Faculty

OUR FACULTY

OUR FACULTY

The Writers Conservatory courses are taught by a faculty of authors and publishing professionals that represent the future of the publishing landscape.

WINTER 2025

Elise Kova

Elise Kova

CORE | Profiting Off Passion:
Blending Business and Craft to Build your Author Career
Cassie Malmo

Cassie Malmo

BUSINESS | The Business of Books:
Demystifying Promotion in Traditional Publishing
Roshani Chokshi

Roshani Chokshi

FANTASY | On The Muses, the Myths, and the Legends: Storytelling from
Start to Finish

FALL 2024

Rachel Griffin

Rachel Griffin

CORE | Writing is Rewriting: The Magic of Revision
Jasmine Guillory

Jasmine Guillory

ROMANCE | Selling a Romance
Isabel Cañas

Isabel Cañas

FANTASY | The Dark Fantastic: Crafting Unputdownable Fiction

SUMMER 2024

Sabaa Tahir

Sabaa Tahir

CORE | Finding Your Unique Voice: Writing as Only You Can
Tarah DeWitt

Tarah DeWitt

ROMANCE | Balancing the Heavy with Humor in Romance: A Funny Feelings Case Study
Zoraida Córdova

Zoraida Córdova

FANTASY | Fantasy Gateways: Approaches to Magical Worldbuilding

SPRING 2024

Ayana Gray

Ayana Gray

CORE | Intentional Craft: Writing Outside Your Lived Experience
Kristin Dwyer

Kristin Dwyer

ROMANCE | The Third Act Breakup
Rebecca Ross

Rebecca Ross

FANTASY | Magical Echoes: Worldbuilding That Supports Character Arc
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