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Thaddeus Rutkowski

Teaches at West Side YMCA - Community Arts

Thaddeus Rutkowski is a graduate of Cornell University and The Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of the novels Haywire, Tetched, and Roughhouse. All three books were finalists for an Asian American Literary Award, and Haywire won the Members' Choice Award. He received a fiction fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts. He has been a resident writer at Yaddo, MacDowell, and other colonies. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry and other publications. He has been the fiction editor of the literary journal Many Mountains Moving since 2007.

Reviews of Thaddeus Rutkowski

(4 Reviews)
  • Telling Great Stories

    Reviewed by Erik on 8/29/2018
    I have taken part in a number of workshops over the years. In the capable hands of Thad Rutkowski, this one ranked among the very best. We had a half dozen writers of various skill levels, styles, and interests. Despite our differences, with guidance from Thad, we worked together beautifully as a team in improving our story-telling. Over the course of the class, the improvement in the quality of our work became something for all of us to marvel at and take pride in. In a fairly short time, we formed an effective team feeding off each other's comments. I found the experience highly productive as well as fun.
  • Telling Great Stories

    Reviewed by Paul Zeigler on 8/27/2018
    Thad Rutkowski, a talented writer and teacher, offers insight, inspiration, and encouragement. He, and fellow classmates, gave me the courage and confidence to believe in myself and write.
  • Telling Great Stories

    Reviewed by Daniel Dworkin on 8/23/2018
    This class really helped me develop as a writer. The structure of the workshop encourages people to write small works, or take steps at completing longer work. I can see a significant difference between my writing quality from my first session and now. The participants are great to work with, and Thad really helped guide me to better performance than I thought possible. I would say this class is worth the investment, even if you don't have a novel in mind to write, you may find the inspiration for one out of the many prompts. I don't even live in NYC, and it's still worth the trip from upstate NY to attend.
  • Telling Great Stories

    Reviewed by Art Lasky on 8/23/2018
    Thad creates a warm, supportive, and inclusive environment for both beginners and experienced writers. He encourages participation and provides constructive feedback. His policy on how much of their own (non-class assignment) work each writer is allowed to submit is liberal. I believe everyone in his class comes away a better writer for it.

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