Award-Winning Creative Writing Tutors
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Alexis studied Theatre alongside International Relations at Tulane, which means she thinks about creative writing through character, staging, and voice — not just plot. Whether a student is drafting a short story, experimenting with poetry, or working on a personal narrative, she digs into the craft elements that make a piece land: dialogue rhythm, sensory detail, and point-of-view consistency.

I am passionate about helping students because I've been a student my whole life! Even though I'm a professor now, I love to learn. And now that I have experience, I love to help others along the learning journey. I have degrees in English and education from Rice University, UT Austin, Texas State, and Texas A&M. I also studied abroad in England at the University of East Anglia and have traveled to many countries. I tutor English and Spanish (my family is from Mexico City). My favorite thing to tutor is writing, and I have taught writing from the Kindergarten-graduate school (Ph.D.) level (what I currently do). I am here to share tools and tips to help you succeed in your learning journey.

An electrical engineering student at Duke might seem like an unlikely creative writing tutor, but Brooke's deep Latin studies — through AP level — trained her to obsess over how individual word choices carry weight, rhythm, and layered meaning in ways that map directly onto crafting strong prose and poetry. She also writes and edits across genres, from college application essays to literary analysis, giving her a practical sense of when a draft needs tighter structure versus more room to breathe. Rated 5.0 by students.

I love to help students to do well on the SAT and ACT Verbal, Reading, and English sections. I have tutored these areas of standardized tests for more than 3 years. My approach is not "standardized" because I enjoy working one-on-one with clients to tailor learning experiences that address each person's unique needs. As a former professor of communication, I also have the skills to help professionals and graduate students with their research and writing. I am currently helping a doctoral student with her dissertation.

A blank page is less intimidating when a writer has concrete tools: a compelling opening image, a character with a specific want, a sense of where tension lives in a scene. Victoria teaches these craft elements explicitly, drawing on her own background in essay writing and her humanities-intensive education at The Brearley School and Carleton College. She's particularly skilled at helping students find their own voice rather than imitating someone else's.

A background in anthropology gives Iris an unusual advantage in creative writing: she thinks constantly about how people construct meaning, tell stories, and make sense of the world. She digs into craft elements like point of view, dialogue, and scene-building, pushing students to develop their own voice rather than imitate a formula. Whether the project is fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction, she brings both rigorous feedback and genuine enthusiasm for the work.

A decade of teaching artistry in theater has given Meg an instinct for storytelling — character voice, tension, pacing — that translates directly into creative writing instruction. She tackles everything from flash fiction drafts to personal essays, pushing students to revise with intention rather than just correct surface errors. Her Master's in Reading/Writing/Literacy grounds that creative instinct in solid pedagogy.

An acting student in New York City, Marc knows what it takes to build a scene from the inside — finding a character's voice, raising the stakes in a moment, making dialogue land with real emotional weight. He brings that performer's instinct for dramatic tension and authentic voice into creative writing sessions, especially when students are drafting fiction or monologues that need to feel alive rather than just read well on paper.

An IB-trained English teacher with a psychology degree from Kent State, Amanda knows how to draw out the personal stories students carry but struggle to put on paper — and how to shape raw material into writing that actually moves a reader. Her classroom experience centers on empowering student voice, which in creative writing sessions means spending real time on craft decisions like when to let a narrator hold back, how dialogue reveals character without exposition, and why the right ending often isn't the obvious one. Rated 4.8 by students.

Mathematical thinking trained Valerie to build arguments step by step — a habit that turns out to be surprisingly useful when a student's short story has a pacing problem or their poem loses its thread halfway through. Her applied math degree means she approaches revision almost structurally, mapping out where a draft's logic holds and where it collapses, then working with the student to rebuild those sections with sharper language and clearer intent. Rated 5.0 by students.

A creative writing degree taught Mahalia something most writers learn the hard way: revision is where the real writing happens. She walks students through the full arc of a piece — from generating raw material through workshopping drafts — covering craft elements like voice, pacing, dialogue, and scene construction. Whether someone is writing poetry, short fiction, or personal essays, she treats each draft as a conversation about what the piece is trying to do.

Spending years in research labs taught Emmanuel something unexpected about creative writing: the best ideas emerge from disciplined process, not inspiration alone. He walks writers through generating material, experimenting with form and voice, and revising with intention — whether the project is poetry, personal essay, or short fiction.

A theatre directing background means Jennifer thinks about creative writing the way a director thinks about a script — every scene needs tension, every character needs a want, and every word on the page should earn its place. She digs into craft elements like dialogue, point of view, and narrative pacing rather than just assigning prompts and marking errors. Rated 4.8 by students.

The hardest part of creative writing isn't inspiration — it's revision, and knowing why a piece isn't working yet. Dakota's graduate education and lifelong love of reading give her a sharp editorial instinct across genres, from personal essays to short fiction to experimental forms. She treats each student's voice as something to develop rather than correct, pushing drafts forward through targeted feedback on structure, language, and risk-taking.