Class Types

Workshop

These are typically generative classes, in which students create new work in class or based on assignments, or students submit work to receive constructive critique from the instructor and fellow students. Workshops are typically (but not always) multi-session classes.

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Upcoming Classes & Workshops

Fiction
7/27

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

$
/
$
For Members
FREE!
With:
Paterson Johnson
Class Level:
All Levels
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.
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Poetry
7/27

Rhyme & Reason

$
20
/
$
5
For Members
FREE!
With:
BARRiOBOY & Gemini Jae
Class Level:
All Levels
Create a lasting connection with the power and vibration of sound and lyrics through music while writing to promote mental health awareness.
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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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Fiction
9/3, 9/10, 9/17 & 9/24

Never Grow Up: A Young Adult Fiction Workshop

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Juliana Goodman
Class Level:
All Levels
By examining short works by YA authors, we’ll consider what it means to truly capture the young adult experience.
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Fiction
9/3, 9/10, 9/17 & 9/24

Start Writing Right Now - September 2024

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Tina Tocco
Class Level:
All Levels
Have you always wanted to try your hand at fiction writing, but never took the leap? Come experiment in this low-stress, generative class!
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Writing Process
9/4, 9/11, 9/18 & 9/25

Developing a Writing Habit - September 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
9/4, 9/11, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9 & 10/16

Start Your Memoir from Scratch - September 2024

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Lara Lillibridge
Class Level:
​Emerging
In this 6-week class we will generate new material as well as learn about the fundamentals of memoir writing.
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Poetry
9/5, 9/12, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10 & 10/17

Elements of Poetry: Exploring Themes & Tools of Poetry Writing

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Nadav Linial
Class Level:
All Levels
This workshop will explore different themes and technical aspects of poetry writing, moving from the fundamental units of poetry.
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Fiction
9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3 & 10/10

Short Story Workshop

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Alida Dean
Class Level:
Intermediate
This class is for anyone who's been working on a short story and is ready to receive (and give!) thoughtful feedback.
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Journalism
9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24 & 11/7

Raising Awareness: Social Justice Journalism

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Christopher Johnston
Class Level:
​Emerging
This course will take students through the process of researching, reporting on and writing an article.
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Poetry
9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 11/2 & 11/9

Disgust & Contamination: A Generative Poetry Workshop

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Hannah V Warren
Class Level:
All Levels
This generative writing event will encourage writers to explore the joys of incorporating traditionally displeasing aesthetics into their poetry.
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Memoir
10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12 & 11/19

Intermediate Memoir

$
300
/
$
200
For Members
FREE!
With:
Judah Leblang
Class Level:
Intermediate
This course is designed for students actively engaged in writing a memoir.
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Writing Process
10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19

Furthering Your Writing Habit through Feedback (FULL)

$
280
/
$
200
For Members
FREE!
With:
Katie Daley
Class Level:
Intermediate
Have you started developing a writing habit and are now ready to take your writing to the next level? Then it is time to incorporate feedback and revision.
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Fiction
10/2, 10/9, 10/16 & 10/23

Beyond the Broomstick: Crafting the Modern Witch

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
J.L. Scott
Class Level:
All Levels
Participants will come away with new material generated and a whole new view of witches that goes way beyond the broomstick!
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Writing Process
10/9, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30

Developing a Writing Habit - October 2024

$
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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Writing Process
10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7 & 11/14

Organize Your Writing Process

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Amy London
Class Level:
All Levels
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
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Poetry
10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11 & 11/18

Advanced Poetry Workshop - Fall 2024

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Meg Thompson
Class Level:
Advanced
An advanced poetry workshop composed mostly of workshopping with an eye towards publication.
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Poetry
10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12 & 11/19

What Is Found There: Current Events Into Poetry

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Philip Terman
Class Level:
Intermediate
How can we poeticize the language of ‘current’ events into deeper realms? How does the daily news inspire us into poetry?
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Fiction
10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13 & 11/20

Writing Contemporary Short Stories

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Meghan Louise Wagner
Class Level:
Intermediate
A six-week intermediate workshop split between reading published work and workshopping our own
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Fiction
10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14 & 11/21

Intro to Fiction: From the Ground Up

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Valli Jo Porter
Class Level:
​Emerging
In this introductory workshop, we will study some basic floor plans of fiction
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Screenwriting
10/14, 10/21, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 & 12/9

Intro to Screenwriting - Fall 2024

$
240
/
$
180
For Members
FREE!
With:
Tiffany Alexander
Class Level:
All Levels
Explore the art and craft of screenwriting during this 8-week class.
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Multigenre
11/2 & 11/3

The Story Clinic

$
105
/
$
70
For Members
FREE!
With:
Evan Fallenberg
Class Level:
Advanced
It is no mystery to the serious writer that the hard work of writing is in getting it right.
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Writing Process
11/6, 11/13, 11/20 & 11/27

Developing a Writing Habit - November 2024

$
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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