For over 20 years the Writers’ Workshop has been home to hundreds of aspiring authors, from novices to a few published individuals. The format is simple: students bring 18 copies of their finished/in-progress work to share with the class. Those who read on a given day have 20 minutes, ideally 10 minutes of reading time and then 10 minutes of critiquing by the facilitators and other class members. The responses are always positive and are valuable to others even when they are not the reader. This is a “no fears” class, and all levels of writers are welcome!