Together with Lucinda Bowen (of Lucinda Bowen Coaching) I offer single and multi-week writing workshops at public libraries, community centers, and private venues for teens and adults.

Greenhouse Writers Creative Workshops

Upcoming Workshops & Classes

How to Write a Memoir (for adults)
Wednesdays 6:30 - 8:30pm
1/8/25 - 2/12/25
Acton-Boxborough High School
Sign-up: Acton-Boxborough Community Education

Write What You See (for teens)
Sat, Oct 19, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Five Sparks, Harvard, MA
Sign-up: Five Sparks

Nurture Your Creative Practice (for adults)
Mondays 6:30 - 8:30pm
10/28/24 - 11/18/24
Five Sparks, Harvard, MA
Sign-up: Five Sparks

Write What You See (for teens)
Tues, Oct 22, 3:30 - 5:30pm
Lunenburg Public Library
Sign-up: Lunenburg Public Library

Mining Your Life for Stories (for adults)
Sat, Nov 16th, 10 - 12:30pm
Lunenburg Public Library
Sign-up: Lunenburg Public Library

Sample Workshops

For availability and pricing, contact us at greenhouseclasses@gmail.com.

Writing from the senses is the best way to draw your reader in and make them feel like they’re right there with you. In this multi-sensory workshop for teens, you’ll practice how to add mouth-watering description and engage your readers using smell, touch, and sound. No previous experience with writing is needed, just bring your imagination and willingness to play!

Age Group: Teens (13-17) or Pre-teens (10-13)
Time: 2 hours
Experience levels: All
Genre: Any
Capacity: 10 participants

Sample One-Day Workshop: Write What You See (and Touch, Taste, Smell…)

Your life is rich with stories. Do you yearn to share them? Whether your ideal audience is yourself, your loved ones, or the whole world, stories unite us. Writing down your memories is a powerful way to connect with others, and a precious part of your legacy. Each week we will explore craft skills that will help make your stories shine with rich sensory detail, organized structure, and clear purpose. We will learn new skills, practice writing together with prompts and exercises, listen to each other’s work, and offer supportive feedback.

Age Group: Adult 
Time: 4 90-min workshops over concurrent weeks 
Experience levels: All
Capacity: 10 participants

Sample Class: Write Your Memoir

Sample Weekly Writing Group: Grow Your Creative Practice

Are you seeking accountability and community in your writing? Join our adult writing group for weekly opportunities to hone your skills. We will inspire you with prompts, practice writing together in silence, and then encourage each other by sharing our work. Come see how much you can grow your creativity in six weeks.

Age Group: Adult 
Time: 60-90 minutes
Experience levels: All
Genre: Any
Capacity: 10 participants

Who We Are

Elizabeth and Lucinda are published authors each with over 11 years of experience facilitating writing workshops. They are passionate about helping writers, poets, artists, and creatives flourish in their artistic expression. 

Elizabeth Frank is a poet, artist, editor, and writing coach who explores the interplay of words and visual art. Her poems have appeared in Thimble Literary Magazine, Snapdragon, The COOP, and the anthology This Present Former Glory. She has over 11 years of experience facilitating writing workshops collaboratively with Lucinda in Greenhouse Writers, and has provided generative feedback on hundreds of pieces, including fiction, poetry, and academic essays. She lives in the Boston area with her husband and two daughters, and loves forests and forget-me-nots. To learn more about her editing and writing coaching work, visit www.greenhouseediting.com; to see her writing and art, visit @glint_into_fire on Instagram.

Lucinda Bowen is a poet, writing/leadership coach, adult educator, and group facilitator from Harvard, Massachusetts. Her writing has been featured in The Quinobequin Review, Human Parts, The Harvard Press, and she is a five-time contributor to Plein Air Poetry readings at Old Frog Pond Farm. She has facilitated writing groups independently and with Seven Bridge Writers Collective, A Writing Room, and collaboratively with Elizabeth in Greenhouse Writers since 2013. She enjoys singing and walking her dog in the woods, and never feels more accomplished than when she uses up all the leftovers in the fridge. To learn more about her coaching work, visit www.lucindabowen.com, and read her poems at https://lucindabowen.substack.com