During this Pride month, the Writing Academy wants to take time to recognize the generosity of our graduates. So many of our past students have come back to offer their time to the Writing Academy and to each other. Giving back to emerging writers is important. Everyone at the academy spends time mentoring other writers or volunteering time to give workshops or sit on panels. We’re excited that the spirit of paying it forward thrives in so many of our graduates. This month, t

by Tagan Shepard I decided to enroll in GCLS Writing Academy because I knew I had more to learn. I published my first novel, Visiting Hours, with Bella Books in 2017. It was good and my editor made it even better. Each of the four books I’ve published since have been better than the last. I learned with each one, but we always have more to learn, whether we’ve never written a word or published a hundred books. Just as Writing Academy was starting, I began editing my sixth boo

by Kimberly Cooper Griffin Was it really only three years ago that I graduated from the GCLS Writing Academy? I can’t tell you how much I miss those Saturday morning classes where I hung out with my writer friends and learned about writing from some of the best authors out there. Woman in dress and hat sitting on books and working on laptop A lot has happened since then. I recently published book number seven and just signed another contract with Bold Strokes Books for my ten