SIGN UP FOR JUMP-START AND MEMOIR WORKSHOPS NOW! DATES FOR FALL CLASSES ALSO LISTED. Click on "Workshops and Events" to your left to find out more about these popular workshops with Janet Benton and Ilene Raymond Rush. To sign up, email janet.thewordstudio@gmail.com. Space is limited, so act fast!

WELCOME to The Word Studio. Our mission is to craft powerful communications and to give others the tools, awareness, and support they need to do the same. Founder Janet Benton has 29 years of experience as a professional writer and editor and 17 years as a teacher of writing.

For fiction and nonfiction writers, Benton offers support and instruction through workshops and private mentoring and critiquing that enable writers to make real progress. Through The Word Studio, she also offers community-building events and brings in writer-teachers to offer their special perspectives, methods, and knowledge.

For cultural and civic groups, Benton provides well-crafted writing that is accurate and engaging. She also offers editorial services aimed at strengthening clarity, accuracy, and power. She has supplied hundreds of pages of excellent writing to myriad clients, sharpened thousands of texts, written many style sheets to guide communications, and helped enrich and clarify many clients' sense of purpose.

Peruse the site to discover more; feel free to sign up for our mailing list, too. Then get in touch to talk over your needs, to sign up for a workshop or an event, or to learn how Janet can help with your project.