Teaching
Andrew makes his living teaching English and creative writing (with regular bartending stints and a little copywriting thrown in). He’s taught at the University of Iowa, Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, Juniata College, Grand Valley State University, and at Calvin University where he was the 2024-25 Fiction Writer in Residence.
He is open to pitches for professional content writing and editing, as well as creative manuscript review. Learn more.
Take a Class
Andrew is a regular instructor at The Porch, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, and A Writing Room. You can purchase his recorded lecture series “The Shape of Time in Fiction” or read his Q&A with The Porch.
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Upcoming Classes:
January 14-March 11, 2026: Intermediate Novel Workshop (8 Weeks), Lighthouse Writers Workshop, online.
February 14-March 7, 2026: Dialogue: Saying the Unsayable (4 Weeks), Lighthouse Writers Workshop, online.
February 22, 2026: That Sinking Feeling: Writing Dread in Fiction (3 Hours), Lighthouse Writers Workshop, online.
March 22, 2026: Flying the Kite: Dialogue and Action (2 Hours), The Porch Nashville, online.
March 29, 2026: Chekhov: Structure and Surprise (3 Hours), The Porch Nashville, online.
April 4-25, 2026: Lives of the Saints: Writing Faith (4 Weeks), Lighthouse Writers Workshop, online.
May 2, 2026: A Moveable POV (3 Hours), Lighthouse Writers Workshop, online.
Past Classes:
Dialogue: Desire and Obstacle, A Writing Room. Oct. 18, 2025.
Beginnings: What Makes a Good First Scene?, The Porch Nashville. October 5, 2025.
Writing With Chekhov: A 4-Week Craft Course, Lighthouse Writers Workshop. September 17-October 8, 2025.
Dialogue and Silence: The Struggle to Say It, The Porch Nashville. September 16, 2025.
Playing By Ear: An Intuitive Approach to Editing, A Writing Room. September 9, 2025.
Beyond Draft One: How to Revise and Why, A Writing Room. June 16, 2025.
This Must Be the Place: Setting and Story, The Porch Nashville. April 7, 2025.
What a Pity: Sympathy and Point of View in Chekhov, Berlin, and Kincaid, The Porch Nashville. February 25, 2025.
Light Years: Exploring Time in Fiction, Lighthouse Writers, February 3-24, 2025.
Rough Draft Done! Now What?, The Porch Nashville, December 4, 2024.
Ordinary Grace: Writing Familial Love, The Porch Nashville, October 2, 2024.
Dropping Acid in the Graveyard: Story Structure in Michael Cunningham’s “White Angel,” The Porch Nashville, Feb. 7, 2024.
“Andrew was incredible! I learned a ton and I am very motivated to start my novel! He is clear and knowledgeable and such a great teacher. He takes enough time for explanation on a point but asks our feedback and really listens.”
Student, February 2024
“Once again, a brilliant course from Andrew! Thank you so much for your generous wisdom.”
Student, September 2025
“The readings he selected to accompany his points were perfect … Amazing discussion. We all got to share and discuss. This made for an engaging 2 hours that flew by. Andrew allowed us to share our own writing and that was such an organically awesome moment of fostering a writing community while gaining valuable feedback. I left today’s class so utterly inspired!”
Student, October 2025
