A Working Writer Who Teaches Writing

Loretta F.

Writing isn't something I teach from a distance — it's what I do every day. As a correspondent for the Highlands News-Sun, a published author, and a writer whose work has appeared in Reed Magazine and The Ekphrastic Review, I bring active, working craft into every session. One of my former creative writing students was accepted into Harvard's creative writing program after two years of study with me. She still emails occasionally.

I hold a Bachelor of Arts from Reed College, where I earned a full scholarship based on the strength of my writing and completed a creative thesis — one of the most rigorous undergraduate writing experiences available. I also studied at the Iowa Writers' Workshop Summer Session and taught workshops at Portland State University's Summer Writing Festival. I have been teaching and tutoring writing since the 1990s, across classrooms, one-on-one sessions, and collaborative workshop settings with students from middle school through adult learners.

My classroom experience includes creative writing instruction at Lake Placid E-Learning Lab & Academy, and I have mentored adult writers one-on-one since 2014. I tutor middle and high school ELA, college composition, literary analysis, essay writing, and creative writing at all levels. I am particularly skilled with admissions essays — the same kind of writing that earned my own full scholarship to Reed.

My approach is collaborative, individualized, and workshop-driven. I meet every student where they are and work with their voice, their ideas, and their goals.