Instructor: Wendy Horwitz
Monday - Friday
July 28 - August 1
9am - 12pm
5 sessions, at Edgewood Farm

In this workshop, we’ll create personal essays about events (and objects) that at first glance may appear insignificant, but actually hold meaning in our lives. Students will explore ways to render these little moments into stories that may imply deeper truths, while inviting readers to draw their own conclusions. How do we use description, real-life characters, detail, and structure to tell our stories, evoke emotion, and perhaps stimulate new ideas—without telling readers exactly what to think? During class time, students will collaborate with each other and experiment with uncovering the central story in the essay; making beginnings, pivots, and endings; trimming precious prose; and writing with the reader in mind. The instructor’s individual feedback will support student writing. Short reading selections will complement the writing projects.

This course is suitable for adult writers at all stages.

Wendy A. Horwitz is the author of the book Milkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments (2025). Her essays, editorials, and reviews have been published in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Afterimage, Neurology (Humanities Section), Jewish Literary Journal, Intrepid Times, and McClatchy-Tribune News Service, among others. Originally trained as a pediatric psychologist, she teaches writing and health humanities in the Philadelphia area.