Awarded $75,000 funding
I came in with a 40-page grant proposal that had been rejected twice. Structural editing helped us trim eight pages and win a major foundation grant.
Claire Thorne, Development Director
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We measure a workshop by what students walk out with: completed foundation proposals, published personal essays, and presentations that moved a stakeholder decision.
Awarded $75,000 funding
I came in with a 40-page grant proposal that had been rejected twice. Dana's structural editing helped us trim eight pages and win a $75,000 foundation grant.
Claire Thorne, Development Director
Published in The Basswood Review
The Saturday essay lab gave me the accountability I could not find alone. My essay on my grandfather's machine shop was published in a regional quarterly three months later.
David Lindstrom, Communications Manager
Promoted to Director of Operations
As an engineering manager, presenting to our board terrified me. Evelyn's video lab taught me how to pace my points and speak from structure rather than panic.
Sarah Al-Mansoor, Engineering Manager
Alumni work since 2018
400+
Adult students mentored Across small-group writing cohorts in Minneapolis.
$1.8M+
Grant funding secured By nonprofit and civic leaders drafting in the proposal lab.
85+
Essays and op-eds published In regional literary journals, business reviews, and periodicals.