Downtown Writers Workshop is a New York City-founded online writers group dedicated to the craft of writing, fostering community, and helping people generate new work on a weekly basis.

We teach writing classes and in-depth workshops for all experience levels.

What We Offer

Online Writing Classes & Workshops

We offer online creative writing classes and workshops for adults of all experience levels (beginners welcome!), lifestyles, and work schedules. We welcome anyone with a passion for writing and a desire to write more often.

Writing Gym (Monthly Writing Workshop)

Writing Gym is our online writers group where like-minded creatives get together to explore new writing prompts, practice free-writing in a low-pressure, supportive environment, and connect with other writers.

Digital Writer’s Retreat

If you’re seeking a free writing workshop, our 14-day online writing retreat is for you. Begin a new project or start a weekly journaling habit with writing prompts delivered twice weekly to your inbox.

LEARN MORE

“These sessions have greatly influenced my writing and my approach to my novel. I'm also just more excited about writing than I have been in a very long time.”

Alyssa Farquhar
"Emily and Katie are the perfect pair—they both have incredible taste and offer kind, constructive advice that's been invaluable to the progress of my writing."

Liz Hammond
“Katie and Emily are a dream team sent down to us on earth from the writing goddesses above. They know how to coax truth and poetry from emotion and trauma, how to help turn mere journaling into universal stories, and how to get you to love every step of the process. They are dialogue doulas, narrative midwives, plot princesses, scene and character nurses and true writing angels among mere mortals. You will emerge from their classes with a much stronger and better developed skillset, and a passion for telling the tales you NEED to tell.”
-Sarah Hoover
“Emily and Katie turned me into a writer. My book is a reality thanks to their incisive comments, clear, digestible direction, and endless patience. Scene Study gave me the tools and confidence to write my first book.”
—Ilana Snider