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At the Elizabeth Ayres Center for Creative Writing, we believe that process is as important as product in the writing endeavor. First-class creative writing instruction acknowledges that the 'atmosphere' of a writing class is critical to its success.

When Village Voice reporter Casee Maxfield visited the Center in 1995, she wrote the following review of her experience for the Educational Supplement of The Village Voice. It appered on April 18, 1995.

We believe that we have successfully translated the ambiance of the writing workshop observed by Ms. Maxfield into our online writing classes, which are suitable for all genres: poetry writing, fiction writing, non-fiction writing and screenplay writing.

SEEDS OF CHANGE
by Casee Maxfield

During college, one of my favorite courses was "Writing Poetry and Fiction." Unlike other writing classes I had taken, it was not crowded and impersonal, but small and intimate, providing a supportive atmosphere for students who were serious -- but nervous -- about writing. The

Elizabeth Ayres Center for Creative Writing also has a warm, supportive atmosphere for beginning writers. On the night I attended, my classmates and I worked on forming a "tree" of ideas, with the "roots" representing preliminary ideas and the "fruit" being the maturation of those same ideas. Although I usually shy away from writing exercises of any kind, I found this to be a refreshing and effective exercise for people (like me) who have a hard time letting their creative side blossom.

The Elizabeth Ayres Center for Creative Writing offers Writing the Wave, a creative writing program of multi-genre, online writing workshops suitable for beginning writers and intermediate writers. Advanced writers should contact Elizabeth Ayres directly, to inquire about private instruction. We also offer several kinds of writing retreats.

Feel free to contact us by email or by phone
(1-800-510-1049) with any questions you may have. We do sometimes offer other kinds of writing classes, and we hold writing workshops in New York City and in Connecticut from time to time, so make sure you sign up to be on our mailing list. That way, you'll always be informed about new Center offerings, and once a month you'll receive new essays by Elizabeth Ayres.