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Unless otherwise noted, most of Literary Cleveland’s classes are designed to be helpful to writers at all levels of experience.
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Upcoming Classes & Workshops
Poetry
5/2, 5/9, 5/16 & 5/23
Big Things Come in Small Stanzas: The Quiet Power of Poetic Forms
$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Meg Thompson
Class Level:
All Levels
In this four-part class, we will use each class to study and discuss four different forms: haiku, sonnet, villanelle, and sestina.
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Nonfiction
5/7, 5/21 & 6/4
Scene and Being Seen in Memoir and Creative Nonfiction (FULL)
$
112.50
/
$
75
For Members
FREE!
With:
Deirdre Fagan
Class Level:
All Levels
In this narrative building and nurturing workshop, the emphasis will be on developing and polishing a draft.
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Reader Series
5/7, 6/4, 7/2, & 8/6
Read Like a Writer: Short Fiction - Session 2
$
60
/
$
40
For Members
FREE!
With:
Matt Weinkam
Class Level:
All Levels
Take a deep dive into the craft of one short story each month to see what we can learn from it as writers.
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Business of Writing
5/8, 5/15 & 5/22
Self-Publishing v. Traditional Publishing
$
90
/
$
60
For Members
FREE!
With:
Abby L. Vandiver
Class Level:
All Levels
In this class, learn what you need to know about self-publishing, traditional publishing, and begin to think about marketing your book once it's published.
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Reader Series
5/18, 6/15, 7/20 & 8/17
Read Like a Writer: Poetry - Session Two 2024
$
60
/
$
40
For Members
FREE!
With:
Michelle R. Smith
Class Level:
All Levels
Join us for this reader series class where we will take a deep dive into the craft of one collection of poetry each month.
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Multigenre
6/5, 6/12, 6/19 & 6/26
Cut! Editing First Drafts
$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Dr. Mary E. Weems
Class Level:
All Levels
In this interactive, 4-week, 2-hour workshop, Dr. Mary Weems will share her tips for editing creative writings across genres.
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Fiction
6/10 & 6/17
Get Unstuck: Fiction Bootcamp
$
60
/
$
40
For Members
FREE!
With:
Tina Tocco
Class Level:
All Levels
No matter what’s stopping you, this generative workshop is designed to get your mind whirling and fingers flying.
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Reader Series
6/11, 6/25 & 7/9
Reading Contemporary Poetry - June 2024
$
90
/
$
60
For Members
FREE!
With:
Marion Starling Boyer and Barbara Sabol
Class Level:
All Levels
Join Marion and Barbara to discuss these celebrated books by three masters of modern poetry.
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Fiction
6/13, 6/20 & 6/27
What Summer Blockbusters Can Teach You About Writing
$
90
/
$
60
For Members
FREE!
With:
Johnny Caputo
Class Level:
All Levels
This generative course will discuss what lessons you can take away from popular multimedia franchises.
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Multigenre
7/7, 7/14, 7/21 & 7/28
Adventure Writing: Let Your Imagination Run Wild
$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Dahlia Fisher
Class Level:
All Levels
Join this four-week course to discover how to become disciplined in your writing even when you might be feeling un-inspired.
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Fiction
7/11
Beyond Magical Realism
$
30
/
$
20
For Members
FREE!
With:
Manuel Chinchilla
Class Level:
All Levels
This class will present recent Latin American fiction that goes beyond magical realism by crossing into genre literature.
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Poetry
7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, 8/15 & 8/22
Letting Go and Letting In: Writing in and through Grief and Loss
$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Naazneen Diwan
Class Level:
All Levels
This 6-week course explores how we honor what has passed and who has passed out of our lives.
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Multigenre
7/24
Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - July 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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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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Poetry
8/10
Creating Wellness through Self-Reflection
$
30
/
$
20
For Members
FREE!
With:
Nailah Muhammad
Class Level:
All Levels
The workshop will bring to the surface simple aspects of self-care that can very easily be forgotten through the movement of our day-to-day life.
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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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Storytelling
8/19
Writing People Using Objects
$
30
/
$
20
For Members
FREE!
With:
Danielle N. Dixon
Class Level:
All Levels
In this workshop we will use objects as the engine to tell the story of an individual or a group of people.
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