The Ploughshares Master Class Series at the Writer’s Room of Boston is a five-week evening series for emerging and established writers alike. Each generative workshop riffs off an archival Ploughshares literary piece, inviting participants to engage directly
with the journal’s rich history while creating new work of their own.
Led by editors, poets, designers, and marketers from the Ploughshares community, sessions combine close reading, guided prompts, discussion, and optional sharing in a supportive space. Writers across genres will leave with fresh drafts and practical craft tools.
Excellent work generated by attendees in these sessions will be considered for publication on the Ploughshares blog.
Matt Albren, Ploughshares Editorial Associate of Readers, leads a workshop on Voice, guiding writers to bring the self onto the page
through memoir, autofiction, or poetry. Participants will explore personal experiences as creative material and leave with practical
strategies for using the self across genres.