About
The Writers Studio
Flipside Writers Studio is an independent online creative writing school and emerging literary arts institute offering live workshops in poetry, fiction, and songwriting. We exist to support writers through craft, conversation, and community—honoring writing as both discipline and imaginative practice.
Our workshops are small, live, and collaborative. They are designed for writers who want to engage deeply with language, take creative risks, and bring work into the world. Rather than replicating academic hierarchies, Flipside emphasizes curiosity, generosity, and momentum. We believe writers grow best in spaces that invite experimentation while holding craft to a high standard.
Flipside Writers Studio was founded by Jacob Plante, MFA, a published writer, educator, performer, and recording artist with more than fifteen years of experience teaching and creating across literary and artistic disciplines. Jacob holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and has taught writing in academic, community, and workshop-based settings. His work spans poetry, fiction, music, and performance, and his teaching is shaped by the belief that writing lives not only on the page, but in voice, rhythm, and presence.
Poetry asks us to listen closely and choose with care. Fiction demands attention to story, character, and the long arc of meaning. Songwriting insists on clarity, rhythm, and emotional truth. By honoring each form on its own terms, writers develop steadiness in their practice, confidence in their voice, and a deeper relationship to language itself.
Flipside Writers Studio is building toward a broader mission as a literary arts institute—one rooted in access, creative exchange, and sustained artistic practice. Whether a writer joins us for a single workshop or becomes part of our growing community, the aim remains the same: to create a space where writers can return to the work with clarity, courage, and a sense of belonging.
“Flipside Writers Studio exists for writers who want craft, community, and momentum—not academic gatekeeping.”
Jacob Plante
Jacob Plante is a writer, educator, performer, and recording artist based in Michigan. Born and raised in Midland, Michigan, he is a graduate of Herbert Henry Dow High School and began his creative career in the Detroit area, where he first pursued stand-up comedy before moving into improvisation and theatre.
Jacob studied improv at The Second City and was an ensemble member of Big Fun Limo at Detroit’s Wunderground Theatre. Seeking to deepen his craft, he enrolled at the University of Detroit Mercy, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, and has continued acting on stage, in films, and in commercials. He appeared in the Amazon Prime collab-feature series A Billion to One, which ran for one season.
While at UDM, Jacob discovered creative writing through a coursework encounter that opened him to poetry and fiction—disciplines that would become central to his artistic life. He went on to earn a Master of Science in Marketing from Yeshiva University and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Concordia University–Saint Paul. He is currently pursuing a PhD in English, further grounding his teaching and creative practice in literary study and pedagogy.
Jacob is the author of the poetry collection Split the Sea, published by Poetica Publishing Company, as well as the short story collection Flipside and two novellas. His work explores voice, identity, imagination, and the intersections between lived experience and art.
In addition to his literary work, Jacob is a recording hip-hop artist with two albums available on all major streaming platforms, released through Digital Dopamine Records. His music and writing inform one another, but each is practiced as a distinct and disciplined art form.
At Flipside Writers Studio, Jacob brings together his experience as a writer, performer, and educator to guide writers toward clarity, craft, and sustained creative practice—honoring the work itself above trend, credentialism, or performance of expertise.
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