the hailo workshop
Four Sundays of writing for people who are ready to become the artist they keep postponing.
Sundays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. · November 15 to December 6 · New York City · Eight seats
Founding cohort pricing. Future cohorts will cost more.
the hailo method
My philosophy of art making is simple: the work and the self are drafted together. You don't wait to become someone before you write. You write your way into who you are.
- Attention is devotion.
- Write from what only you notice. Your particular eye is the whole point.
- Beauty is a discipline.
- Elegance on the page comes from revision, not inspiration. We practice it like ballet: daily, exactly, without apology.
- Becoming is the material.
- Your reinvention, your longing, the version of you that hasn't arrived yet. That's what we write.
Four sessions
Each session is two hours, live and in person, with writing time, close reading, and feedback.
- Nov 15
Attention
Find the image only you can see, and learn to stay with it long enough to write it.
- Nov 22
Voice
Write in the register you've been avoiding: braver, stranger, more yours.
- Nov 29
Structure
How a long project actually gets built, from drafting a novel and building a literary community from scratch.
- Dec 6
Release
Read your work aloud at a closing salon. Leave with a finished piece and a practice you'll keep.
What's included
- Four two-hour live sessions in New York City
- Written feedback from me on up to 20 pages of your work
- One private 30-minute call to shape your project
- A closing salon reading on December 6
- A small group of eight, so every writer is read closely
The private intensive
Prefer one-on-one, or ready to start now? Work with me privately, on your schedule.
- Four one-on-one sessions, in person in New York or by video
- Written feedback from me on up to 50 pages of your work
- A plan for your project, built around the hailo method
- Starts whenever you're ready
$3,000
Who's teaching
I'm Hailey Colborn. I studied English at Princeton, where I earned a certificate in screenwriting and received the A. Scott Berg Fellowship Award, and I founded Hot Literati, a literary community that has brought thousands of readers together online and in person.
I'm drafting my first novel and performing my own music in New York. I teach what I practice: making art as a way of becoming yourself.
Read more about me and selected pressQuestions
- Do I need to be a published writer?
- No. You need a project you care about, or the desire to start one. Fiction, essay, memoir, and poetry are all welcome.
- Where does it meet?
- In Manhattan. The exact location is shared with registered writers.
- What if I can't attend a session?
- You'll still get written feedback on that week's pages.
- How do installments work?
- Pay $650 now to hold your seat. I’ll send you the link for the second $650 before November 15.
- Can I get a refund?
- Yes, in full, if you cancel by November 8. After that, seats are non-refundable.
- Anything else?
- Email hello@pulchritudemedia.com.