Guiding you on your writing journey

Writing in English in a sea of Hebrew can feel isolating, with few avenues for honing craft, experimenting with genre, and meeting local writers writing in English. 

​WriteSpace Jerusalem offers community and a wide array of quality writing workshops and master classes showcasing talented writers from Israel and abroad, with a view to nurturing English-language writing in Israel.

Choose areas of interest, from fiction, poetry, memoir and blogging, to build a program tailored to your needs. 

​What would you like to see on offer?
Contact us and we'll try to make it happen.

What participants say about our workshops...

​'I must tell you how excited I am about WriteSpace Jerusalem. I've published before and have a writing group, but the ongoing support of this diverse writing community is just what I need for my creative/memoir pieces. It's simply wonderful that English writing voices join together for this.' - R.W.

'​As always, a big thank you to Nadia for facilitating the workshop. Your knack for knowing who and what will motivate writers in formation repeatedly astounds.' - P.T.
WriteSpace Jerusalem in the News
Check us out in The Times of Israel, November 24, 2016,
and The Jerusalem Post.

Upcoming Reading with Jerusalism

Instructors Nadia Jacobson & Batnadiv HaKarmi will be reading their prose on April 11. Nadia Jacobson will read an excerpt from her novel and some flash fiction, while Batnadiv HaKarmi will read short hybrid works of memoir and lyric essay. They believe that all these forms - whether short or long, traditional or experimental, fiction or non-fiction- share basic elements of craft, which is why they teamed up to teach writers the tools of their trade in the Story Foundations course. After the reading, you will have the opportunity to write and meet other writers.  

Location: Power Coffee Works,
Address: Agripas St 111, Jerusalem
Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 
Time: 20:00-21:00

Night Writers Jerusalem

Bring your writing project and write surrounded by other writers. It's free! We work for 50 minutes, break for 15 minutes, until we turn into pumpkins. Turn up/leave as and when. 
 
Location: PICO Jerusalem, 4th floor, Poalei Tzedek 2 (same floor as AACI)
Date: April 12
Time: 20:00-23:50
Bring: Snacks (kosher) to share
Link to Night Writers Jerusalem

Writing Bootcamp

​Sundays, 09:30-11:30
returns after Pesach 
with writer, editor, & coach
Nadia Jacobson

Do you want to find time to write in your week?

Does a blank page unnerve you?

Do you have all the best intentions of writing, yet come the weekend you're kicking yourself for not doing so?

Join us for writing prompts, writing exercises, craft tips, and camaraderie.

Upcoming Masterclasses

Giving Shape to Sadness:
​A Grief and Creative Writing Workshop
with award-winning writer, ​Sherri Mandell
​May 17, 09:30-15:00

Yoga-Writing Workshop
with yoga teacher
​& writer
Jennifer Lang
May 31, 09:30-15:00
This workshop will provide a safe space for writing about the process of grief and hope. We will work on creative writing activities that address questions such as: 

​Who am I now?
How can I express my grief and my love?
How can I transform my pain into healing?
What are the gifts in my life?
Where do I find joy?
 
This workshop is open to anybody who is dealing with the pain of loss and mourning a loved one. It is open to all levels of writers.

Story Foundations 
new course starts April 17, 2018
​Focus on Craft (Intermediate Prose Workshop)
with writers & editors
Batnadiv HaKarmi & Nadia Jacobson

Need help pushing your story through from beginning to end? 

Break through “writer’s block"

Move your story from your imagination onto the page

​Learn how manage the creator and editor sides of your brain

​Engage your senses, hone your skills and ​put words on the page in a series of 9 creative writing workshops with fiction writer, Nadia Jacobson, and hybrid & creative non-fiction writer, Batnadiv HaKarmi.​
We all have stories to tell.

For some of us, they lie buried, deep inside, occasionally rising up and taking us by surprise.

​In this workshop, we will plumb our bodies and our minds through movement and meditation to find our stories and begin to write them. 

​We will explore how the practice of yoga enriches the art of writing. ​

Guided Writing Group:
From Revision to Submission
Advanced Workshop
with writers & editors
Batnadiv HaKarmi & Nadia Jacobson

​Discover the essence of your story
Sharpen the elements of your writing to make it stand out
Heighten the emotional impact of your work

​This workshop is aimed at advanced writers who are currently working on short stories or memoir, and want to push their craft to the next level. Each session will open with an in-depth reading and critique of the participants' work, and together we will explore ways to revise and develop work, with a view towards publication. In-class writing exercises will be offered to aid participants in honing specific skills.

This course will include information on how to present and submit your work to magazines and competitions.

PAST SEMINARS

Experiments in Writing Sex
Amital Stern
February 15, ​09:30-15:00
​women only

Picture
© Nan Goldin

Writing from the Ordinary
Thursday, January 18, 2018
​One-day intensive poetry workshop
with award-winning poet
Jane Medved 

Putting It All Together
Thursday, November 16, 2017
One-day masterclass on memoir
with award-winning author & teacher
Ilana Blumberg 

Shaping Family History into Compelling Stories
Monday, July 6, 2017
One-day seminar
with author & teacher
Annette Gendler 

First Impressions:
Opening Your Novel​
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Masterclass
with award-winning author
Jessamyn Hope

Speaking the Unspoken:
Poetry and the Lyric Essay 
Thursday, June 22, 2017
with poets and essayists
Joanna Chen & Jane Medved

From the Concrete to the Sublime 
Revealing the meaning & secrets of your story
April 27, 2017
Personal Essay/Memoir seminar 
with award-winning writer
Sherri Mandell