Our Instructors

Amy Dupcak

Amy Dupcak is the author of Dust, Short Stories (2016) and co-editor of the anthology Words After Dark (2020) in which her work was also featured. Her fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction have appeared in Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Entropy, Phoebe, Sonora Review, Pangyrus, District Lit, Hypertext, Fringe, Litro, Passengers, Bookanista, The Night Heron Barks, American Writers Review, and other literary journals. She’s also currently the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Cagibi. Amy earned her MFA in Fiction from The New School and has also formally studied poetry and memoir. Since 2012, she has been leading workshops across genres at Writopia Lab, primarily working with teens. She’s been a Writer’s Rock instructor since early 2020 and has taught Fiction, Memoir, and Open Genre workshops, in addition to Horror, Poetry, Flash Fiction, and Short Story classes. Amy loves helping writers of all ages, backgrounds, skill sets, and passions realize their creative ambitions.

Jane Young

Jane Young is a writer, editor, and teacher, whose plays have been seen in over a dozen Off- and Off-Off-Broadway theaters in New York, as well as Ohio and Colorado. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College, where she served as a non-fiction editor for its literary magazine, Lumina. Her fiction debuted in the premier issue of the magazine, and a book of poetry she’s written with Thomas Keith, The Histories of Gladys, was published by Mellon Poetry Press. Jane recently completed her first novel, War Cry of the Good Angels. Her teaching credits include State University of New York at Purchase College, the Women’s Correctional Facility at Bedford Hills, Writopia Lab, and LEAP.

Julia Lynn Rubin

Julia Lynn Rubin received her MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from The New School in 2017. She is the author of three young adult novels, including Primal Animals (St. Martin's/ Macmillan), Trouble Girls (St. Martin's/ Macmillan), and Burro Hills (Diversion). Her short stories have appeared in a variety of publications such as the North American Review ("Like Snowflakes") and Sierra Nevada Review ("Brooklyn Girls"), and she currently works as a creative content writer for Buzzfeed and The New School's Marketing & Communication department. She loves film, psychology, and spending as much time as possible at the beach. You can find her online @julialynnrubin on Twitter and visit www.julialynnrubin.com to learn more about her work.