write an essay in 30 days

This summer, join a dedicated group of nonfiction writers committed to writing an essay in an hour a day. No performances, no workshop obligations, just deep focus, support, good advice, and breakthroughs.

Program Dates

July 21 – August 22

Community-based and asynchronous options, including:

  • Two private 30-minute developmental editing consultations with Kristin

  • Choose your own adventure prompts, designed to challenge and inspire you from start to finish:

    • Week One - Collect and organize an archive of evidence and experiment with better notemaking; get your inner critics working for you; try new techniques for working with research, memory, and chaos

    • Week Two - Do expert experiments in image-making, scene-writing, and translating/synthesizing research

    • Week Three - Try fresh approaches to crafting story, understanding your train of thought, and turning the tension between story and idea into your structure

    • Week Four - Make good decisions about pacing, order, expansion, and deletion; cross the threshold to revising for your readers

  • Weekly Monday evening craft conversations and generative workshops

  • Friday office hours

  • Weekly deadlines, accountability, and encouragement in the margins of new pages if you choose — but no obligation to give feedback in return

  • Optional small writing group connections for people who want to workshop drafts

  • Option to add discounted editing consultation on your full draft

Price

$500

installment plan and scholarships available

How to join

Registration is on a rolling basis July 11 - 18 or until spots are filled, so if you want to do this, don’t delay!

Here’s a low-key application form, to make sure there’s a good match between what you need and what this program can offer.

If you have questions about whether Essay 30 is right for you, book a 15-minute conversation with Kristin here:

If you know someone who could use a program like this, please share. :)