Event Recording
February 3, 2026
Do you have wisdom about writing or publishing that you’d like to share with your fellow writers? Teaching a workshop can be a rewarding way to give back to the community while also monetizing your talents and building your career. You have the knowledge—you just need to know how to prepare a writers’ workshop and execute it well.
Learn how to offer your own virtual workshops from author Esmé Weijun Wang, founder of The Unexpected Shape Writing Academy. Esmé will share her strategies for developing a course with minimal stress from start to finish:
Esmé Weijun Wang is a New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of The Collected Schizophrenias and The Border of Paradise. Her work has garnered the Whiting Award, Graywolf Nonfiction Prize, and selection as one of Granta’s Best of Young American Novelists in their once-a-decade list. After being diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and later with physical conditions including fibromyalgia, Wang developed innovative approaches to sustain her writing—often working from bed using her iPhone. This experience inspired her to create The Unexpected Shape Writing Academy, a program specifically designed for writers navigating limitations. As both an educator and public speaker represented by the Tuesday Agency, Wang has helped hundreds of writers develop sustainable creative practices that honor their constraints while achieving meaningful publication goals. Her work consistently demonstrates that powerful writing emerges not despite limitations, but through them. Find her online at esmewang.com. Photo courtesy of Esmé Weijun Wang.
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