The Slow Novel Lab offers a transformative six weeks of writing explorations, craft lessons, and video lectures by bestselling and award-winning novelist Nina LaCour. Nina guides you through deepening your craft as you write your novel with intention, increased clarity, and a spirit of exploration. You’ll find new ways into your story, gain momentum, and develop mindset strategies to help you navigate the uncertainties of the writing life.

about your teacher

Nina LaCour is a nationally bestselling and award-winning author whose novels have been translated into over a dozen languages. She has been published by (or has work forthcoming from) Penguin Random House, Flatiron Books, Wednesday Books, Candlewick, Simon & Schuster, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Algonquin.

As a faculty member of Hamline University’s MFAC program and a visiting lecturer at universities, conferences, and festivals across the United States and in Europe, Nina has guided hundreds of writers toward a fuller realization of their creative process and craft. Click here to read more about her work and teaching, and learn more about her approach to writing and creativity by listening to her podcast, Keeping a Notebook.

Would you like to host Nina for an in-person or virtual visit? Nina has traveled the country and abroad to speak to elementary school students, middle schoolers, high school students, and adults about creativity and humanity. She takes on a select few appearances a year, ranging from elementary school visits that focus on emotions, relationships, and our specific places in our community and world, to retreats for adult writers who want to strengthen their craft. Please reach out to learn more! Send an email to hello@ninalacour.com for rates and availability, as well as detailed descriptions of Nina’s offerings.