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

Poetry
4/6 - 9/28

2026 Poetry Intensive (FULL)

$
720
/
$
600
For Members
FREE!
With:
Dave Lucas
Class Level:
Advanced
This class is designed to advance your knowledge, make significant progress on your manuscript and gain momentum toward its completion.
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Writing Process
4/8, 4/15, 4/22 & 4/29

Developing a Writing Habit - April 2026

$
140
/
$
100
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
All Levels
Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.
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Poetry
4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11 & 5/18

Advanced Poetry Workshop - FULL

$
210
/
$
150
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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Multigenre
4/9, 4/16, 4/23 & 4/30

Death is the Style

$
140
/
$
100
For Members
FREE!
With:
Geramee Hensley
Class Level:
All Levels
“Kill your darlings” is the anthem of the bored, exhausted writer.
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Poetry
4/14, 5/12, 6/9 & 7/14

Reading Poets into Writing Poetry

$
140
/
$
100
For Members
FREE!
With:
Philip Terman
Class Level:
All Levels
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Nonfiction
4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20 & 5/27

Intro to Nonfiction - April 2026

$
210
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Lara Lillibridge
Class Level:
​Emerging
Everyone has a story to tell. In this 6-week class, we will generate new material as well as learn about the fundamentals of creative nonfiction.
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Fiction
4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/31

Advanced Novel Revision (FULL)

$
300
/
$
240
For Members
FREE!
With:
Eman Quotah
Class Level:
Advanced
Congratulations! You’ve finished a draft of your novel—or you’re sooo close. That’s a really big deal. Now what? It’s time to revise!
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Memoir
5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, 6/16 & 6/23

Advanced Memoir Workshop - May 2026

$
320
/
$
250
For Members
FREE!
With:
Judah Leblang
Class Level:
Advanced
This course is designed for writers who want to refine their work, have it critiqued, and to explore the forms of memoir vignettes and personal essays.
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Writing Process
5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27

Developing a Writing Habit - May 2026

$
140
/
$
100
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
All Levels
Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.
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Poetry
5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4 & 6/11

Intro to Poetry - May 2026

$
210
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Stephanie Ginese
Class Level:
​Emerging
Generate new poems in this six-week class designed to kick your writing into gear
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Fiction
5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17 & 6/24

Creating New Fiction - May 2026

$
210
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Alida Dean
Class Level:
All Levels
It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop designed to help you create new work or make progress on your project.
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Fiction
6/2, 6/9, 6/16

Worldbuilders' Support Group - June 2026

$
105
/
$
75
For Members
FREE!
With:
Johnny Caputo
Class Level:
All Levels
This three-week class will develop your skills in building immersive fictional worlds.
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Nonfiction
6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24

Hermits and Hybrids: Exploring Experimental Forms

$
140
/
$
100
For Members
FREE!
With:
Lara Lillibridge
Class Level:
All Levels
Reboot or refresh your writing practice with a month of hermit crab essays and other hybrid and experimental forms.
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Fiction
6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25

Start Writing Right Now - June 2026

$
140
/
$
100
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?
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Poetry
6/10, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22

Radical Revision: A Poetry Workshop

$
240
/
$
180
For Members
FREE!
With:
Xan Forest Phillips
Class Level:
Intermediate
Radical Revision: A Poetry Workshop is a space for editing preexisting poems using dynamic poetic forms.
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Poetry
6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2

Entangled Wonders: A Neurodivergent Poetry Workshop

$
140
/
$
100
For Members
FREE!
With:
Rose Zinnia
Class Level:
Advanced
In this multi-class poetry workshop, we will write into our own experiences of the body, mind, disability, ableism, neurodivergence, care, access, & lots more.
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Fiction
6/15, 6/22, 6/29, 7/6, 7/13, 7/20

Intro to Fiction - June 2026

$
210
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Nardine Taleb
Class Level:
​Emerging
Whether you are brand new to fiction writing, need inspiration, or looking to polish up on fiction fundamentals, you are welcome.
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Memoir
6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21

Creating New Memoir and Creative Non-fiction

$
157
/
$
112
For Members
FREE!
With:
Annmarie Kelly
Class Level:
All Levels
Are you writing a memoir? Personal essays? Creative nonfiction? There are so many ways to tell your story, and it’s all welcome in this multi-week class.
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Fiction
7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29 & 8/5

Creating New Fiction - July 2026

$
210
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Alida Dean
Class Level:
All Levels
It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop designed to help you create new work or make progress on your project.
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Fiction
7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20

Fiction Revision - July 2026

$
320
/
$
240
For Members
FREE!
With:
Meghan Louise Wagner
Class Level:
Advanced
In this workshop, learn about the necessary art of revision for fiction projects.
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Memoir
7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 & 8/12

An Eye for an I: Writing Identity in Memoir

$
210
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Zoë Bossiere
Class Level:
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Poetry
8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26 & 9/2

Hermit Crab Poetry: Fun Twists on Poetic Form

$
175
/
$
125
For Members
FREE!
With:
Ariana Brown
Class Level:
All Levels
In this generative workshop, we will study and write hermit crab poems.
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Writing Process
8/5, 8/12, 8/19 & 8/26

Developing a Writing Habit - August 2026

$
140
/
$
100
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
All Levels
Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.
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Poetry
8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/7 & 9/14

Creating New Poetry - August 2026

$
210
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Carrie George
Class Level:
All Levels
It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop designed to help you create new poetry or make progress on your project.
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