About the WCLC
The Writers’ CLC is a collaborative community of diverse artists dedicated to developing writing skills and creative connections. Our community prioritizes open communication, where individuals learn from each other and participate enthusiastically in a supportive writing environment.
We’re built on four pillars: in-person and virtual experiences, digital content, research, and community.
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In-Person and Virtual Experiences
We offer a wide variety of experiences, including courses, workshops, author meet-and-greet events, and even masterclasses. Our approach focuses on collaborative learning, with our Course Leads acting as facilitators rather than lecturers; this keeps our classes student-centered and ensures that our participants master concepts and skills on an individual basis, meeting the goals which they set for themselves, and which continue to develop over the span of the course.
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Digital Content
Beyond simply offering educational content, we hope to share the work of our writers themselves! With your permission, what you produce both during and outside of your courses with us can be featured on our website for others to enjoy or be inspired by! The WCLC website also includes video-recordings of various course-sessions and live experiences, as well as worksheets, writing-prompts, and other useful materials for supporting your creative practice.
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Research
Collaborative learning is not a product: it is a process. The greatest strength of our research-based approach is its ability to progress and develop as we come to understand more and more about the needs, skills, and aspirational passions of the community of artists that we serve. Our Course Leads are just as much learners as teachers, engaging you to fill out voluntary surveys about your experiences and outcomes, or engaging you and the other students in brief reflection-periods at the conclusion of each course, or even each individual class-session– not only to help us improve our offerings, but also to help you get a clearer sense of your own needs, strengths, and unique processes as an artist! We strive for constant growth and innovation, and there is no better path to that than dialogue.
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Community
The greatest resource that any artist has access to is their community– from valuable feedback and insight in workshop-sessions, to personal discoveries of unexpected quirks or tricks of craft or process during in-class discussions, to the emotional support and encouragement that naturally comes from doing what you love surrounded by other people who love it too, the strength offered by a community often forms the core of a writer’s success. As an artist working in both our online and physical spaces, you will have a unique opportunity to help form and shape this diverse community and robust creative culture– a practice of dialogue, enrichment, and paying-it-forward with every new step we all take. As working artists, we set an example of giving, of receiving with grace, and of again giving back to the community that has helped us grow.
Asa Sutton
Course Lead
Asa Sutton is a surrealist from Boston, Massachusetts, who has been writing for upwards of eight years. He enjoys the strange and the bittersweet, and is always excited to help his students discover the truest shapes of their own stories! You can find samples of his work at mattcantorwriting.com/short-fiction-folktales/
Evea Raye
Course Lead
Evea Raye finished her Master of Fine Arts in Fiction in December of 2021, and has spent the past two putting her editing and writing skills to use in the digital marketing field. She also has a Masters Degree in English and a Bachelor’s Degree in Creative and Professional Writing, and taught English composition and fiction courses at the University of New Hampshire. In her spare time she enjoys reading, writing, walking with her puppy Munch, running, and practicing yoga!
Asa Sutton
Course Lead
Asa Sutton is a surrealist from Boston, Massachusetts, who has been writing for upwards of eight years. He enjoys the strange and the bittersweet, and is always excited to help his students discover the truest shapes of their own stories! You can find samples of his work at mattcantorwriting.com/short-fiction-folktales/
Evea Raye
Course Lead
Evea Raye finished her Master of Fine Arts in Fiction in December of 2021, and has spent the past two putting her editing and writing skills to use in the digital marketing field. She also has a Masters Degree in English and a Bachelor’s Degree in Creative and Professional Writing, and taught English composition and fiction courses at the University of New Hampshire. In her spare time she enjoys reading, writing, walking with her puppy Munch, running, and practicing yoga!
Kim Myatt
Course Lead
Kim has been leading creative and collaborative writing groups since 1992. Bringing an exacting and passionate eye for a well-told story, Kim has helped writers and playwrights find their voices, encouraging them to tell their most impacting stories. She holds a BA in Theater from Arizona State University where she studied with renowned writers including Gus Edwards (The Offering), Jim Leonard (The Diviners) and Steven Dietz (Private Eyes). An avid reader, Kim has been writing and ghostwriting for most of her career in Higher Ed and beyond. “Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now.”—Annie Dillard
Nancy Parsons
Course Lead
After a long career in advertising and marketing, Nancy Parsons turned to writing her own material. An enthusiastic proponent of memoir, she has published several and has taught memoir at libraries and senior centers. She has also published two essay collections and eight novels, and for a decade she designed books for The Cheshire Press, an Indie Publisher. For sixteen years Nancy served as a Director on the Board of Reading Cooperative bank and has been active in a number of community activities in North Reading where she lives with her husband, Don Doyle, an artist.
Kim Myatt
Course Lead
Kim has been leading creative and collaborative writing groups since 1992. Bringing an exacting and passionate eye for a well-told story, Kim has helped writers and playwrights find their voices, encouraging them to tell their most impacting stories. She holds a BA in Theater from Arizona State University where she studied with renowned writers including Gus Edwards (The Offering), Jim Leonard (The Diviners) and Steven Dietz (Private Eyes). An avid reader, Kim has been writing and ghostwriting for most of her career in Higher Ed and beyond. “Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now.”—Annie Dillard
Nancy Parsons
Course Lead
After a long career in advertising and marketing, Nancy Parsons turned to writing her own material. An enthusiastic proponent of memoir, she has published several and has taught memoir at libraries and senior centers. She has also published two essay collections and eight novels, and for a decade she designed books for The Cheshire Press, an Indie Publisher. For sixteen years Nancy served as a Director on the Board of Reading Cooperative bank and has been active in a number of community activities in North Reading where she lives with her husband, Don Doyle, an artist.
Laura Hatosy
Course Lead
Laura was born in NJ, which means she has to fight her genetic predisposition for big hair and pork roll.
She went to Rutgers University for her education degree. Her teaching experience spans decades and ranges from museums to libraries and classrooms at every level.
She got her Masters degree at Harvard University in history. It was while teaching the Holocaust curriculum, Facing History and Ourselves, that she learned about the story of Terezin, the camp on which Drawn from Memory is based.
She left the workforce to care and advocate for her two children, Bella and Jake–no Twilight relation– both of whom are on the autism spectrum.
She lives in Massachusetts and is currently eating a pork roll sandwich.
Laura Hatosy
Course Lead
Laura was born in NJ, which means she has to fight her genetic predisposition for big hair and pork roll.
She went to Rutgers University for her education degree. Her teaching experience spans decades and ranges from museums to libraries and classrooms at every level.
She got her Masters degree at Harvard University in history. It was while teaching the Holocaust curriculum, Facing History and Ourselves, that she learned about the story of Terezin, the camp on which Drawn from Memory is based.
She left the workforce to care and advocate for her two children, Bella and Jake–no Twilight relation– both of whom are on the autism spectrum.
She lives in Massachusetts and is currently eating a pork roll sandwich.
