About
The Writers Studio
Flipside Writers Studio is an independent creative writing mentorship and emerging literary arts studio dedicated to one-on-one artistic development. We work with writers who want sustained guidance, serious craft conversation, and a deeper relationship to their work—outside the pressures and hierarchies of traditional academic models.
Rather than offering workshops or group classes, Flipside is built around private mentorship. Each writer is met where they are, and supported through close reading, thoughtful feedback, and ongoing dialogue about craft, process, and purpose. This is a space for writers who want to slow down, take creative risks, and commit to the long arc of their work.
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 mentorship 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 slow accumulation 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 more intentional relationship to language itself.
Flipside Writers Studio is building toward a broader vision as a literary arts institute—one rooted in access, creative exchange, and sustained artistic practice. Whether a writer enters mentorship for a focused project or an extended period of study, the aim remains the same: to offer a supportive, rigorous space where writers can return to the work with clarity, courage, and momentum.
Flipside Writers Studio exists for writers who want craft, accountability, and artistic growth—without 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, theatre, and long-form artistic work.
Jacob studied improv at The Second City and was an ensemble member of Big Fun Limo at the Wunderground Theatre in Royal Oak, Michigan. 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. His performance work has been recognized with the Mahlon Sharp Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role and 1st Place in the Detroit n’ Hollywood Acting Competition.
While studying theatre, Jacob encountered creative writing through coursework 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 in New York City 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 creative and teaching practice in literary study and pedagogy.
Jacob is the author of three poetry collections—Split the Sea (Poetica Publishing Company), The Expressive Revolution, and Roots of Reflection—as well as the short story collection Flipside and two novellas. His writing explores voice, identity, imagination, and the intersection of lived experience with art, often shaped by rhythm, performance, and the spoken word.
In addition to his literary work, Jacob is a recording hip-hop artist with two albums, Flippy Dippy and Socially Awkward, available on all major streaming platforms through Digital Dopamine Records. His music and writing inform one another, while remaining distinct artistic practices rooted in craft, experimentation, and authenticity.
Jacob is also reconnecting with his early passion for visual art and painting, first developed during his high school years, with gallery work forthcoming.
He is the founder of Flipside Writers Studio, where he works one-on-one with writers through mentorship focused on craft, clarity, and sustained creative practice. His approach honors writing as both discipline and imaginative act, valuing depth, rigor, and artistic integrity over trend, credentialism, or performance of expertise.
At the center of Jacob’s work—across writing, music, performance, and teaching—is a commitment to language as a living practice: one that invites curiosity, risk, and honest engagement with the human experience.