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

Fiction
7/27

CPL Free Workshop: Writing Historical Fiction w/ Paterson Joseph (In Person)

Join Paterson Joseph, author of The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho, for a two-part workshop on the art and craft of writing historical fiction.
Poetry
7/27

Rhyme & Reason

Create a lasting connection with the power and vibration of sound and lyrics through music while writing to promote mental health awareness.
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.
Nonfiction
8/3, 8/7, 8/10, 8/14, 8/17, 8/21, 8/24 & 9/6

Nonfiction Summer Camp 2024

Tell the truth, share your story, and connect with fellow writers at the Literary Cleveland Nonfiction Summer Camp.
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.
Poetry
8/10

Creating Wellness through Self-Reflection

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.
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.
Storytelling
8/19

Writing People Using Objects

In this workshop we will use objects as the engine to tell the story of an individual or a group of people.
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.
Poetry
9/5, 9/12, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10 & 10/17

Elements of Poetry: Exploring Themes & Tools of Poetry Writing

This workshop will explore different themes and technical aspects of poetry writing, moving from the fundamental units of poetry.
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.
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

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
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.
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.