Jun 12, 2014 | Success Stories
Roberta King recently published a memoir entitled He Plays a Harp (Principia Media, May 2014), “about the life of our son Noah and the emotional aftermath of his death.” Roberta worked on the memoir in her Writers’ Program courses and said the experience was...
Oct 30, 2013 | Success Stories
Online certificate student Roberta King recently published her personal essay, “The Orders” in Brain, Child Magazine online. Roberta wrote the piece in Victoria Zackheim’s Writing and Publishing the Personal Essay: Advanced Workshop (Online). Victoria calls the piece...
Jun 22, 2023 | Feature Articles
The Writers’ Program is thrilled to announce Michael Hewitt as the winner of the 2023 Allegra Johnson Prize for his novel, The Ten Commandments of Ed. The final judge panel included Writers’ Program JK Chukwu, Brian Sonia-Wallace, and Chris L. Terry. For our...
Aug 9, 2022 | Feature Articles
It’s hard to believe we’re in the back half of 2022, or that this is the last round of classes we’ll have for the year. However, time continues to propel us all forward, and if you’re looking to dedicate time, energy, and focus to writing before the year is out now is...
Jun 23, 2022 | Feature Articles, Success Stories
The Writers’ Program is thrilled to announce Andrea Bitunjac the winner of the 2022 Allegra Johnson Prize. The final judge panel included Writers’ Program instructors Eileen Cronin, Daniel Jaffe, and Sehba Sarwar. From our semifinalists, the panel selected Andrea...
May 3, 2022 | Feature Articles
Summer is often a time for rest and rejuvenation. However, UCLA Extension offers classes year-round to help you improve skills, craft, and achieve personal and professional goals. Our new classes for Summer include a lot of one-day seminars and shorter term virtual...
Jun 24, 2021 | Feature Articles, Success Stories
The Writers’ Program is thrilled to announce Maggie Morris as the winner of the 2021 Allegra Johnson Prize. The final judge panel included Writers’ Program instructors Alison Singh Gee, Paul Guest, and Eduardo Santiago. From our semifinalists, the panel selected...
Sep 22, 2020 | Feature Articles
Fall quarter is almost here, and in case you’re still debating about whether or not to chase your writing dreams this year, we have a few options that might spark interest – including more FREE one-day classes. We know that, this year of all years, it can sometimes...
Jun 30, 2020 | Feature Articles
The Writers’ Program is thrilled to announce Hillary Georgaris as the winner of the 2020 Allegra Johnson Prize. The final judge panel included Writers’ Program instructors Maria Amparo Escandon, Saritza Hernandez, and Monica Holloway. From our semifinalists, the panel...
Oct 1, 2019 | Feature Articles
Fall quarter is in full swing, and it’s your last chance to let us help you meet your writing goals for 2019. However, if you’ve missed out on registering, don’t fret! We still have courses available so you can finish this year feeling accomplished and ready to tackle...
Aug 6, 2019 | Feature Articles
The Writers’ Program is happy to announce creative writing student Linda Abrams as the winner of the fifth Allegra Johnson Prize! Linda was nominated for the award by instructor Barbara Abercrombie for her memoir The Wrong House. Among the nominees, Maude Chilton —...
Nov 13, 2018 | Feature Articles
2019 is approaching and as you look beyond your holiday celebration and travel plans, we hope you’ll check out our Winter course offerings to get those annual writing goals started out right. Check out our course offerings across creative writing, poetry, editing...
Jul 10, 2018 | Feature Articles
“He looked like a sheltering tree, a fat weeping willow. It would feel nice to cry together, she thought, or to cry on top of his plush chest, or watch him cry and feel tears soak through her blouse and run into the crevices of her chest and arms. He was not a man she...
Jun 23, 2017 | Feature Articles
“This was our wedding day, typically a day of celebration and joy. But I felt like a student who, about to take the most important exam of her life, had not only failed to study but had also forgotten a number 2 pencil. And a blue exam book. And pants.” –from Pretty...
Jun 20, 2016 | Feature Articles
“Funny, at a moment like this he would have preferred to hear his father’s voice creeping into his head. Judgmental, clipped, but somehow easier to take than his mother’s voice, which was larded with guilt and sadness.” ~from Marthe by Elizabeth Figuls It was passages...
Jul 13, 2015 | Feature Articles
Drug addiction, murder, and sexual abuse. Such were the subjects of the captivating memoirs-in-progress of the three talented Writers’ Program students who vied for first place in the 2015 Allegra Johnson Prize in Memoir Writing. On June 18, first place winner...
Jun 2, 2014 | Feature Articles
The Writers’ Program is pleased to announce a new and very special opportunity for students: the Allegra Johnson Prize in Memoir and Novel Writing! The Allegra Johnson Prize was inaugurated on March 20, 2014 by Roberta J.M. Olson and Alexander B.V. Johnson to honor...
May 2, 2011 | Feature Articles
Summer quarter is almost here and believe it or not, we’re almost halfway through the year now. It’s the perfect time for me to check in with all of you… have you set your writing routine yet? (You know, the one you keep putting off?) Did some of the...
Jan 18, 2011 | Feature Articles
If you’re like most writers, you struggle to find time to devote to your writing because family, work, and/or school commitments need to come first. Last month, in an effort to see how the pros do it, I queried Writers’ Program instructors and asked them...
Jun 23, 2010 | Success Stories
Longtime student Marie Barteld, who has taken more than 20 Writers’ Program courses, recently published an article in the February edition of Veterinary Economics. Her piece explains how veterinarians can use holistic therapies like acupuncture and chiropractic...