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Learn the behind the behind-the-scenes process of publishing a book

Learn about the genre of Afrofuturism and explore the future of blackness.

Develop a fuller understanding of Ellison's seminal novel as Bildungsroman and cultural archaeology through close reading, critical analysis, and discussion.

Learn about the genre of speculative fiction and write your own speculative story

What makes a character memorable? Create your own engaging characters by developing an authentic first person voice.

In this Critical Response Process workshop, learn poetic forms, meter, and revision strategies.

Showing up to write isn't half the battle - it is the battle.

Release and ritualize your pandemic grief with readings and writing prompts inspired by authors Jesmyn Ward, Victoria Chang, Joan Didion, and Pamela Sneed.

Learn more about contemporary poetry through conversation and writing prompts based on readings by authors Ada Limon, Ross Gay, and Li-Young Lee.

Write inspired poetry using prompts based on the work of prominent beat era poets, including Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Kaufman, and Kerouac.

This intensive workshop teaches you steps to creating a successful manuscript, giving special attention to the importance of editing and revision.

Draw from the innovative collections of poets like Franny Choi, Natalie Diaz, Patricia Lockwood, and Claudia Rankine to create your own brave new work.

Showing up to write isn't half the battle - it is the battle.

Turn off your inner critic and turn up your creative juices. Become a magnetic storyteller. Learn how to create, edit, and perform your own stories.

In this generative workshop, question, explore, and attempt nonfiction writing beyond the traceable contours of narrative, rhetoric, and argument.

In this intermediate workshop, you will do close readings, complete generative exercises, talk craft, and complete a first draft of an essay

From Le Guin's "The Dispossessed" to Newitz's "Autonomous," explore how science fiction has grappled with the future of work and the worker's place in society.

Showing up to write isn't half the battle - it is the battle.