REGISTRATION OPENS MID-SEPTEMBER—CHECK BACK SOON!

Instructors: Suzanne Snider, other instructors TBA
Location: New York, New York (downtown Manhattan—location will be sent to registrants)
Dates: Friday, November 13 - Sunday, November 15, 2026
Tuition: $0-$900, non-inclusive of $25 materials cost and 3% processing fee (See below for more information)

This two-and-a-half-day hands-on workshop—open to all—is based on our popular 10-day intensive, covering oral history theory, method and practice. Over the course of the two-day workshop, we'll address interview techniques, recording tutorials, ethics, memory, annotation and experimental outcomes. Come all ye documentarians, journalists, artists, media-makers, educators and those looking to learn new things in good company. No experience necessary. 

The workshop is sequential, and the second day builds upon the first. Please plan to be in attendance for the entirety of the two day workshop. Mindful of the potential physical burden of online learning for many, we plan our instructional days to include multiple interactive sessions and frequent breaks. 

Tuition and the materials fee cover instruction, e-reader, OHSS workbook, tote bag and other forms/resources, plus access to alumni newsletter/network and reduced fees for private consultation. 

After payment is made, you will receive a form that helps us understand your goals and interests.

Tuition/Fee Structure

Thank you for reviewing our tiered fee structure, which reconciles our wish to make the training increasingly accessible with our need to cover staff labor and the rising costs of our materials. Please read the descriptions below and be in touch with us (info@oralhistorysummerschool.com) if you would like support selecting your tuition tier.

Standard/Institutional: $900 + $25 for materials + 3% processing fee = $952 [Unlimited, up to workshop cap]
This tuition tier is for participants who are employed full-time/salaried, who may finance vacations and/or dining out, and/or who receive professional development funds or other additional support from an institution. If the aforementioned criteria does not apply to you but you do have the financial means to pay the full rate, we invite you to register accordingly. Registrants who pay the Standard/Institutional tuition enable us to continue offering subsidized and free registration for participants historically excluded from the field.

Independent: $650 + $25 for materials + 3% processing fee = $695 [Unlimited, up to workshop cap]
This tuition tier is for participants such as freelancers, independent scholars and/or those who are employed full-time, but do not have institutional support or professional development funds to cover the workshop. Those with steady income are encouraged to look to the institutional tier. As a note, if you do earn steady income but are experiencing ongoing instability—including but not limited to housing, healthcare, caregiving obligations—we invite you to register at the Independent rate rather than the Standard level.

Hand-Up: $400 + $25 for materials + 3% processing fee = $437 [2 seats]

This tuition tier is reserved for BIPOC participants who could not attend our workshop without this subsidy. This includes those who do not have reliable or steady income or may be experiencing precarity/transitional employment, or who may be choosing this tuition tier because of categories of identity and/or circumstances that have impacted their earning opportunities. We earmark Hand-Up seats as well as tuition-free (Fellowship) seats in every workshop. These subsidized seats are funded through grants, fundraisers, and other members' tuition.

Fellowship: $0 [1 seat]
These spaces are reserved as part of an equity initiative to support more BIPOC participation and historically marginalized voices at the table and in the field. If you are eligible based on these criteria and cannot attend at the standard tuition rate, please select this option. Fellowships will be awarded early in the application process. If you are not awarded a fellowship for this workshop, please note that we will continue to offer tuition-free fellowship seats for all of our workshops. We encourage you to re-apply in the future.

Note: Due to small class size, OHSS is unable to provide refunds. Tuition is non-refundable or transferable for withdrawal or cancellation.

Thumbnail photo by Walter Hergt.