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Modern Love Lab: A Hybrid Writing Workshop // Summer 2026
To enroll in this class, please email carly@writteninbrooklyn.com and wait for further instructions. Please write “modern love” in the email subject line. Do not register for the class without emailing!
Explore the many faces of love in this 9-session guided workshop, designed for writers eager to craft essays and stories that capture intimacy, humor, heartbreak, and everything in between. We’ll focus on personal essays in the style of the New York Times’ Modern Love and Tiny Love Stories, while also experimenting with prompts, forms, and structures that illuminate the theme of love in all its complexity.
Even if you never submit to the Modern Love column, this class will help you put language to the complicated, hard-to-name feelings that shape your relationships.
We’ll meet twice on Zoom. Since summer schedules can be unpredictable, the rest of the program is designed to be flexible—weekly assignments are submitted via email, with optional write-ins for accountability and support.
This program includes two rounds of notes on your completed story, either one piece revised or two separate pieces (valued at $200).
Weekly Assignments
We’ll meet twice on Zoom. In between our group sessions, you’ll have the flexibility to work on assignments on your own time, with submissions due by email each Tuesday at midnight.
*Tuesday, June 16th (7pm - mandatory group session)
Tuesday, June 23rd - homework due
Tuesday, June 30th - homework due
Tuesday, July 7th - homework due
*Tuesday, July 16th (7pm - mandatory group session)
Tuesday, July 21st - homework due
Tuesday, July 28 - peer review
Tuesday, August 4th - completed story due
Tuesday, August 11th - completed story due (additional story or rewrite)
Morning Office Hours + Write-In Sessions (optional)
8am - 9am every Tuesday morning for the duration of the workshop.
These sessions are designed for accountability and guidance—a low-pressure space to work on your assignments, ask questions, and stay connected to your writing.
Course Takeaways
1 - 2 finished Modern Love-style personal essay
A deeper understanding of scene, structure, and emotional storytelling
Generative prompts designed to uncover meaningful relationship stories
Tools for identifying central conflict, strong openings, and satisfying endings
Feedback on outlines, drafts, and revisions from both the instructor and class
Practice writing “Tiny Love Stories” in the style of The New York Times
Guided discussions of published essays and what makes them work
Suggested readings
A supportive community of writers exploring love in all its complicated forms
Written feedback on a complete draft by the end of the course
By the end of this class, you’ll leave with new material, a stronger understanding of personal storytelling, and at least one polished essay about love in its many forms.
Location
Group sessions will be held over Zoom.
To enroll in this class, please email carly@writteninbrooklyn.com and kindly write “modern love” in the subject line. Wait for a response before purchasing the class! DO NOT PURCHASE THE CLASS BEFORE YOU ARE APPROVED.
To enroll in this class, please email carly@writteninbrooklyn.com and wait for further instructions. Please write “modern love” in the email subject line. Do not register for the class without emailing!
Explore the many faces of love in this 9-session guided workshop, designed for writers eager to craft essays and stories that capture intimacy, humor, heartbreak, and everything in between. We’ll focus on personal essays in the style of the New York Times’ Modern Love and Tiny Love Stories, while also experimenting with prompts, forms, and structures that illuminate the theme of love in all its complexity.
Even if you never submit to the Modern Love column, this class will help you put language to the complicated, hard-to-name feelings that shape your relationships.
We’ll meet twice on Zoom. Since summer schedules can be unpredictable, the rest of the program is designed to be flexible—weekly assignments are submitted via email, with optional write-ins for accountability and support.
This program includes two rounds of notes on your completed story, either one piece revised or two separate pieces (valued at $200).
Weekly Assignments
We’ll meet twice on Zoom. In between our group sessions, you’ll have the flexibility to work on assignments on your own time, with submissions due by email each Tuesday at midnight.
*Tuesday, June 16th (7pm - mandatory group session)
Tuesday, June 23rd - homework due
Tuesday, June 30th - homework due
Tuesday, July 7th - homework due
*Tuesday, July 16th (7pm - mandatory group session)
Tuesday, July 21st - homework due
Tuesday, July 28 - peer review
Tuesday, August 4th - completed story due
Tuesday, August 11th - completed story due (additional story or rewrite)
Morning Office Hours + Write-In Sessions (optional)
8am - 9am every Tuesday morning for the duration of the workshop.
These sessions are designed for accountability and guidance—a low-pressure space to work on your assignments, ask questions, and stay connected to your writing.
Course Takeaways
1 - 2 finished Modern Love-style personal essay
A deeper understanding of scene, structure, and emotional storytelling
Generative prompts designed to uncover meaningful relationship stories
Tools for identifying central conflict, strong openings, and satisfying endings
Feedback on outlines, drafts, and revisions from both the instructor and class
Practice writing “Tiny Love Stories” in the style of The New York Times
Guided discussions of published essays and what makes them work
Suggested readings
A supportive community of writers exploring love in all its complicated forms
Written feedback on a complete draft by the end of the course
By the end of this class, you’ll leave with new material, a stronger understanding of personal storytelling, and at least one polished essay about love in its many forms.
Location
Group sessions will be held over Zoom.
To enroll in this class, please email carly@writteninbrooklyn.com and kindly write “modern love” in the subject line. Wait for a response before purchasing the class! DO NOT PURCHASE THE CLASS BEFORE YOU ARE APPROVED.