Jay's free writing workshop for Starbucks partners will meet at the Los Feliz Starbucks on Thursday, March 10th, from 6:00-8:00PM. The Los Feliz Starbucks is located at the corner of Prospect and Vermont Avenues in Hollywood. To register now, click here. You'll get a confirmation email within 24 hours.

Questions? See the list of frequently asked questions below. Still need some answers? Click here to send your questions to Jay.

Who should attend?

Any Starbucks partner who wants to improve his or her essay-writing skills.

What will I learn?

Each workshop is different because each workshop is tailored to the needs of the participants. Past workshops have covered topics such as getting started, essay organization, making your writing more visual and powerful, being original, rewriting, and finding a strong thesis. Come prepared to work on the areas in which you want to improve.

Why do I need to register?

You work at a Starbucks store so you know that space is limited. Jay wants to make sure that everyone can see, hear and participate. If the workshop gets too big, Jay will schedule a second one.

How do I register?

Easy. Click here. You'll get a confirmation email within 24 hours.

Is there any charge?

Nope. There's no registration fee, no participation fee, no materials fee, no shipping and handling. Free means free.

What should I bring?

If you're currently working on an essay, paper or report you might want to bring along the prompt. Definitely bring pencil (or pen) and paper or your computer for notetaking.

Will we do any writing in the workshop?

It depends on the interests of the participants. There may be some brainstorming and writing activities. You won't need to do any special preparation or research, though. Just bring along your pencil and paper or computer.

Who is this guy Jay?

Jay is an author and humorist. You can read his unofficial biography here. On a more serious note, he is also a gifted writing teacher and college professor. He teaches screenwriting at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and film theory at Chapman University in Orange County, California (where learning to write critically about film is an important part of his courses).

At the high school level, Jay has taught creative writing and now conducts writing workshops for students and teachers in Los Angeles area schools. For the last few years has been working with college-bound students, helping them take the stress out of writing the SAT® essay.

He's frequently very funny in person.

Can I bring a writing sample or work in progress?

There won't be time to critique individual work. Talk to Jay if you want to arrange an individual meeting. (Notice: Our lawyers insist we tell you that that individual meetings are not free. Jay needs the money. To pay the lawyers.)