About M.J.

M.J. Schwartz lives and writes in Amherst, MA. M.J. holds a B.A. in psychology from Smith College, and was the 2023 recipient of the Smith English Department’s Gertrude Posner Spencer prize for excellence in fiction writing, as well as the Gertrude Posner Spencer prize for excellence in nonfiction writing. Their essays have appeared in Ghost Girls and The Hong Kong Review. M.J.’s debut nonfiction book is forthcoming.

M.J. is the creative force behind The Syllabus is a Living Document. They enjoy growing in community with other writers who are committed to the process of continuous artistic evolution. M.J. does not buy into the tortured writers trope, or that all writers hate writing, they only love having written. If you don’t love it, if you don’t need to write in the same way you need water and air, just stop. Life is so precious and fleeting. Go find joy! If, however, you love writing, and sometimes feel like you need a creative nudge, or need new tools to take your writing to the next level, you are in the right place. To that end, M.J. puts a great deal of care into every product, prompt, webinar, and e-course with your learning and enjoyment in mind.