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Poetry
9/17, 9/24, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22 & 10/29
First You Plant the Seed: From Notebook to Poem
$
210
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Philip Terman
Class Level:
Intermediate
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Poetry
9/18, 9/25, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6 & 11/13
You Aren’t Done Yet: On Poetry Revision - Fall 2025 (FULL)
$
320
/
$
250
For Members
FREE!
With:
Ali Black
Class Level:
Intermediate
In this class, we will discuss the process of revision and how to go about re-visioning our poems.
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Business of Writing
9/24, 10/1 & 10/8
Standout Query Packages for Landing Agents
$
105
/
$
75
For Members
FREE!
With:
Jody Gerbig
Class Level:
All Levels
Whether you have queried before or have never written one, but you want an agent, this class is for you.
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Poetry
9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/30, 11/13
Generative Poetry - Fall 2025
$
210
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Dr. Mary E. Weems
Class Level:
All Levels
Are you writing a poems, a collection? It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop designed to help you create new poetry or make progress.
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Fiction
9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17
Fiction Revision - Fall 2025
$
320
/
$
250
For Members
FREE!
With:
Laura Maylene Walter
Class Level:
Advanced
You may have completed a draft, but the story doesn’t end there. In this workshop, learn about the necessary art of revision for fiction projects.
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Fiction
9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/28, 11/4 & 11/11
Generative Fiction - Fall 2025 (FULL)
$
210
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Alida Dean
Class Level:
All Levels
Are you writing a novel? Short stories? Flash fiction? It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop.
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Writing Process
9/30
Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - October 2025
$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
All Levels
This two-hour lecture will provide the foundational concepts that we’ll work with in the four-week Developing a Writing Habit Class.
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Nonfiction
10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19
Nonfiction Revision - October 2025
$
320
/
$
250
For Members
FREE!
With:
Kelly Boyer Sagert
Class Level:
Intermediate
This workshop will focus on works-in-progress that you would like feedback on from people who may or may not be familiar with your writing.
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Writing Process
10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29
Developing a Writing Habit - October 2025
$
140
/
$
100
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
All Levels
Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle. This class will help you develop writing habits that will boost your confidence.
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Poetry
10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25
Intro to Poetry - Fall 2025
$
210
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Stephanie Ginese
Class Level:
Emerging
Generate new poems in this six-week class designed to kick your writing into gear.
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Writing Process
11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25
"Quarry" Before You Query: Using and Keeping Commonplace Books
$
140
/
$
100
For Members
FREE!
With:
Zebulon Horse or House
Class Level:
All Levels
Could you write forever in an empty room? Would you rather not?
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Writing Process
11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26
Developing a Writing Habit - November 2025
$
140
/
$
100
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
All Levels
Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle. This class will help you develop writing habits that will boost your confidence.
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Nonfiction
11/6
When the Mirror Manifests: Intro to Writing Autobiography in Comics
$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Chad Bilyeu
Class Level:
Emerging
This introductory course to writing autobiographic comics, will approach the comic subgenre in an introspective, technical, and philosophical manner.
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Poetry
11/8
Powerful Objects: How to Anchor a Scene in Poetry
$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Ariana Brown
Class Level:
All Levels
This workshop explores how to write compelling scenes in poetry using objects as anchors.
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Fiction
11/11, 11/18
Say What?: Dialogue in Fiction
$
70
/
$
50
For Members
FREE!
With:
M. Christine Benner
Class Level:
Intermediate
It’s not just what you say but how you say it. When characters open their mouths and speak, they are telling us about themselves and how they see the world.
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Nonfiction
11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9
Writing Tight
$
175
/
$
125
For Members
FREE!
With:
Judah Leblang
Class Level:
Emerging
Explore the forms of flash memoir and personal essay
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