DETROIT (WXYZ) — There's a new business coming to downtown Detroit. It's called The Detroit Writing Room.
It's billed as a "cozy workspace that will offer writing, graphic design and photography coaching for creatives and entrepreneurs".
Stephanie Steinberg, a journalist and managing editor of SEEN Magazine, came up with the idea.
"We have a real strong entrepreneurship and literary community," she said. "To meld those together is going to be something really special."
It's a place you can go and get help from professional writers.
"We're going to have coaches, award-winning journalists, graphic designers, authors, photographers... you can sign up for one-on-one feedback for whatever it is that you're working on," Steinberg said.
You can become a member or just drop in for the day.
Here's how it works. Co-working and coaching is offered between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, according to a release. Evening events will also be hosted at the space Monday through Saturday.
For rates, click here.
A 30-day Kickstarted campaing has been launched to raise $20,000 to help build the space. You can donate here.
A list of writing coaches is below:
Writing Coaches
-Laura Berman, former Detroit News columnist
-Ashley Calhoun, grant writing professional
-Anna Clark, author of “The Poisoned City”
-Phil Dean, cover letter and resume writing professional
-Kendra Furry, corporate communications editor
-Dorothy Hernandez, SEEN Magazine copy editor
-Felecia Henderson, former Detroit News assistant managing features editor
-Tim Leonard, screenwriter, Grandson of the late Elmore Leonard
-Walter T. Middlebrook, former Detroit News assistant managing editor
-Neal Rubin, Detroit News columnist
-Jake Serwer, Espresso Public Relations LLC CEO
-Delphia Simmons, Build Institute facilitator
-Stephanie Steinberg, SEEN Magazine managing editor
-Robert Yoon, University of Michigan journalism professor
-Bill Vlasic, former New York Times Detroit bureau chief
Web and Graphic Design Coaches
-Lauren Ann Davies, freelance web designer
-Amanda King, founder of The Launch Hive Creative
Photography Coaches
-Sacred Overstreet-Amos, founder of Moonlight Reflections Photography
-Erin Kirkland, editorial photography freelancer
To learn more about The Detroit Writing Room, visit https://www.detroitwritingroom.com/.
