Writing

A stickler for the rules, Justin Loughrey prides himself on consistently following every standard operating procedure by the letter. His...

“Use the right word.” Oakland native Lia Mezzio says her mother—an English major who taught her early on to love reading, writing...

Think about your daily life: You write texts and emails to friends, family and colleagues. You make comments and posts on Instagram,...

“I would not have applied to nor been accepted to an M.F.A. program if it weren’t for the instruction I received through the...

“Nay, an I tell you that, I’ll ne'er look you i' th’ face again: but those that understood him smiled at one another and shook...

Extension Honored Instructor Laurie Ann Doyle is no stranger to revisiting her writing. After she graduated from UC Berkeley with a...

Few people find inspiration when they receive a rejection letter. But for instructor Alan Schroeder—a writer who began pursuing the...

Not everyone is cut out to fully commit to higher education at 18 years old. Or at 22. Or even at 54. But what UC Berkeley Extension...

Writing essays and short stories may not be on Nancy Tompkins’ career path. But it is now part of who she is.