Advanced Fiction: Writing the Novel

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta has taught writing for Harvard Extension School and Summer School since 2012 and was awarded the James E. Conway Excellence in Teaching Writing Award in 2018. She is the author of thirteen books across multiple genres, ranging from poetry to personal essay, novel to children's book, writing guide to personal growth guide, and including several collaborations. She has won awards for both her poetry and her prose. McKetta holds degrees from Harvard (BA, English), Georgetown (MA, English), and University of Texas (PhD, English). Much of her work focuses on the intersections between fairy tales and life writing. She lived three years in a tiny house with her young family, an adventure she discusses in her 2019 TEDx talk, "Edit Your Life Like a Poem."