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These are primarily discussion-based classes that focus on one or more essential elements of craft or of a particular genre/type of writing. Sometimes these are panel discussions on a specific topic (e.g., the nuts and bolts of publishing or writing genre fiction).

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Upcoming Classes & Workshops

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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Poetry
8/1

Haiku Hike - Summer 2026

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Ray McNiece
Class Level:
All Levels
Clear your mind, take a short nature hike and live the haiku moment, Summer edition!
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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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Business of Writing
8/4

Turning that No Into a Yes

$
40
/
$
30
For Members
FREE!
With:
Katie Strine
Class Level:
All Levels
Ever wonder why some submissions just can’t get published? Want tips and advice on how to potentially turn a rejection into an acceptance?
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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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Fiction
8/11

A Guided Novel Workshop for Emerging Writers

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Chloe Panta
Class Level:
​Emerging
This one-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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Fiction
9/2

The Art of Comedic Fiction

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Ghassan Zeineddine
Class Level:
All Levels
It’s not easy to make readers laugh, but I find that when you do, they might be more willing to follow you down whatever path you take them on.
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Poetry
9/19

Poetry as Speculative Fiction

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Shraddha Shah
Class Level:
All Levels
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
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Memoir
9/23

Losing, Finding, Keeping: Resilience in Memoir - September 2026

$
/
$
For Members
FREE!
With:
Deborah Derrickson Kossmann
Class Level:
All Levels
In this generative class, we will explore how to write about the secrets, traumas and losses that are so often part of our stories.
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Business of Writing
9/24

The Business Hat: Submitting Your Work and Managing Your Creative Inventory

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Verdell Walker
Class Level:
All Levels
Finishing a short story or essay is a win, but getting it published requires a completely different mindset.
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Writing Process
9/30

Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - September 2026

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
​Emerging
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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Poetry
10/10

Redacted: Exploring Identity Through Erasure Poetry

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Melanie Hyo In-Han
Class Level:
All Levels
What happens when you redact a document and let what remains speak?
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Nonfiction
10/15 & 10/29

Writing Our Heritage

$
70
/
$
50
For Members
FREE!
With:
Annette Januzzi Wick
Class Level:
All Levels
We tell tales or hand down stories about our ancestors and our heritage to provide us with comfort, knowledge, and perspective.
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Multigenre
10/24

I’m Ready to Submit My Writing to Magazines and Journals—But How?

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Tina Tocco
Class Level:
All Levels
You've got a few pieces you're proud of, but how do you get started in the world of submissions?
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Poetry
10/26

Break or Make? An Introduction to the Poetic Line

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Vasvi Kejriwal
Class Level:
All Levels
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.
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Poetry
11/5

Stepping Outside the I: Using Persona to Unlock Voice

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Connor Beeman
Class Level:
All Levels
In this craft talk and generative workshop, we will consider the possibilities of writing in persona.
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Fiction
11/9

Writing Believable Dialogue

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Roxanne Ocasio
Class Level:
All Levels
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.
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Business of Writing
11/10

Introduction to Audiobook Creation and Distribution

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Barbara Howard Phipps
Class Level:
All Levels
Learn about narration, distribution, and marketing strategies to bring your stories to listeners everywhere.
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Fiction
11/12

Character-Led Storytelling: Creating the Unexpected Moments Readers Love

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Eryka Parker
Class Level:
All Levels
Few things are more frustrating than realizing your character has read your outline and said, “Absolutely not.”
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Poetry
11/14

R&P: Rhythm AND Poetry

$
/
$
For Members
FREE!
With:
Demetria "Substance" McCulloh
Class Level:
All Levels
R&P: Rhythm AND Poetry opens the door to experiencing rap music as a Literary Art form by emphasizing the P in Rap.
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Writing Process
12/9

Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - December 2026

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
​Emerging
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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