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Poetry
6/22
Breaking the Meter: An Introduction to Modern Poetry and Free Verse
$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Dominic Blanco
Class Level:
All Levels
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
$
210
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Alida Dean
Class Level:
All Levels
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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Memoir
7/8, 7/15, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19 (skipping 7/22)
An Eye for an I: Writing Identity in Memoir
$
210
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Zoë Bossiere
Class Level:
All Levels
Memoir is at once one of the most read but least understood genres in the writing world.
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Poetry
7/28
Let's Talk about Couplets
$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Mary Simmons
Class Level:
Intermediate
In this class, we will examine the couplet, or two-line stanza, and its role in poetry.
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Memoir
8/3
Memoir Writing Workshop: Embracing Diversity & Vulnerability
$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Shalida A. Askanazi
Class Level:
Emerging
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
$
175
/
$
125
For Members
FREE!
With:
Ariana Brown
Class Level:
All Levels
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
$
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.
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Multigenre
8/8
Flexing the Sentence
$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Anne Elliott
Class Level:
Intermediate
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
$
210
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Carrie George
Class Level:
All Levels
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
$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Chloe Panta
Class Level:
Emerging
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
$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Livia Meneghin
Class Level:
All Levels
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
$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Tiffany Graham Charkosky
Class Level:
All Levels
In this 90-minute virtual class, participants will see three different roads towards publishing memoirs.
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