workshop Rhinebeck, NY

Kickstart Your Writing Process

Excavating The Story Within

Dates

Jul 12–17, 2026

Tuition

Member: $450.00

Standard: $500.00

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Unlock your creative brain, roll up your sleeves, and find your story waiting to be told with award-winning journalist and author Ruthie Ackerman.

It's not a solo venture when it comes to writing a book, says Ruthie Ackerman, who invites you to join her to find out why.

Joan Didion wrote, "we are well-advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be," and in this writing workshop, we do just that. We excavate our lives, digging into our past to better understand how it shapes who we are today.

Whether you are new to writing or have a manuscript you've been chipping away at, magic happens under Ruthie Ackerman's guidance and the support of a tight-knit writing community.

Through generative exercises, readings, giving and getting feedback, and writing, writing, writing, we unlock our creative brains, take out our shovels, and dig into the mess and muck at the heart of our stories. We leave with the nuts and bolts of a draft in place and the building blocks for a sustainable writing flow once at home.

Workshop Rhinebeck, NY

Jul 12–17, 2026

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  • Ruthie Ackerman is a journalist and writer who has profiled game-changing entrepreneurs and social activists.

    Ruthie Ackerman

    Ruthie Ackerman is a journalist and writer who has profiled game-changing entrepreneurs and social...