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Literary Cleveland classes and workshops let you explore other voices and discover your own. We have workshops and craft talks for writers and readers of every genre, experience level, and background. View our upcoming classes below; filter by category, level, or class type; and sign up for our newsletter to be the first to learn about new offerings.

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Nonfiction
5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 6/1

Intro to Personal Essay Writing - Spring 2026

Essays can come in many forms and draw from personal experience, observation, research, reflection, contemporary issues and more.
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Memoir
5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, 6/16 & 6/23

Advanced Memoir Workshop - May (FULL)

This course is designed for writers who want to refine their work, have it critiqued, and to explore the forms of memoir vignettes and personal essays.
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Reader Series
5/5, 6/2, 7/7 & 8/4

Read Like a Writer 2026 - Session Two

The best way to improve as a writer is to write. The second best way is to read and analyze classic literature.
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Writing Process
5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27

Developing a Writing Habit - May 2026

Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.
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Poetry
5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4 & 6/11

Intro to Poetry - May 2026

Generate new poems in this six-week class designed to kick your writing into gear
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Poetry
5/9

Haiku Hike - Spring 2026

Clear your mind, take a short nature hike and live the haiku moment!
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Poetry
5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4, 6/11 & 6/18

Creating New Poetry - May 2026

It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop designed to help you create new poetry or make progress on your project.
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Reader Series
5/16, 6/20 & 7/18

A Source of Self-Regard: Toni Morrison Reader Series - Session Two

Join us in this pay-what-you can deep dive into the works of Toni Morrison.
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Fiction
5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17 & 6/24

Creating New Fiction - May 2026

It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop designed to help you create new work or make progress on your project.
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Fiction
5/21

The Past is Closer Than You Think: Historical Fiction and the Art of Time Travel

In this two-hour course, novelist Alysandra Dutton will lead you through discussion, instruction, and exercises designed to explore the sticky parts of history.
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Fiction
5/27-6/24, 5/30-6/27

Novelist Summer Camp 2026

Are you an aspiring novelist in need of some camaraderie and connection as you face down your manuscript?
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Fiction
6/2, 6/9, 6/16

Worldbuilders' Support Group - June 2026

This three-week class will develop your skills in building immersive fictional worlds.
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Nonfiction
6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24

Hermits and Hybrids: Exploring Experimental Forms

Reboot or refresh your writing practice with a month of hermit crab essays and other hybrid and experimental forms.
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Fiction
6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25

Start Writing Right Now - June 2026

Have you always wanted to try your hand at fiction writing, but never took the leap?
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Poetry
6/10, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22

Radical Revision: A Poetry Workshop

Radical Revision: A Poetry Workshop is a space for editing preexisting poems using dynamic poetic forms.
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Poetry
6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2

Entangled Wonders: A Neurodivergent Poetry Workshop

In this multi-class poetry workshop, we will write into our own experiences of the body, mind, disability, ableism, neurodivergence, care, access, & lots more.
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Fiction
6/15, 6/22, 6/29, 7/6, 7/13, 7/20

Intro to Fiction - June 2026

Whether you are brand new to fiction writing, need inspiration, or looking to polish up on fiction fundamentals, you are welcome.
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Memoir
6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21

Creating New Memoir and Creative Nonfiction

Are you writing a memoir? Personal essays? Creative nonfiction? There are so many ways to tell your story, and it’s all welcome in this multi-week class.
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Business of Writing
6/18

Turning that No Into a Yes

Ever wonder why some submissions just can’t get published? Want tips and advice on how to potentially turn a rejection into an acceptance?
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Writing Process
6/18

Historical Research Tools and Techniques for Fiction and Nonfiction Writers

Are you writing a historical fiction or nonfiction piece and you don’t know how to find information on the period you’re writing about?
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Poetry
6/22

Breaking the Meter: An Introduction to Modern Poetry and Free Verse

This course gets rid of that barrier by providing a “no guard rails” environment where students can explore self-expression.
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Fiction
7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29 & 8/5

Creating New Fiction - July 2026

It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop designed to help you create new work or make progress on your project.
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Fiction
7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20

Fiction Revision - July 2026

In this workshop, learn about the necessary art of revision for fiction projects.
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Poetry
7/8-8/5, 7/11-8/8

Poetry Summer Camp 2026

Immerse yourself in the northeast Ohio poetry community and kickstart your poetic creativity with the Literary Cleveland Poetry Summer Camp.
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Poetry
7/28

Let's Talk about Couplets

In this class, we will examine the couplet, or two-line stanza, and its role in poetry.
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Memoir
7/29-8/36, 8/1-8/29

Memoir Summer Camp 2026

Tell the truth, share your story, and connect with fellow writers at the Literary Cleveland Memoir Summer Camp.
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Memoir
8/3

Memoir Writing Workshop: Embracing Diversity & Vulnerability

This workshop invites writers to explore the art of memoir writing as a means of truth-telling, healing, and fostering human connection.
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Poetry
8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26 & 9/2

Hermit Crab Poetry: Fun Twists on Poetic Form

In this generative workshop, we will study and write hermit crab poems.
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Writing Process
8/5, 8/12, 8/19 & 8/26

Developing a Writing Habit - August 2026

Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.
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Multigenre
8/8

Flexing the Sentence

This session will examine virtuosic sentences, exposing what makes them unique.
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Poetry
8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/7 & 9/14

Creating New Poetry - August 2026

It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop designed to help you create new poetry or make progress on your project.
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Fiction
8/11

A Guided Novel Workshop for Emerging Writers

This three-session online workshop is designed for emerging fiction writers who are beginning a novel or returning to one that has stalled.
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Poetry
8/18

Channel Your Inner Magic

In this generative poetry workshop, we will learn about writing with safety, specificity, and authenticity.
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Business of Writing
8/20

Pathways to Publishing

In this 90-minute virtual class, participants will see three different roads towards publishing memoirs.
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