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To live with authenticity in these times is to live with and within the questions of how to unmake and remake (our) selves as we witness unspeakable catastrophe

In this generative class, we will explore how to write about the secrets, traumas and losses that are so often part of our stories.

Finishing a short story or essay is a win, but getting it published requires a completely different mindset.

When you see the word fierce, do you imagine a wild animal with its fangs bared, maybe blood dripping from them? Fierce Writing is not violent, but it is wild.

Are you writing a novel? Short stories? Flash fiction? It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop.

Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.

What happens when you redact a document and let what remains speak?

We tell tales or hand down stories about our ancestors and our heritage to provide us with comfort, knowledge, and perspective.

In this class, we'll read one craft book before each session. During class time, we'll discuss the book and work on exercises inspired by the content.

You've got a few pieces you're proud of, but how do you get started in the world of submissions?

What is the world your characters inhabit and how does it shape them?

Many of us think the core component of a poem is the image but one of the poet's most powerful tools is the line itself.

Are you on a mission to write more? Trying to make headway on a larger project? Need some help? Us, too!

How do longer poems get written? Often connections between what we write emerge over a period of time. One way is to consider the longer poem is a "collage".

Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.

Poems that are small in stature inexplicably have the ability to leave the biggest impacts on us.

In this craft talk and generative workshop, we will consider the possibilities of writing in persona.

Do you feel like your characters are struggling to speak? In this class we will discuss writing dialogue that doesn’t sound clunky or robotic.

Learn about narration, distribution, and marketing strategies to bring your stories to listeners everywhere.

Few things are more frustrating than realizing your character has read your outline and said, “Absolutely not.”

R&P: Rhythm AND Poetry opens the door to experiencing rap music as a Literary Art form by emphasizing the P in Rap.