Class Types

Craft Talk

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

Writing Process
4/30

Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - April (FULL)

$
35
/
$
25
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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Reading Series
5/6, 6/3, 7/1 & 8/5

Read Like a Writer: Short Fiction - Session Two - May 2025

$
70
/
$
50
For Members
FREE!
With:
Matt Weinkam
Class Level:
All Levels
Join us for this reader series class where we will take a deep dive into the craft of one short story each month.
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Nonfiction
5/14

Capturing Family Stories

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Julia Grawemeyer
Class Level:
All Levels
This workshop is generative, so we will write beginnings of pieces about family with brief constructive feedback during the workshop.
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Poetry
6/7

Haiku Hike

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Ray McNiece
Class Level:
All Levels
Haiku writers will pause at varied micro climates to practice mindfulness meditation, sensory awareness and compose haiku.
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Nonfiction
6/10

Transforming Family History

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Kelly Boyer Sagert
Class Level:
All Levels
In Transforming Family History, you'll learn about ten issues to consider when you want to gather together this family lore to craft an engaging book.
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Multigenre
6/12

The Thrill of the Game: Literary Sportswriting

$
26.25
/
$
18.75
For Members
FREE!
With:
Mandy Shunnarah
Class Level:
All Levels
Whether you love team sports, action sports, or individual physical pursuits, you'll deep dive into memory to bring sports to life.
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Business of Writing
6/18

Selling Your Nonfiction Book Before Writing It: How to Craft a Winning Proposal

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Alex DiFrancesco
Class Level:
All Levels
Get the inside view on what an editor looks for, how to sell yourself and your idea, and how to sell a book without writing one (yet!)
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Multigenre
6/21

Ekphrastic Streets: A Picture Says 100 Words

$
52.50
/
$
37.50
For Members
FREE!
With:
​Jen Jones Donatelli
Class Level:
All Levels
Put your creativity in motion and let your pen lead the way!
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Fiction
7/12, 7/19 & 7/26

Reading & Writing BIPOC Flash Fiction

$
105
/
$
75
For Members
FREE!
With:
Nardine Taleb
Class Level:
Intermediate
This session aims to answer: Who are we writing for? What have we been taught that we can dismantle and make our own?
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Business of Writing
7/22, 7/29 & 8/5

Intro to Copywriting

$
105
/
$
75
For Members
FREE!
With:
Jackie Mantey
Class Level:
All Levels
This introductory course will equip you with the essential skills to craft compelling, engaging, and persuasive content across various platforms.
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Writing Process
7/30

Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - July 2025

$
35
/
$
25
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
8/4

Getting Started with Historical Fiction - August 2025

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Katharine Beutner
Class Level:
All Levels
Bring the past to life with a master class on the craft of historical fiction
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Poetry
8/7

Wild Transmissions: Queer Poetics and Craft

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Lex Mal
Class Level:
All Levels
This class will explore queerness as poetics, helping you, as writers of poems, to engage in the ancient, teeming, wide-eyed conversation that is poetry.
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Business of Writing
8/7

I’m Ready to Submit My Writing to Magazines and Journals—But How? (August 2025)

$
35
/
$
25
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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Fiction
8/16

Writing the Sex Scene

$
$35
/
$
$25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Evan Fallenberg
Class Level:
All Levels
In this workshop we will discuss the issues of writing a sex scene in literary fiction; and maybe even try our hand at writing one of our own.
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Fiction
8/21

Improv for Writers: Using Spontaneous Story

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Jamie Stewart Crawford
Class Level:
All Levels
In this workshop, participants will learn how to harness the principles of improvisation to unlock their creativity.
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