TEACHING AT THE FWR

The FWR is always on the lookout for good faculty to lead workshops on all aspects of writing craft, as well as the business of writing.

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If you are interested in teaching for us, please review our Current and Past Workshop descriptions on this website to see if your proposed workshop would be a good fit. Then email us a workshop description and a statement that addresses the items below.

Your workshop title and description should make clear what the class is about, and not be overly academic. Faculty proposing an online class should be proficient in Zoom videoconferencing (screen sharing, breakout rooms, etc.) and able to conduct a Zoom class without assistance.

Please submit proposals during following windows only:

  • April 15-June 15 for Fall classes (September-November)

  • September 15-October 15 for early Spring (January-February) classes

  • December 15-January 15 for late Spring (April-May) classes.

  • We do not typically offer programs during the summer months.

We will contact you if we’re interested in your proposal.

In our faculty, we look for writers who have published, been produced, or performed, in the genre they wish to teach and who are good teachers. It helps if you have a local following (contacts and/or social media platform to help fill your class). It also helps if you have attended our events so that you know us and our space.

We do not require an MFA or PhD.

We ask that faculty tell us if they are teaching the same or a substantially similar class for another entity which might draw students away from the class they are teaching for the FWR. In general, faculty should not schedule a competing class within the two-month period before their FWR class or a one-month period after their FWR class. Please openly communicate with us if you aren’t sure whether we would consider a class as competing for the same students.

The FWR does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation and encourages faculty from underrepresented groups to submit proposals.

We are not offering poetry or spirituality workshops at this time.

We typically do not use outside faculty for workshops on the writing life, retreats, or book coaching.

We serve adult writers (from beginner to professional) who love to write, and share and get feedback on their work, and who want concrete information to help them get published.

Your proposal should include:

  • Workshop title and description that conforms with our past offerings;

  • Number of sessions and hours for the course, and desired format (in-person or online);

  • Your credentials including publications and experience teaching adults;

  • A description of your local contacts and platform to attract students.

Send the above, during the appropriate submission window, with the subject line “Teaching For FWR,” to: flatironwritersroom@gmail.com.