Class Level

All Levels

​Unless otherwise noted, most of Literary Cleveland’s classes are designed to be helpful to writers at all levels of experience.

Other Class Types

Upcoming Classes & Workshops

Reader Series
10/12, 11/9 & 12/14

Read Like a Writer: Poetry - Session Three

Join us for this reader series class where we will take a deep dive into the craft of one collection of poetry each month.
Multigenre
9/25

The Art of Ear Hustlin: How Being Nosy Leads to Writing Better Conversations

This 2-hour, all-level, multi-genre craft talk on how to write short snappy dialogue is interactive.
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.
Humor
9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19 & 10/26

A No-Nonsense but Hilarious Deep Dive into Writing Humor - Fall 2024

Each session will involve a discussion of many humor writing techniques along with broader concepts of humor.
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.
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 (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.
Writing Process
10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7 & 11/14

Organize Your Writing Process (FULL)

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
Nonfiction
10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12 & 11/19

Wild Writing

This is a workshop where we write, but it’s not a writing workshop. We’re not critiquing one another’s work or giving feedback. We’re simply generating new work
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.
Writing Process
11/6, 11/13, 11/20 & 11/27

Developing a Writing Habit - November 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.
Poetry
11/12

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.
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.