Writer's Studio: Style, Voice and Revision Instructor

Position: 2025-2026 Writer's Studio: Style, Voice and Revision Instructor
The Chicago High School for the Arts seeks a part-time Creative Writing instructor for the 2025-26 school year.

Job Identification:

Title:

Writer's Studio:
Style, Voice, and Revision Instructor

Department:
Creative Writing Conservatory

Classification:
Part-time instructor

General

Summary:

The Chicago High School for the Arts (Chi Arts ) develops the next generation of artistically gifted, diverse scholar artists through intensive pre-professional training in the arts, combined with a comprehensive college preparatory curriculum. The school approaches the development of students through a whole-student approach and through a continuous learning environment for all staff to continuously develop their understanding of our scholar-artists.

We strive to build upon and improve our practices to make sure we are always serving all of our students to the best of our abilities.

Position Summary:

Writer's Studio is a junior-level class that emphasizes the writer's stylistic choices, use of voice and revision. The course will encourage students to investigate and discover how their styles and voices contribute to the effect and meaning of their work.

Instruction in Writer's Studio will focus on the following:

* The Studio will emphasize aspects of writing (particularly Creative Nonfiction) through mini-lessons, exercises, and experiences.

* Students will be given significant time to write during each Studio, and frequent individual coaching sessions will guide students through the writing process and address individual needs.

* Students will workshop their pieces. They will read each other's work and provide supportive, constructive, and clear feedback.

* Additional lessons will be given based on trends and patterns in student work.

* Students will develop ideas and new pieces based on individual interest and experiences.

The ideal candidate for this position is a versatile and experienced artistic writer with the passion and skills to create a learning environment that will offer a rigorous pre-professional arts training. Candidates should have previous experience working with and instructing high school-age students. The instructor of this course will center the curriculum on developing critical thinking, production, and presentation skills.

Instructors at Chi Arts are committed to upholding antiracism, restorative practices, and community values. Instructors will be required to differentiate instruction when designing lesson and unit plans that assess student achievement, and encourage skill development and critical thinking.

Writer's Studio:
Style, Voice and Revision: A three-hour class takes place on Fridays from 2:00 - 5:00 pm. This is a year-long course.