BECKY TUCH
School Visits & Workshops
It's none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.
- Ernest Hemingway
Lit Mag Expert for Hire!
Looking for someone to talk to your students about publishing in literary magazines? Please get in touch.
As the founding editor of The Review Review I have a ton of insight into the world of literary magazines - how to publish in them, how to submit to them, how to locate the journals that are best for your writing and your reading pleasure.
I've given talks about navigating the world of literary magaziness in a variety of venues. I am always happy to visit libraries, schools, writing conferences and MFA programs, either in person or via Skype.
Becky's visit to our MFA program at CalArts was an excellent opportunity for us to gain insight into the world of lit mags! As writers, it's so hard to know where to even start looking for places to submit to—the sheer number of possible outlets can be overwhelming. Becky Tuch is an expert when it comes to knowing what lit mags look for in submissions, and how writers should go about seeking out this information. She's given us valuable tips on what it takes to find the perfect home for our work!
- Katie Browne, CA
My dream of writing a novel has become a reality thanks to Becky. She is truly inspirational in her approach to teaching the craft of novel writing. Becky's expertise guides you through both the psychological and technical process of writing a novel. Because of Becky's encouragement of writing every day, I have a nearly completed rough draft.
- Judy Goldman, MA
I enrolled in Becky Tuch's class with an idea for a novel and ended up writing 300 pages. Becky's classes cover the craft of writing and the writing life. Her feedback is honest, respectful, and designed to help every scene you write add up to a great book.
- Alyssa Haywoode, MA
Before taking Becky’s class I didn’t know you could have an unreliable narrator, a retrospective narrator, didn’t think about how to use backstory. I realize now how important craft is to a story, that there has to be structure and purpose. My writing has so much more focus instead of just drifting aimlessly.
-Angela Mouridian, MA
Hearing Becky talk about literary magazines was awesome. I learned a lot, it made me feel more comfortable about submitting, and there were free lit mags!
- Aleph Altman-Mills, MA
Becky is one of the most intelligent and inspirational instructors we've ever had at Grub Street. She's that rare teacher who's as adept at helping writers conquer the emotional and psychological pitfalls of the writer's life as she is teaching craft and giving honest feedback. She has a whole posse of devotees, too: students who have taken her classes time and time again, following her from beginner's classes to more advanced classes in short fiction and the novel. She embodies everything Grub Street stands for -- high artistic standards, intellectual rigor, honesty, inspiration, and kindness, not to mention a wonderful sense of humor. We love her.
- Chip Cheek, Head Instructor, Grub Street
Becky Tuch is one of our best instructors on novel writing at GrubStreet.
- Michelle Hoover, fiction instructor and author of The Quickening