Bridgette Shade
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Writing In Perilous Times: January 19, 2026-March 13, 2026

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Writing In Perilous Times: January 19, 2026-March 13, 2026

$1,250.00

Drawing from the rich history of literature written as a reaction to and a reflection of tumultuous political, social, and economic eras, this course invites you to contribute your experiences, observations, and opinions to the time capsule of our modern age. Facilitated by veteran writers and editors Bridgette Shade and Damon DiMarco, Writing In Perilous Times offers participants an 8 week practicum in applied forms across genres, including personal essays, editorials, and ekphrastic expressions. Writing for Perilous Times is also the perfect course for anyone looking to develop an op-ed, article, white paper, speech, or similar composition aimed at championing a viewpoint.

As members of the Writers Collective Community have come to expect, each week’s content will include a lecture, suggested readings, and thematic prompts. In Perilous Times, we will train our focus on art that bears witness—art in all its forms and from across the ages, art we create, art we channel. Art as catharsis. Art as Catalyst.

‍The Basics: Writing for Perilous Times is an eight-week course, capped at 16 writers. Participants are invited to bring material they’re developing or to engage from scratch from the prompts and feedback provided. The two course instructors alternate giving weekly written feedback to ensure that participants reap the benefit of the broadest possible coverage. Each participating writer also enjoys four hours of personalized one-on-one coaching (two hours with each instructor) that can cover the piece they’re working on, craft points, the lifestyle of writing, career goals in the writing trade, and more.

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Damon DiMarco has written professionally for 30 years. Books that bear his name have been featured by The New York Times, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, Publisher’s Weekly, and National Geographic. He also ghostwrites for CEOs, thought and political leaders, business visionaries, and celebrities. As a story consultant, Damon has helped National Book Award, OBIE Award, and Pulitzer Prize winners write the best stories they’re capable of producing. His books have been endorsed by Oscar and Emmy Award winners, governors, William F. Buckley, Jr., and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. At Drew University’s Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, he founded, created, and led the Writing for Public Intellectuals workshop for doctoral students in the History and Culture Program. Check out his YouTube channel: @The WriteStuffPro-DamonDiMarco.

Bridgette Shade is an award-winning, multi-published writer and editor. A veteran educator of writing for undergraduate and graduate university students, Bridgette designs courses with an emphasis on social justice. Her creative and professional work have appeared on NPR and the TEDx stage as well as in dozens of literary journals. As an editor, Bridgette’s clients have been featured in The Best American Essay Series, The New York Times, Esquire, The Missouri Review, Huffington Post, West Trade Review, and many others. She is the founder of the Writers Collective: an online Writing Education Community.