Workshops, Courses & Coaching

Teaching people how to write almost anything better is my vocation, and as a freelance educator I am eager to work with individuals or groups. Click any category for more information.

  • For individuals and organizations
    • Creative Writing pedagogy & tools
    • On the value of Creative Writing instruction among academic subjects
    • Establishing a Creative Writing curriculum
  • Hourly rate for contact hours & preparation plus expenses
  • Past clients:
    • South Gate Creative Writing School
    • Danish English Teachers Union
  • One-on-one coaching
    • Get started writing
    • Improve your writing skills
    • Overcome writing blocks & hesitation
  • Developmental editing for all genres:  poetry, fiction & creative nonfiction
  • Rates determined by the project — send me an email and we can talk it over
  • Tailored by age & ability of participants
  • Rate determined by number of participants, length & number of sessions
  • Past workshops:
    • The Academic Writing Process
    • The Creative Writing Process
    • Boost Your Creativity
    • Getting Over Writer’s Block
  • By arrangement at your location or in my studio
  • Tailored by ability & ambition of participants
  • Rate determined by number of participants & length of session
  • Past workshops:
    • Exercise Class for Writers
    • Writing Poems from Body & Soul
    • Visual Translations
    • Social Media Lab (DK)
  • By arrangement at your location or in my studio
  • Tailored by the intention & ambition of participants
  • Rate determined by number of participants & length of session
  • Past workshops:
    • Embodied Writing
    • Embodied Creativity
  • One-on-one or small group instruction
  • Intermediate to Advanced Conversational English for accuracy & refinement
  • Companion Facebook group: Bedre til engelsk

“I think Leslie was a clever teacher and instructor. She made the creative writing process understandable on the basis of simple but useable concepts.” (gymnasium student)

“Leslie said many exciting things and I got a really good short story written. The part about how to get over a “writers block” was especially good. I liked Leslie’s instructional method and her way of showing the writing process visually.” (gymnasium student)

“Thank you Leslie! It was a super interesting and helpful workshop and a really refreshing course to have! Hope to see you around!” (Anna)

“Today’s workshop was fantastic and I hope more classes can be like it.” (gymnasium student)

“I loved this course. Mrs. Nielsen is an awesome professor. I hope I can take more of her courses.” (KSU student)