Andrea A. Firth - Editor at Brevity Blog
Workshop Instructor
Andrea A. Firth is an Editor at Brevity Blog and cofounder of Diablo Writers’ Workshop. She has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Saint Mary’s College of California. Her writing focus is personal essay, and she was finalist for The Missouri Review's 2021 Perkoff Prize in creative nonfiction. Her work has appeared in Dorothy Parker’s Ashes, Allium, Please See Me, Motherwell, The Coachella Review among others. She has also worked as journalist and has published hundreds of articles in news outlets and magazines. Learn more about her and read her recent work here.
Workshops by Andrea
Finding your Essay's Heartbeat
A deep dive into what makes a personal essay work and how to craft truthful, impactful non-fiction.
The Quiet Writing Workshop
A four-part masterclass in crafting stories from everyday moments with Andrea Firth, editor at Brevity and co-founder of Diablo Writers' Workshop