Writing momentum is hard to sustain alone
Writing with Larissa is for writers who want to stay in motion — to keep producing, revising, and publishing — through structure, thoughtful critique, and the accountability of a committed writing group, even when the work gets personally difficult.
“Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences.”
Testimonials
For all Testimonials and Celebrations of student work!
“Larissa Shmailo is astute, discerning, and perceptive . . . Larissa brings to the workshop the rare capacity of true interest in the work and the lives of her students. She affirms the writing in a way that demonstrates understanding of the content - through specificity and authentic reaction to the piece. This class allows the processing of personal trauma while also freeing it in the direction of publication. One is left realizing that the world does want to hear your story.”
—Sandra Kleven, publisher, Cirque
"Larissa Shmailo's Writing Resilience Workshop helped me to write again after a period of writer's block. In the past I have not been able to write in response to prompts, or to write in-workshop, but something about Larissa's leadership and compassion—along with the warmth of the group—freed me to participate. I am grateful for the experience and highly recommend the workshop."
—Rachel Blum, author of The Doctor of Flowers
“ If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."
— Toni Morrison