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Deep revision doesn't mean wielding a red pen or finding what's "wrong" with your piece. It's about listening for the thrumming heart of a story, essay, memoir or poem, and asking the big questions: What is this REALLY about? Why have I invited the reader here? What have I missed? Together, we'll practice greeting those questions with curiosity and openness, reimagining voice, structure, and language to give your piece maximum impact.
In this open-genre 9 week class, you can revise existing works in progress or generate new writing between sessions. Expect creative prompts, a wide range of model texts, opportunities to reflect and connect, and periodic critique to help you deepen both the work at hand and your journey as a writer.
Readings may include:
“Bread” by Naomi Shihab Nye
“The Meaning of the Shovel” by Martin Espada
“The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros (excerpt)
Instructor: Anndee Hochman is a journalist, essayist, storyteller and teaching artist. Her book, Parent Trip: Unexpected Roads to Form a Family, is due out from Temple University Press in February 2026. She's a longtime contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer and Broad Street Review; her work has also appeared in Poets & Writers, WebMD, O, the Oprah Magazine and other magazines, journals and anthologies, including Best Short Stories of Philadelphia. Anndee has worked with writers of all ages, inspiring them to raise their voices in poetry, memoir, creative nonfiction and storytelling. She's also an 11-time Moth Story Slam winner who loves composing stories in her head and bringing them to live audiences.
Need financial aid? Apply here first.
Deep revision doesn't mean wielding a red pen or finding what's "wrong" with your piece. It's about listening for the thrumming heart of a story, essay, memoir or poem, and asking the big questions: What is this REALLY about? Why have I invited the reader here? What have I missed? Together, we'll practice greeting those questions with curiosity and openness, reimagining voice, structure, and language to give your piece maximum impact.
In this open-genre 9 week class, you can revise existing works in progress or generate new writing between sessions. Expect creative prompts, a wide range of model texts, opportunities to reflect and connect, and periodic critique to help you deepen both the work at hand and your journey as a writer.
Readings may include:
“Bread” by Naomi Shihab Nye
“The Meaning of the Shovel” by Martin Espada
“The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros (excerpt)
Instructor: Anndee Hochman is a journalist, essayist, storyteller and teaching artist. Her book, Parent Trip: Unexpected Roads to Form a Family, is due out from Temple University Press in February 2026. She's a longtime contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer and Broad Street Review; her work has also appeared in Poets & Writers, WebMD, O, the Oprah Magazine and other magazines, journals and anthologies, including Best Short Stories of Philadelphia. Anndee has worked with writers of all ages, inspiring them to raise their voices in poetry, memoir, creative nonfiction and storytelling. She's also an 11-time Moth Story Slam winner who loves composing stories in her head and bringing them to live audiences.
