Helping Writers to Rise and Thrive

Welcome to the Fairfield County Writers’ Studio!

The Fairfield County Writers’ Studio is a creative community committed to the art, craft and business of writing.

We help emerging and established writers grow their stories and their careers with support, workshops and master classes led by faculty whose work has received national acclaim.

We offer small classes and one-on-one editing, as well as free events and resources, in a positive, pro-active, professional – and fun – environment. Come visit us at 85 Mill Plain Road, Suite F, in Fairfield, Conn. We’re a block from the train station and a minute off of I-95.

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Featured Event

Ask Me Anything, with Lynne Constantine

Here’s your chance to attend an exclusive Q&A with thriller writer Lynne Constantine, an Edgar Award-nominated, New York Times, and internationally bestselling author.

Lynne is currently touring for her new book, “Promise Me Never,” but she’s taking time out just for us in this benefit appearance. Lynne will field any and all questions. What’s life like as a famous author? How does she balance touring and writing and family life? How does she keep her ideas fresh and riveting? Is she a pantser or a plotter? Scrivener or longhand? How does she sustain tension on the page? What does she wish aspiring writers would stop doing? What are common misconceptions about her worklife? What do insiders know about the publishing business that writers who want to be authors don’t know. And what’s J.Lo like?

Whatever the question, Lynne says she’ll do her best to answer it. Craft questions especially welcome.

Lynne is the co-author of The Last Mrs. Parrish, an instant New York Times bestleller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection, among many other books. Her critically acclaimed work has been praised by The Washington Post, USA Today, The Sunday Times, People, and Good Morning America, with more than two million copies sold worldwide. Her work has been translated into 29 languages, is available in 34 countries, and is in development for both television and film. A film of The Last Mrs. Parrish, starring Jennifer Lopez, is in post-production and will air on Netflix. Lynne also writes thrillers as LC Shaw.

Suggested ticket price is $20, or pay what you can. All proceeds benefit the FCWS scholarship fund.

Lynne’s books will be for sale, and she promises to stick around to sign them.

New This Session:Creative Writing (Re)Start Here

Do you dream of writing? Or do you dream of returning to writing? If so, this workshop is for you.

(Re)Start Here provides you with the chance to explore and imagine, on the page. Start, kickstart, or restart your writing journey. Learn aspects of craft, and tell a story you want to tell in the way you want to tell it.

Each week, you’ll receive an open-ended, imaginative exercise designed to help you explore various genres and styles. You don’t have to do it; you can bring in a work-in-progress instead. You’ll explore new paths and perspectives designed to ignite your creativity. In the process, you’ll find your voice and your stories. You might be surprised by what’s been waiting to be told!

Phaye Poliakoff-Chen leads this workshop. The former director of the Writing Program at Goucher College, Phaye leads lively and respectful discussions that illuminate craft, themes, and connections in the stories you create and share around the table. Begins Sept. 28.

On Writing

I Finished My Manuscript. Now What?

So you’ve finished writing your book. Congratulations! Now for the next steps toward publication: writing a query letter, getting an agent, shoring up your sample chapters, building your brand and more. Even if you’ve already landed an agent or editor, you might need help navigating publication and publicity. That’s where the Publishing Doctor, acclaimed mystery and thriller author Tessa Wegert, comes in. Tessa serves on the board of International Thriller Writers, and has served as an author/agent matchmaker as co-director of ITW’s PitchFest in

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Now

Fabulous Workshops Starting Now

Now is the perfect time to strengthen your stories with our awesome slate of workshops at the Fairfield County Writers’ Studio!

Whether you are a best-selling novelist, a brand-new blogger, a maybe-memoirist or are completely new to the page, we can help. Check out our workshops here!

Not sure where to start? Call us and we’ll actually chat with you, human to human!

Writers’ Studio Gift Certificate

Looking for a special gift for the writer or budding writer near and dear to you (or inside you)? How about a gift certificate to the Fairfield County Writers’ Studio?

We have an extraordinary faculty capable of helping to bring a story from the heart and mind to the page or the screen.

Buy a certificate HERE. (Minimum purchase, $100.) Yes, we can personalize it and change the theme! If you have any questions or need advice, feel free to call us or to email info@fcwritersstudio.com.