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- 2026 Sessions:
July 3–16, 2027
July 31–August 13, 2027
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Whether you want to write your first novel or create a poem that captures a specific emotion or experience, this dynamic workshop-style seminar is a step toward finding your voice and pushing your boundaries as a creative writer. Through personalized exercises led by published authors, develop skills in the genre of your choosing while exploring important craft challenges such as dialogue, imagery, narrative structure, word choice, theme, and storytelling technique. Let the streets of Oxford serve as your muse, from the coarseness of centuries-old limestone encircling the University’s colleges to the roar of the bustling Covered Market. Share your work and receive valuable feedback from your peers and instructor as you push yourself to think creatively and try new techniques.
FEATURED FACULTY
University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Art History
Rob is a writer, teacher, and Los Angeles native, although travel keeps him away from Hollywood for months at a time. As an undergraduate art history major at UCLA, he was assistant arts editor for the Daily Bruin and worked kitchen prep in his dorm. While pursuing his master’s degree in film at USC, he worked as a phlebotomist, middle school English teacher, and realtor. He is currently shopping a TV pilot (Runway) and adapting a feature-length script into a graphic novel. If he hadn’t pursued a writing career, his second choice would have been to become a chef. He is a charter member of Slow Food and once had to move because his library of cookbooks had outgrown his apartment. Rob has taught numerous seminars for Oxford Academia and Putney’s international Pre-College programs, where he also served as director.