Master Classes
The Master Classes at the Shapiro Center for Creative Writing and Criticism provide students with exciting opportunities to work closely with renowned authors. Each class brings a small group of students into conversation with a highly accomplished writer to discuss matters of craft, workshop student writing, do an exercise or two—and then break for a shared meal in the Center’s lounge.
An exciting slate of writers will be offering Master Classes in the fall. Information about how to apply will be posted here soon.
Past expert instructors include:
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Stephanie Burt
poet, literary critic, and professor of English at Harvard University
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Caryl Phillips
playwright, screenwriter, and novelist
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Richard Blanco
poet, storyteller, and memoirist
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Michael Cunningham
novelist and screenwriter
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Mark Doty
poet, memoirist, and essayist
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Andre Dubus III
novelist and memoirist
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Terrance Hayes
poet and editor
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Marie Howe
poet
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James Magruder
fiction writer, playwright, and translator
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Eileen Myles
poet, novelist, performer, and art journalist
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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
memoirist, story writer, and essayist
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Colson Whitehead
journalist, essayist, novelist
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C.D.Wright
(1949-2016), poet