NL North Loop Workshop Adult Writing & Proposal Lab
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Faculty and resident editors

Writing is best taught by people who write and edit for real readers. Meet the instructors and what each one teaches.

Founding Director & Lead Editor
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Dana Mercer

Dana leads the proposal and manuscript courses and edits every draft that comes through them.

Courses taught Clear Business Writing, Manuscript Revision Lab
Nonfiction Faculty
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Marcus Vance

Marcus teaches personal narrative and structure, and works with students on scene, shape and revision.

Courses taught The Personal Essay Intensive
Communications & Speech Specialist
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Evelyn Ross

Evelyn works with analysts, engineers and nonprofit directors on presenting complex material out loud.

Courses taught Presenting Dense Ideas Without a Script
The workshop method

Editorial feedback, not academic theory

We run the classroom like an editorial desk. We read your draft, mark what works and where the reader gets lost, and hand back concrete line edits to try on the next pass. By the end of a cohort you have a draft you have actually revised and a way of reading your own work.