Writer To Writer
with Kirstin Chen
Share your ideas, gain fresh insights. Book a one-on-one mentoring session with author Kirstin Chen to receive expert guidance on your writing project and support for your writing journey.
Registration closes 12 October 2025, 11.59pm SGT.
Course Information
Course Code: WTW-KC
Duration: 30 to 45 mins
Recommended For:
Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced Writers
Dates
21, 24, 26, 27 or 31 October 2025
Venue
Online (Zoom)
Please Note
- Each registration submission is for one participant only.
- Participants are to attend one session only.
- Registrants will undergo a selection process, and those selected must complete payment to confirm their placement.
- ACWP will maintain a waiting list once the maximum number of participants is reached.
- Shortlisted participants will be contacted for payment and confirmation of your session’s date and time.
Overview and Learning Outcomes
During a Writer To Writer session with the Visiting Writer, you will:
- Receive general advice from an experienced writer on your writing project.
- Gain specific, practical insights on the art and craft of writing, including techniques and addressing writing challenges.
- Get help shaping your approach to your writing life.
- Understand what it takes to be a professional writer.
Please note that the one-on-one consultation is not a manuscript assessment.
Who Should Apply?
- Foundation Writers: Early-stage, promising writers with no publication history required. These writers may be writing for the first time or have never written with deadlines or structure before.
- Intermediate Writers: Writers who have chosen to pursue writing as a full-time or part-time career with serious, professional intent but are not yet published with a mainstream or recognized independent publisher.
- Advanced Writers: Writers who have published at least one book with a mainstream or recognized independent publisher, and/or have been published in at least one literary journal or anthology.
Participants will be selected by the Visiting Writer with assistance from the ACWP. A waiting list will be maintained.
Registration and Pricing
Course Pre-requisites
To sign up, please register at the link above and provide the following documents:
- A short summary of your writing project (approximately 100 words)
- A brief biography (50 to 100 words)
If you have registered with us before, you may resubmit the same information with an updated biography.
Course Fees
- $25 for adults
- $10 for senior citizens aged 55 and above, NSFs, and unemployed individuals
- Free for students from Singapore institutions, including undergraduate and postgraduate students
Fees are non-refundable.
For all other inquiries including financial assistance, please email us.
About Kirstin Chen
Kirstin Chen is the New York Times best-selling author of three novels. Her latest, Counterfeit, is a Reese Witherspoon book club pick, a Roxane Gay book club pick, and a New York Times Editors’ Choice. Her previous novels are Bury What We Cannot Take and Soy Sauce for Beginners. Her next novel, Tech Wives, an exploration of the myth of genius tech founders—and the women who support them, is forthcoming in 2027. She has taught at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, the University of San Francisco, Ashland University, and elsewhere. Born and raised in Singapore, she currently lives in New York City and San Francisco.