Amplify your voice

You have an idea that belongs in public discussion.

You’re tired of shouting at the news.

You can show people how to understand events differently.

You’re ready to explain your insights and knowledge.

Just do it! Write for the public.

Take E.J. Graff’s limited-enrollment workshop on public writing … and write and place your op-ed or essay.

Get your ideas out there! 

Why this class? 

Learn from someone exceptionally skilled at helping academics, researchers, and advocates write more persuasively for a wider public. Over five sessions, you’ll examine, practice, and workshop public writing step by step, including: 

  • How academic and public writing differ 

  • Elements of a great op-ed 

  • Identifying your audience(s) 

  • Clarifying and refining what you have to say 

  • Tricks for writing readable and persuasive op-eds and essays 

  • Pitching and placing your piece 

Why E.J. Graff?

E.J. Graff has worked with hundreds of academics and edited thousands of pieces for publication.

Her clients publish in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, The Nation, Boston Review, and beyond – and place books with academic and trade publishers.

This class distills what E.J. has learned from years as an award-winning analytic, investigative, and opinion journalist, publishing in outlets ranging from early gay and lesbian print newspapers to the New York Times, Newsweek, The Nation, The Washington Post, and Foreign Policy.

When and how much?

Schedule

First class: Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, 7:00–8:30 pm ET. 

Meets every other week for five sessions.

Registration

By Sep. 30, 2025: $550

Oct. 1, 2025, or after: $650

Email ejgraffoped@gmail.com to register.

What workshop participants are saying

  • “EJ helped me translate movement and advocacy language into stories that reach and speak to people outside of my work bubble.”

    Jasmine Wali
    Child Welfare Advocacy Officer, The Redlich Horwitz Foundation

  • “E.J. is amazing. AMAZING! Working with her will be a great opportunity.”

    Jon Carter, J.D.
    Legislative Aide, House of Representatives

  • “E.J. took us from policy wonk idea to published op-ed with just the right amount of guidance. I wouldn’t have even known where to start without her.”

    Hannah McKinney
    Director of Strategic Engagement, Boston Women’s Workforce Council