Watershed Festival, Debut Novel Panel
Sep
28
to Sep 29

Watershed Festival, Debut Novel Panel

Heather Aimee O’Neill, author of The Irish Goodbye, joins fellow debut novelists for a lively panel at the Watershed Literary Festival. Together they’ll share the joys, challenges, and discoveries of bringing a first book into the world.

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Book Launch!
Sep
30

Book Launch!

Celebrate the publication of Heather Aimee O’Neill’s debut novel, The Irish Goodbye, at Barnes & Noble on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.

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RJ Julia Booksellers
Oct
16

RJ Julia Booksellers

Heather Aimee O’Neill will join Harper Ross at RJ Julia Independent Booksellers for a conversation about her debut novel, The Irish Goodbye. A book signing will follow the event.

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Park Road Books
Nov
5

Park Road Books

Heather Aimee O’Neill will be at Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC, for a conversation with Molly Grantham about her debut novel, The Irish Goodbye. The event will include discussion, audience Q&A, and a book signing.

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Porter Square Books
Nov
18

Porter Square Books

Heather Aimee O’Neill will join Kristin Bair O’Keeffe at Porter Square Books in Cambridge for a conversation celebrating the release of The Irish Goodbye. The evening will include discussion, audience Q&A, and a book signing.

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Books Are Magic
Nov
20

Books Are Magic

Heather Aimee O’Neill will join novelist Joshua Henkin at Books Are Magic’s Montague store for a conversation about The Irish Goodbye. The event will include Q&A, a signing, and a free livestream option.

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Writing retreat in Greece!
Oct
2
to Oct 9

Writing retreat in Greece!

Join us for a life-changing week in the verdant escape of Halkidiki Greece. In the company of 9 select writers and a distinguished guest mentor, you will refine your work, hone your craft, and develop your voice.

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2024 Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop: Manuscript Generator II (novels, memoirs, story & essay collections)
May
22
to Sep 25

2024 Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop: Manuscript Generator II (novels, memoirs, story & essay collections)

In this generative workshop, students have the opportunity to hand in chapters (up to 5000 words pages) every other week, and receive feedback from the instructor on these pages. The workshop is open to writers who have completed one or more chapters of a novel or memoir, as well as writers working on short story and/or essay collections.

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2024 Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop: Manuscript Generator I (novels, memoirs, story & essay collections)
Apr
17
to Jun 26

2024 Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop: Manuscript Generator I (novels, memoirs, story & essay collections)

Writers participating in this course will learn how to recognize the successful techniques in their writing – what engages the reader, and how that success is achieved. Carefully planned lessons and online discussions will focus on analyzing the many choices (point-of-view, tone, characterizing details, pacing, etc.) a writer must make concerning structure, character and language.

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Weekly Writer's Workshop
Oct
31

Weekly Writer's Workshop

Our writing classes meet on a weekly basis (with the exception of one-session classes). You interact with the same teacher and students each time, forming a writing group that grows in camaraderie, session by session.

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Grammer Basics
Oct
29

Grammer Basics

Do you panic when you punctuate? Does grammar make you say, “grrr!” Grammar Basics teaches the rules of grammar that you need to know so you won’t make errors that show you in a bad light.

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Weekly Writer's Workshop
Oct
24

Weekly Writer's Workshop

Our writing classes meet on a weekly basis (with the exception of one-session classes). You interact with the same teacher and students each time, forming a writing group that grows in camaraderie, session by session.

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Online Community Call
Oct
23

Online Community Call

Whether it’s your short story, novel, or MFA application, our monthly online community call is a great place to receive feedback from those in our tribe who are eager to help.

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Weekly Writer's Workshop
Oct
17

Weekly Writer's Workshop

Our writing classes meet on a weekly basis (with the exception of one-session classes). You interact with the same teacher and students each time, forming a writing group that grows in camaraderie, session by session.

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The Art of Characters
Oct
15

The Art of Characters

It’s almost magical, bringing people to life through words. Here you’ll learn techniques for creating and revealing characters that seem as vividly dimensional as your wife or boss or next-door neighbor. 

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The Self Editor
Oct
12

The Self Editor

Perhaps your great ideas and stories are clouded by such things as clunky language, pallid verbs, excessive wordage, lack of emotion, and other amateur mistakes. Perhaps your work is fairly good, but it doesn’t quite lift off and soar. What you need is a sharp-eyed editor: you.

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Weekly Writer's Workshop
Oct
10

Weekly Writer's Workshop

Our writing classes meet on a weekly basis (with the exception of one-session classes). You interact with the same teacher and students each time, forming a writing group that grows in camaraderie, session by session.

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Weekly Writer's Workshop
Oct
1
to Nov 7

Weekly Writer's Workshop

Our writing classes meet on a weekly basis (with the exception of one-session classes). You interact with the same teacher and students each time, forming a writing group that grows in camaraderie, session by session.

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