The judges had a difficult time this year choosing from all the wonderful submissions we got. But there was one in particular that stood out. Everyone please put your hands together for our 2025 Fellow, Lynn Casey! Lynn wowed everyone with ten pages of her memoir Chasing Human. Her tale of leaving behind her life … Continue reading Meet Our 2025 Fellow!
Summer is here! It's a great time to get away from the bustle of life and finally get to writing that new idea. But do you really want to spend the blazing hot SoCal summer cooped up in your stuffy apartment, far away from human connection? Definitely not! That's why we're bringing our Fellowship back! … Continue reading theOffice Fellowship 2025
It's that time of year. Back to school, back to work, back to that manuscript/pilot/first draft. And we have the perfect motivation to get you back in the writing groove: our Fellowship! After twenty years of serving Los Angeles writers, we know how important it is to work in an environment that is distraction-free with … Continue reading theOffice Fellowship 2024
If you're in the Los Angeles area, I'll be hosting our Sunday Salon this Sunday here at theOffice at 4PM. An intimate gathering of writers, the Sunday Salon is where we write from the heart and share our story with others. I lead us through a brief meditation in the beginning, then offer up a … Continue reading Join us for the next Sunday Salon
We have a winner! Congratulations to Kells McPhillips who has won our 2023 Fellowship Competition here at theOffice. Kells will receive a 6-month Premium Membership to our quiet Santa Monica workspace with 24/7 access to work on her upcoming projects. She wowed us all with her short story, "Vacation". Kells is a Santa Monica-based journalist … Continue reading Our 2023 Fellow
These three prolific writers (and members here at theOffice) will serve as judges for this year’s fellowship competition. The deadline to enter is just over a week away. They will read the top entries and decide who gets the prize! Patrick Burleigh Patrick co-wrote Eternals (2021) with Chloé Zhao and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021). He was chosen for … Continue reading Meet the Judges
It's back! We are relaunching the free fellowship for the first time since 2019. One lucky winner will receive six months of 24/7 access to theOffice here in Santa Monica, CA. If you're an up-and-coming writer in the west Los Angeles area looking for a quiet, dedicated workspace to take your craft and career to … Continue reading theOffice Fellowship 2023
A warm welcome and huge congratulations to Michelle Bracken, this year's winner of theOFFICE Fellowship. Michelle will receive 6 months of a Premium Membership here at theOFFICE to write write write write write! Michelle submitted the short story, Me Without You, part of a collection of interconnected stories about three 4th graders in a secluded ward … Continue reading 2019 Fellowship Winner!
Looking for a quiet space to write in Los Angeles? Apply now for our FREE Fellowship to theOFFICE and you could win 6 months of a Premium Membership with 24/7 access to the space. If you're a local, up-and-coming writer who's committed to your craft, this is for you! theOFFICE is a quiet, communal workspace … Continue reading 2019 Fellowship to theOFFICE
If 2018 has been a tough year for your personal productivity, you are certainly not alone. The world is noisier than ever and making space for oneself in these uncertain times can feel near impossible. For self-generative careers like writing, these are especially challenging times. That’s why theOFFICE (our physical location here in Santa Monica, … Continue reading A message for our local readers
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