Danielle Lazarin

Are you applying to 2027 MFA programs? Don’t go it alone! This cohort is a supportive, structured group focused on navigating the application process with as much confidence and as little stress as possible. Together, we'll walk through choosing programs, selecting samples, soliciting recommendations, writing a compelling personal statement, and staying on track through deadlines so that you have the best chance for admission this season. Whether you're applying in prose or poetry, for a full-time program or a low-residency one, working in cohort provides opportunity for accountability, commiseration, and motivation during what can be an overwhelming and lonely process.

In addition to my own MFA experience, I've successfully supported many writers through this process in my private coaching practice and read applications for a highly competitive MFA program multiple times. I'll provide the structure and experience that will significantly improve your application and your connection to your work overall. Though of course admission offers aren't guaranteed, cohort members will have solid application materials for a host of other things by the end of the admissions season, and a clear articulation of the meaning of their work.

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Super excited to be part of an all-star short story authors team working on this six part series on elements of craft. You can enroll for all six sessions (details below) or singly for any one. Mine is on Time & Perspective on September 30th.

In this session, we'll consider the effect of time on perspective. How does when a story is told from shape the narrator and in turn, how the story is told—its language and tone, moment selection, and structure? We'll look closely at stories narrated from the near aftermath and long distance from significant events and then practice the tools they offer in our own work. 

In this series of classes, five accomplished and accoladed short story authors join forces to demystify how to write the short story, from beginning to end. With readings, discussion, as well as in-class writing time, you will learn how to closely read stories, decode the author’s craft, and use their techniques to inspire and improve your own creative work. Though designed to be taken sequentially, each class also functions as a stand alone session; enroll in the whole package for a reduced price and to have access to a final panel with all of the teachers answering your questions about writing and publishing, or simply take the session(s) that you need. 

Are you new to writing stories? Or an experienced writer looking to sharpen your skills and approach your craft with a set of fresh eyes? Then these sessions are for you.