Cornuco' and offers some great tips for self-publishing and author marketingRead More

Faylita Hicks Master Class Recording
In this master class, poet and spoken word artist Faylita Hicks speaks about their poetry collection 'HoodWitch' with teacher Laura Wetherington. They discuss combining advocacy and poetry, exploring big questions and abstract ideas in a way that’s accessible, writing across different forms and genres, and more.Read More

Jing-Jing Lee Master Class Recording
In this master class, Jing-Jing Lee speaks about her historical novel 'How We Disappeared' with teacher Karen Kao. They discuss the delicate art of writing about trauma, interweaving multiple time periods and points of view, finding and working with an agent, and more.Read More

Laura Wetherington Master Class Recording
In this master class, award-winning poet Laura Wetherington and Wende Crow discuss using fake translations for inspiration, the power of epistolary poems and confessionals, and much more.Read More

Megin Jiménez Master Class Recording
In this master class, award-winning poet Megin Jiménez and Sarah Carriger discuss stocking the well of inspiration, finding the right place to submit your work, keeping writing fun and much more.Read More
