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
5/2, 5/9, 5/16 & 5/23

Big Things Come in Small Stanzas: The Quiet Power of Poetic Forms

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Meg Thompson
Class Level:
All Levels
In this four-part class, we will use each class to study and discuss four different forms: haiku, sonnet, villanelle, and sestina.
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Nonfiction
5/7, 5/21 & 6/4

Scene and Being Seen in Memoir and Creative Nonfiction

$
112.50
/
$
75
For Members
FREE!
With:
Deirdre Fagan
Class Level:
All Levels
In this narrative building and nurturing workshop, the emphasis will be on developing and polishing a draft.
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Business of Writing
5/8, 5/15 & 5/22

Self-Publishing v. Traditional Publishing

$
90
/
$
60
For Members
FREE!
With:
Abby L. Vandiver
Class Level:
All Levels
In this class, learn what you need to know about self-publishing, traditional publishing, and begin to think about marketing your book once it's published.
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Fiction
5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17 & 6/24

Intro to Fiction: Generative Workshop (FULL)

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Alida Dean
Class Level:
​Emerging
In this class, we will generate fresh material through writing prompts and exercises.
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Multigenre
6/5, 6/12, 6/19 & 6/26

Cut! Editing First Drafts

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Dr. Mary E. Weems
Class Level:
All Levels
In this interactive, 4-week, 2-hour workshop, Dr. Mary Weems will share her tips for editing creative writings across genres.
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Nonfiction
6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8 & 7/15

Keep Moving: 5 Essays in 6 Weeks (FULL)

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Lee Chilcote
Class Level:
​Emerging
Explore a variety of nonfiction formats with the ultimate goal of generating five very distinct essays in a six-week period.
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Fiction
6/10 & 6/17

Get Unstuck: Fiction Bootcamp

$
60
/
$
40
For Members
FREE!
With:
Tina Tocco
Class Level:
All Levels
No matter what’s stopping you, this generative workshop is designed to get your mind whirling and fingers flying.
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Fiction
6/13, 6/20 & 6/27

What Summer Blockbusters Can Teach You About Writing

$
90
/
$
60
For Members
FREE!
With:
Johnny Caputo
Class Level:
All Levels
This generative course will discuss what lessons you can take away from popular multimedia franchises.
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Multigenre
7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30 & 8/6

Image & Memory: An Introduction to Creative Writing

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Cynthia Larsen
Class Level:
​Emerging
Image & Memory is a multi-genre workshop for writers who are just starting out or who need a fresh way to bring forth their stories and poems.
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Fiction
7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 & 7/30

Utopia, Dystopia, Revolution: Speculative Fiction for Social Change

$
200
/
$
150
For Members
FREE!
With:
Peter Gelderloos
Class Level:
Intermediate
We will start by looking at some of the foundational works of utopia and dystopia, as well as more recent novels in the genre.
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Multigenre
7/7, 7/14, 7/21 & 7/28

Adventure Writing: Let Your Imagination Run Wild

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Dahlia Fisher
Class Level:
All Levels
Join this four-week course to discover how to become disciplined in your writing even when you might be feeling un-inspired.
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Poetry
7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, 8/15 & 8/22

Letting Go and Letting In: Writing in and through Grief and Loss

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Naazneen Diwan
Class Level:
All Levels
This 6-week course explores how we honor what has passed and who has passed out of our lives.
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Multigenre
7/24

Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - July 2024

$
30
/
$
20
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
8/3, 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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