The 2025 Forever Workshop Lineup and Our Biggest Sale Yet
It's gonna be a good year.
Welcome to 2025! We can’t fix the state of the world, but at least we’ve got some damn good news about The Forever Workshop.
This year, we plan to focus on craft over genre and community over comments. Here's the plan:
Every month, you'll get a new workshop from us. They’ll roll out in weekly installments with new lessons waiting in your inbox every Monday.
On top of that! We've brought on Jo Gatford to lead workshop discussions, manage events, and help you find a feedback partner.
We want to make this year a more curated, managable and collaborative process for our subscribers so we spent a shit load of time figuring out what lessons most writers could beneift from and finding THE perfect person to teach them.
Here’s what we came up with:
January - How REAL Humans Talk: Dialogue Writing Essentials
What You'll learn: How to write flawlessly fucked-up, halting, gorgeously messy and staggeringly good REAL dialogue! This is a fun, exploratory, and interactive workshop with Lauren Veloski.
Your instructor: Lauren Veloski, an award-winning screenwriter whose SXSW-premiered film was acquired by IFC/Sundance, has spent 15 years as a sought-after story consultant for television and film projects.
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February - Whose Got Style: Creating The Perfect Sentence
What You'll learn: How to transform your writing from ordinary to extraordinary by mastering the art of crafting sentences that sing, dance, and evoke powerful emotions through syntax, rhythm, and linguistic precision.
Your instructor: Nina Schuyler, a multi-award-winning novelist and author of bestselling writing craft books, teaches at Stanford Continuing Studies and has garnered numerous literary prizes including the 2024 PenCraft Book of the Year.
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March - Lessons from Taylor Swift's Creative Process (And How to Build Your Own)
What You'll learn: How to revolutionize your writing process by exploring Taylor Swift's storytelling strategies, creative techniques, and narrative songwriting craft.
Your instructor: Erin Karbuczky, a Write or Die contributor with an MA in English Literature, combines her expertise in craft analysis with a passion for nurturing emerging writers.
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April - Take It From Shakespeare
What You'll learn: How to unleash your inner wordsmith by stealing Shakespeare's linguistic rebellion and transforming your writing into a wild, rule-breaking linguistic playground.
Your instructor: Jo Gatford, an award-winning author with over 50 publications and an MA in Shakespeare & Theatre, has spent 15 years mentoring writers while winning recognition from Bath Flash Award and SmokeLong Quarterly.
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May - Quiet Writing: Crafting Stories from Everyday Moments
What You'll learn: How to uncover the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary, transforming life's whispers into powerful, resonant narratives that speak volumes through quiet, intimate storytelling.
Your instructor: Andrea A. Firth, an Editor at Brevity Blog and cofounder of Diablo Writers' Workshop, combines her MFA expertise with publications in Dorothy Parker's Ashes, Motherwell, and The Coachella Review while building vibrant writing communities.
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June - Comedy for All: How to Make Your Writing Funny
What You'll learn: How to unleash your inner comedy genius by mastering the art of crafting hilarious writing that transforms ordinary words into laugh-out-loud moments of pure comedic brilliance.
Your instructor: Alex Baia, a humor writer published in The New Yorker and McSweeney's, serves as editor of Slackjaw while teaching others to master the craft of comedy writing.
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July - Copywriting Techniques That Translate Into Creative Writing
What You'll learn: How to transform your writing from bland to brand by mastering the art of storytelling that connects, persuades, and captivates readers with the precision of a copywriting ninja.
Your instructor: Sophie Campbell, a prize-winning Scottish poet who won Glasgow Women's Library's Bold Types competition, combines her creative writing success with expertise in crafting content for literary brands.
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August - Learn from the Laureates: How to Write Unforgettable Lines
What You'll learn: How to craft timeless, resonant poetry by unlocking the creative secrets and techniques of America's most celebrated Poet Laureates.
Your instructor: Maria Giesbrecht, a Canadian poet published in Contemporary Verse 2 and Canadian Literature, founded the Gather writing table where she helps writers find their authentic voice through their cultural roots.
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September - What All Writers Can Borrow from Speculative Fiction
What You'll learn: How to electrify your writing by stealing the imaginative superpowers of speculative fiction - from world-building to monsters - regardless of your genre.
Your instructor: Amy Shearn, an award-winning author of five novels from Putnam and a former editor at Medium and JSTOR, has taught creative writing at Yale Writers' Workshop while publishing in The New York Times and Literary Hub.
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October - TBC
More info coming soon!
November - How to Evaluate Your Work Like An Editor
What You'll learn: How to transform your writing through an editor's eyes by mastering the secret art of story mechanics, from snow globes to pinball machines, and what really makes editors swoon.
Your instructor: steve chang, a MacDowell Fellow and fiction editor at Okay Donkey, has earned recognition from prestigious prizes and residencies while publishing in Guernica and North American Review after earning his MFA from Cornell.
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December - Swimming Lessons in the Slush Pile
What You'll learn: How to navigate the wild waters of lit mag submissions by discovering the unspoken rules, quirky preferences, and delightful surprises that make editors choose "yes" over "meh."
Your instructor: Chill Subs Co-founder Benjamin Davis
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To celebrate the new year, we're offering 25% a yearly subscription - Boom. $75 and your professional development and networking is settled for the whole year.