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Upcoming Classes & Workshops

Fiction
8/3, 8/10 & 8/17

Writing Climate Change Fiction

In this class, we’ll read some climate fiction and write the beginnings of our own stories, including in-class writing and workshopping.
Multigenre
8/7, 8/14, 8/21 & 8/28

Developing a Writing Habit - Aug 2024 (FULL)

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.
Nonfiction
8/7

Powerful Proposals for Nonfiction

This single-session craft talk will cover all the basics of submitting a winning proposal.
Business of Writing
8/12

I’m Ready to Submit My Writing to Magazines and Journals—But How?

In this workshop, you’ll learn where to find publications that are looking for work, proper manuscript format, and submission etiquette.
Multigenre
8/13

Tracing the Emotional Roots of Queer Writing

During the workshop, we will draw inspiration from published queer writers and write vigorously.
Fiction
9/3, 9/10, 9/17 & 9/24

Never Grow Up: A Young Adult Fiction Workshop

By examining short works by YA authors, we’ll consider what it means to truly capture the young adult experience.
Fiction
9/3, 9/10, 9/17 & 9/24

Start Writing Right Now - September 2024

Have you always wanted to try your hand at fiction writing, but never took the leap? Come experiment in this low-stress, generative class!
Writing Process
9/4, 9/11, 9/18 & 9/25

Developing a Writing Habit - September 2024 (FULL)

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.
Nonfiction
9/4, 9/11, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9 & 10/16

Start Your Memoir from Scratch - September 2024

In this 6-week class we will generate new material as well as learn about the fundamentals of memoir writing.
Fiction
9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3 & 10/10

Short Story Workshop

This class is for anyone who's been working on a short story and is ready to receive (and give!) thoughtful feedback.
Poetry
9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 11/2 & 11/9

Disgust & Contamination: A Generative Poetry Workshop

This generative writing event will encourage writers to explore the joys of incorporating traditionally displeasing aesthetics into their poetry.
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

Get serious, connected, and perhaps even published with the guidance, structure, and help of this workshop and accountability group.
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)

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.
Fiction
10/2, 10/9, 10/16 & 10/23

Beyond the Broomstick: Crafting the Modern Witch

Participants will come away with new material generated and a whole new view of witches that goes way beyond the broomstick!
Writing Process
10/2

Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - October 2024

This two-hour lecture will provide the foundational concepts that we’ll work with in the four-week Developing a Writing Habit Class.
Writing Process
10/9, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30

Developing a Writing Habit - October 2024

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.
Writing Process
10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7 & 11/14

Organize Your Writing Process

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
Poetry
10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12 & 11/19

What Is Found There: Current Events Into Poetry

How can we poeticize the language of ‘current’ events into deeper realms? How does the daily news inspire us into poetry?
Fiction
11/4

Crafting Secondary Characters: Beyond Friends, Foils & Foes

This workshop will present different types of secondary characters—beyond merely friends, foes, and foils.
Poetry
11/5

Beyond 5-7-5: The Essentials of English Language Haiku

This is a workshop for writers at every level of experience, or for those who are just interested in learning about the haiku form.
Writing Process
11/6, 11/13, 11/20 & 11/27

Developing a Writing Habit - November 2024

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.
Multigenre
11/20

Writer Interrupted: Making Room for Writing as Parent

Pen Parentis Leader Joline ScottRoller will present tips, strategies, and stories to help parents maintain their creative practice.