Fall 2025 Writers' Lab

Meets Online, Monday Nights, September–December 2025

What is the collective noun for writers?

A misery? A procrastination? An angst?

What if it could be different?

This fall I'm offering a 4-month Writers' Lab for a small group of writers who want to write and learn and grow in their craft. Through generative exercises, craft discussions, and two cycles of workshop, we'll focus on the work—both how to make it and how to sustain it.

Whether you're looking for structure to help writing happen consistently, or you’re deep in a novel and think you may never finish it, or applying to MFA programs, or simply want to connect with others who are engaged in this difficult and ennobling creative practice, the class will be a space where writers can grow in their work through guidance by me and community with each other.

You don't have to write alone. In fact, no book is written alone. Perhaps the best collective noun for writers is simply: an inspiration.

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This Class Offers:

Short craft talks and discussions of published work
Generative writing prompts and chances to explore based on that weeks' topic
2 deadlines/opportunities to submit work for thoughtful and supportive workshop feedback
Line notes and editorial letter from me for each workshop submission
One-on-one conference with me
An intimate group of 8 writers to foster supportive community

Cost

The cost of the class is $325/month, or $1250 if you pay up front.

About the Instructor

Ted Thompson has been working with writers as a teacher, editor, and manuscript consultant for over a decade. In addition to Longhand, he teaches in the Brooklyn College MFA Program and for Sackett Street Writers' Workshop.

His novel The Land of Steady Habits was a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and was adapted into a film for Netflix. He was a finalist for the 2021 National Magazine Award in Fiction.

He received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and lives in Brooklyn with his daughters. To learn more about Ted, see here.

Apply

Application deadline for this class is September 1st, 2025, though it's always appreciated if you can get it in before then. I will be in touch with all applicants shortly after the deadline. For questions, you can email longhandworkshop at gmail or contact me here.

TO APPLY FOR THIS CLASS:

Please answer the following questions in an email to longhandworkshop@gmail.com.

1. Please tell me (in paragraph or two) why you want to join this class, and what you hope to gain from it.

2. How did you hear about the class?

3. Have you taken writing classes/workshops in the past? If so, where?

4. Please include a writing sample (3000 words max).