Brittany Ackerman

Instructor Biography:

MFA, author and essayist. She has led workshops for UCLA Extension, The Porch, HerStry, Write or Die, and Lighthouse Writers and is currently an Assistant Interviews Editor at Chill Subs. She is a three-time Pushcart Prize Nominee, and her work has been featured in The Sun, MUTHA, Jewish Book Council, Lit Hub, The Los Angeles Review, No Tokens, Joyland, and more. Her first collection of essays, The Perpetual Motion Machine, was published with Red Hen Press in 2018, and her debut novel, The Brittanys, is out now with Vintage.

Instructor Statement:

My workshop philosophy is driven by the desire to enrich the writer's experience and success. I believe that our time together in the classroom should be focused on developing critical reading skills, finding constructive ways to provide critique, and helping writers hone in on moments of energy in their creative works. Writers need to understand their worth and how their experiences and unique point of view matters, whether they are writing a personal essay or working toward a book. My hopes for the class are to form a community of thoughtful, encouraging, and respectful peers that support each other as readers and writers.