New York

New York's writing-workshop scene benefits enormously from the state's publishing industry, with instructors who are often working editors, agents, or published authors themselves. New York City in particular has a dense concentration of workshops covering everything from literary fiction to memoir to screenwriting.

Outside the city, writing centers and university extension programs across upstate New York offer smaller, more intimate workshops that some writers prefer over the larger city-based groups.

New York's workshop instructors often have industry connections, so ask what kind of feedback and guidance to expect beyond the workshop sessions themselves, especially if you're hoping to move toward publication.