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Upcoming Classes & Workshops
Fiction
8/3, 8/10 & 8/17
Writing Climate Change Fiction
$
90
/
$
60
For Members
FREE!
With:
Mary Grimm
Class Level:
All Levels
In this class, we’ll read some climate fiction and write the beginnings of our own stories, including in-class writing and workshopping.
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Multigenre
8/7, 8/14, 8/21 & 8/28
Developing a Writing Habit - Aug 2024 (FULL)
$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
All Levels
This class will help you develop writing habits that will boost your confidence, help you find your “voice,” and keep your writing process in motion.
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Nonfiction
8/7
Powerful Proposals for Nonfiction
$
30
/
$
20
For Members
FREE!
With:
Rod Martinez
Class Level:
All Levels
This single-session craft talk will cover all the basics of submitting a winning proposal.
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Business of Writing
8/12
I’m Ready to Submit My Writing to Magazines and Journals—But How?
$
30
/
$
20
For Members
FREE!
With:
Tina Tocco
Class Level:
All Levels
In this workshop, you’ll learn where to find publications that are looking for work, proper manuscript format, and submission etiquette.
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Multigenre
8/13
Tracing the Emotional Roots of Queer Writing
$
50
/
$
40
For Members
FREE!
With:
Vi Khi Nao
Class Level:
All Levels
During the workshop, we will draw inspiration from published queer writers and write vigorously.
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Fiction
9/3, 9/10, 9/17 & 9/24
Never Grow Up: A Young Adult Fiction Workshop
$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Juliana Goodman
Class Level:
All Levels
By examining short works by YA authors, we’ll consider what it means to truly capture the young adult experience.
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Fiction
9/3, 9/10, 9/17 & 9/24
Start Writing Right Now - September 2024
$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Tina Tocco
Class Level:
All Levels
Have you always wanted to try your hand at fiction writing, but never took the leap? Come experiment in this low-stress, generative class!
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Writing Process
9/4, 9/11, 9/18 & 9/25
Developing a Writing Habit - September 2024 (FULL)
$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
All Levels
This class will help you develop writing habits that will boost your confidence, help you find your “voice,” and keep your writing process in motion.
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Nonfiction
9/4, 9/11, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9 & 10/16
Start Your Memoir from Scratch - September 2024
$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Lara Lillibridge
Class Level:
Emerging
In this 6-week class we will generate new material as well as learn about the fundamentals of memoir writing.
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Fiction
9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3 & 10/10
Short Story Workshop
$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Alida Dean
Class Level:
Intermediate
This class is for anyone who's been working on a short story and is ready to receive (and give!) thoughtful feedback.
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Poetry
9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 11/2 & 11/9
Disgust & Contamination: A Generative Poetry Workshop
$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Hannah V Warren
Class Level:
All Levels
This generative writing event will encourage writers to explore the joys of incorporating traditionally displeasing aesthetics into their poetry.
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Memoir
10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12 & 11/19
Intermediate Memoir
$
300
/
$
200
For Members
FREE!
With:
Judah Leblang
Class Level:
Intermediate
This course is designed for students actively engaged in writing a memoir.
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Writing Groups
10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12 & 11/19
Click Submit: Submitters Workshop & Accountability Group Fall 2024
$
240
/
$
160
For Members
FREE!
With:
Tina Tocco
Class Level:
All Levels
Get serious, connected, and perhaps even published with the guidance, structure, and help of this workshop and accountability group.
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Writing Process
10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19
Furthering Your Writing Habit through Feedback (FULL)
$
280
/
$
200
For Members
FREE!
With:
Katie Daley
Class Level:
Intermediate
Have you started developing a writing habit and are now ready to take your writing to the next level? Then it is time to incorporate feedback and revision.
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Fiction
10/2, 10/9, 10/16 & 10/23
Beyond the Broomstick: Crafting the Modern Witch
$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
J.L. Scott
Class Level:
All Levels
Participants will come away with new material generated and a whole new view of witches that goes way beyond the broomstick!
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Writing Process
10/2
Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - October 2024
$
30
/
$
20
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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Writing Process
10/9, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30
Developing a Writing Habit - October 2024
$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
All Levels
This class will help you develop writing habits that will boost your confidence, help you find your “voice,” and keep your writing process in motion.
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Writing Process
10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7 & 11/14
Organize Your Writing Process
$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Amy London
Class Level:
All Levels
In this class, we will utilize the 5Ws and 1H (Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How) to discover five pillars of organizing the writing process itself
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Poetry
10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12 & 11/19
What Is Found There: Current Events Into Poetry
$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Philip Terman
Class Level:
Intermediate
How can we poeticize the language of ‘current’ events into deeper realms? How does the daily news inspire us into poetry?
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Fiction
10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14 & 11/21
Intro to Fiction: From the Ground Up
$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Valli Jo Porter
Class Level:
Emerging
In this introductory workshop, we will study some basic floor plans of fiction
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Screenwriting
10/14, 10/21, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 & 12/9
Intro to Screenwriting - Fall 2024
$
240
/
$
180
For Members
FREE!
With:
Tiffany Alexander
Class Level:
All Levels
Explore the art and craft of screenwriting during this 8-week class.
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Fiction
11/4
Crafting Secondary Characters: Beyond Friends, Foils & Foes
$
30
/
$
20
For Members
FREE!
With:
Karen Odden
Class Level:
All Levels
This workshop will present different types of secondary characters—beyond merely friends, foes, and foils.
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Poetry
11/5
Beyond 5-7-5: The Essentials of English Language Haiku
$
30
/
$
20
For Members
FREE!
With:
Barbara Sabol
Class Level:
All Levels
This is a workshop for writers at every level of experience, or for those who are just interested in learning about the haiku form.
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Writing Process
11/6, 11/13, 11/20 & 11/27
Developing a Writing Habit - November 2024
$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
All Levels
This class will help you develop writing habits that will boost your confidence, help you find your “voice,” and keep your writing process in motion.
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Multigenre
11/13
Let's Deconstruct a Story
$
30
/
$
20
For Members
FREE!
With:
Kelly Fordon
Class Level:
All Levels
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Multigenre
11/20
Writer Interrupted: Making Room for Writing as Parent
$
30
/
$
20
For Members
FREE!
With:
J.L. Scott
Class Level:
All Levels
Pen Parentis Leader Joline ScottRoller will present tips, strategies, and stories to help parents maintain their creative practice.
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Fiction
11/21
Dangerous Visions: Getting Political in Your Science Fiction
$
30
/
$
20
For Members
FREE!
With:
Marie Vibbert
Class Level:
All Levels
We'll look at ways to use science fiction to speak truth to power.
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