“Choose two of the lines you’ve just written,” Lauren said. “These are now lines 2 and 4 of a quatrain. Write lines 1 and 3.” Or: In the next ten minutes, write the beginning to the novel you’ve always wanted … Read more >

We are excited to announce that we are hiring for a Director of Communications.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Communications is responsible for the organization’s branding, marketing, media, and communications strategy to advance the Collegeville Institute’s mission. … Read more >

Since 2006, a centerpiece of the Collegeville Institute has been the Ecclesial Literature Project (ELP). We’ve hosted over 140 writing workshops, in which participants have written sonnets and revised memoirs. They’ve pressed paragraphs into the service of activism. They’ve written … Read more >

Over the course of the next few months, we’ll be introducing you to our fall semester Resident Scholars. Today, we’d like to introduce you to Aishah Shahidah Simmons. Aishah is a survivor-healer, cultural worker, and mindfulness meditation teacher from Philadelphia, … Read more >