Abe Louise Young

“Abe Louise Young is that rare teacher who combines exceptional editorial skills with a gentle grace and creative contagion. After one of her classes my writing energies are super-charged for months.”

—Ginny

“Your way of responding through close listening to a body of work is a model for a teacher to learn from.”

—K. Hogan

“Abe’s writing circles emphasizes the gift of being fully alive as a person and a writer at every stage of the creative process.  You will read well-chosen pieces of contemporary prose and poetry as if the famous writers were your close neighbors.  You will learn to listen deeply to others’ words in a supportive workshop community.  You will generate a huge amount of material.  Without even realizing it, you will create pieces you want to share with your people and your new family of fellow writers.  When you're stuck, Abe's gentle voice will pull out an essential truth: you are alive and you have something to say.  You will find yourself back at the page.  You will be transformed.” —Kimberley Alidio

"My experience in the Beyond Words workshop can only be described as extraordinary: it is a nurturing, safe, and creatively rich environment for all levels of writers.

—Grace Elizabeth

“As a beginner, I felt shy but never pressured, always included.”

—Sally

“I would actually need to publish an entire book to explain all of the benefits I have gained through this workshop. The guided journey was a path of discovery. Abe creates an environment of infinite possibilities, and helps us to tap into our own power.”

—Angel Ruiz

“I wish I had grown up with more enlightened people. Unfortunately, I was shunned and ridiculed for being foreign. In this class I was able to write about that for the first time.”

—Vivian M.

“Beyond Words has pushed me to write outside my comfort zone.  I’ve come to expect that some of my favorite work will emerge from assignments that initially make me think, “Oh no, I would never do that.’”

—P. Schilt 

“This class was a catalyst which has set into motion an entire change in my future life.”

—Jonathan W.

“Every aspect of this workshop was new, exciting, and stimulating. I am going to take these activities back into my own literature classroom, and teach them to my students with enthusiasm.”

—David Partridge

"The world is full of paper—write to me."

—Agha Shahid Ali

Abe Louise Young