Teaching

Since 2006, I have taught creative writing, poetry, composition, and literature courses in a variety of settings. As a teaching artist, I have worked on a number of collaborative projects related to place-making and the environment. Projects include work with the Buzz Lab at the Plain Arts Museum and with The Gymnasium's Tink Tank, creating artistic and educational strategies to support local bee pollinators. I have also worked on community-based art projects with the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Whittier International School, United Cambodian Association of Minnesota, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, and Pathways Health Crisis Resource Center.

Manuscript Critique Services

I work one-on-one with poetry and nonfiction writers as a coach and editor. Manuscript reviews are tailored to poets and writers who are looking for intensive feedback and editorial comments toward publication or are committed to working in a one-on-one mentoring relationship designed to deepen your own relationship to craft. Mentoring and consultation packages are individually tailored; prices will vary according to the length of the project.

My rate for prose projects is calculated per-page (generally $15-$25/page) based on the development of the prose and the tightness of the manuscript overall. For poetry projects, I charge an hourly rate of $65 and can generally read and review a 60-80 page manuscript in 5-6 hours.

Consultations

I’ll work with you one-on-one as a writing coach to help to explore where you are in your writing life and/or creative project, pinpoint where you’d like to be professionally and identify some of the tools or strategies that might get you there. Starting at $175, consultations are conducted by Zoom and are generally 1.5 hours in length, but can also be broken up into shorter (30 minute) “brainstorming sessions” for the same price.

Juliet Patterson is obviously a gifted writer. She's also a top notch pro at *teaching* writing. And, crucially, she possesses a rare skill: making the environment she teaches us in challenging yet "safe". A real synergy, borne of an esprit de corps Juliet fosters, develops in the classroom so that your creativity is unchecked by anything negative. She can read a room, tailoring her instruction to an individual's ability while still challenging the rest of the class (or vice versa.)

Patterson exudes curiosity, humor, a sense of adventure, and when presenting complex ideas, does with a light touch. But what continued to surprise and engage me was her ability to help students engage with the material, no matter what level of reading and/or writing experience they had.

Juliet helped me to see and better understand my habits as a writer so I could make stronger choices in revision. Her close reading and generous guidance were instrumental in putting together my manuscript. Juliet understands many different processes and how to best serve the individual work. Working with her was a pleasure and the clarity of her insights gave me new tools to use in all my writing.