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

Writing Process
12/14

Introduction to Developing a Writing Habit - December 2022

$
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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Writing Process
1/4, 1/11, 1/18, & 1/25

Developing a Writing Habit - January 2023 (FULL)

$
120
/
$
80
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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Nonfiction
1/9, 1/23, 1/30, & 2/6

Introduction to Essay Writing

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Lee Chilcote
Class Level:
​Emerging
This four-week workshop is designed to help you get started with essay writing.
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Poetry
1/9, 1/16, 1/23, & 1/30

Introduction to Poetry

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Caitie L. Young
Class Level:
​Emerging
Throughout this course, we will engage with different poetic forms and a variety of poets at an introductory level.
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Writing Process
1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, & 2/28

Furthering Your Writing Habit Through Feedback - January 2023

$
240
/
$
160
For Members
FREE!
With:
Katie Daley
Class Level:
All Levels
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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Nonfiction
1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, and 3/14

Intermediate Memoir

$
450
/
$
300
For Members
FREE!
With:
Judah Leblang
Class Level:
Intermediate
This 10-week course is aimed at writers who are currently working on a draft of a book-length memoir or narrative essay collection.
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Fiction
1/10, 1/17, 1/24 & 1/31

Introduction to the Story

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Marie Vibbert
Class Level:
​Emerging
We'll cover practical steps toward corralling your ideas into a complete concept with beginning, middle, and end, and what to do with it what you've written it!
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Reader Series
1/10, 1/24, & 2/7

Reading Contemporary Poetry (FULL)

$
90
/
$
60
For Members
FREE!
With:
Multiple Instructors
Class Level:
All Levels
Join Marion and Barbara to discuss books by three contemporary masters: Victoria Chang, B.H. Fairchild, and Carolyn Forché.
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Fiction
1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, and 2/15

Method Writing; or The Art of Flash Fiction (FULL)

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Michael Garriga
Class Level:
Intermediate
Flash Fiction is not just a short short story; instead, at its core, it focuses primarily on characters in situations who desire to discover themselves.
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Fiction
1/11 - 6/14

2023 Popular Novel Intensive

$
720
/
$
600
For Members
FREE!
With:
D.M. Pulley
Class Level:
Advanced
Get serious about your novel.
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Fiction
1/12 - 6/15

2023 Story Intensive

$
720
/
$
600
For Members
FREE!
With:
Anthony Tognazzini
Class Level:
Advanced
Get serious about your short story writing.
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Poetry
1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 3/2, 3/9, & 3/16

Adventures in Poetic Forms

$
210
/
$
140
For Members
FREE!
With:
Danny Caine
Class Level:
Intermediate
Adventures in Poetic Forms is a seven-week generative workshop during which poets will write six poems, each in a different form.
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Writing Process
2/1, 2/8, 2/15, & 2/22

Developing a Writing Habit - February 2023

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
All Levels
Investigate ways to playfully expand the imagination and increase creative output.
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Writing Process
2/1, 2/8, 2/15, & 2/22

Developing a Writing Habit - February 2023 (Evening)

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Eliese Colette Goldbach
Class Level:
All Levels
Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.
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Writing for Kids
2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, & 3/9

Writing for Kids — The Next Step

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Tina Tocco
Class Level:
Intermediate
This workshop will help you get feedback on your work-in-progress from writers who, like you, love writing for kids.
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Nonfiction
2/2, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, & 3/16

Muscle Memory: Writing About the Body in CNF

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Negesti Kaudo
Class Level:
All Levels
Learn methods to tackle narratives of trauma and healing in your writing.
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Poetry
2/7 & 2/21

Poet's Toolbox: Juxtaposition

$
60
/
$
40
For Members
FREE!
With:
Joshua Gage
Class Level:
​Emerging
Delve into your poetic toolboxes and craft some solid drafts.
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Poetry
2/23, 3/02, 3/09, 3/16, 3/23, & 3/30

In Praise of Bodies

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Noor Hindi
Class Level:
Intermediate
Tap into your body and the world around you to discover new ways of accessing your writing.
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Writing Process
3/1, 3/8, 3/15, & 3/22

Developing a Writing Habit - March 2023

$
120
/
$
80
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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Nonfiction
3/1, 3/8, 3/15 & 3/22

Writing the Personal Essay

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Raechel Anne Jolie
Class Level:
​Emerging
This course will guide students through the basics of writing a compelling first-person creative nonfiction essay.
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Fiction
3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, & 4/6

Generative Fiction Workshop

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Michael Credico
Class Level:
All Levels
This six-week generative workshop is designed to help strengthen, deepen, and enrich your fiction.
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Poetry
3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, & 4/10

Writing Poems Bigger than the Poet

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Conor James Bracken
Class Level:
This 6-week workshop will cover strategies and techniques that will allow us to write poems that center more than just the speaker and their experiences.
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Poetry
3/10, 3/17, 3/24, & 3/31

Series(ly) Speaking: The Alchemy of Turning One Idea into Many

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Siaara Freeman
Class Level:
Intermediate
What if we could split up a longer work and have each piece live on its own and still maintain harmony and balance within the world it is built from?
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Screenwriting
3/22, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, & 5/10

Screenwriting

$
240
/
$
180
For Members
FREE!
With:
Tiffany Alexander
Class Level:
All Levels
Develop the skills to write a screenplay or TV pilot.
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Multigenre
3/29

Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - March 2023

$
30
/
$
20
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
All Levels
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Nonfiction
4/3, 4/10, 4/17, & 4/24

Writing About Dead Relatives: Turning Family History into Story

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Lee Chilcote
Class Level:
​Emerging
Dig deep and leave with practical suggestions for writing your family history.
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Fiction
4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, & 5/9

Advanced Fiction Writing

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Anthony Tognazzini
Class Level:
Advanced
In this seminar-style class students will develop and refine their skills with short fiction.
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Fiction
4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2 & 5/9

Gazing into the Looking Glass: An Exploration into Speculative Fiction

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Antoinette M. Wiley
Class Level:
Intermediate
This 6-week workshop will empower us to gaze into the looking glass of inspiration to discover what moves us. Speculative fiction will be the backdrop.
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Writing Process
4/5, 4/12, 4/19, & 4/26

Developing a Writing Habit - April 2023

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Darlene Montonaro
Class Level:
All Levels
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
4/5, 4/12, 4/19, & 4/26

Developing a Writing Habit - April 2023 (Evening)

$
120
/
$
80
For Members
FREE!
With:
Eliese Colette Goldbach
Class Level:
All Levels
Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.
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Fiction
4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3 & 5/10

The First Person Narrator: Developing a Distinctive and Authentic Character Voice

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Dahlia Fisher
Class Level:
​Emerging
In this course, you will "meet" and define your character, get inside the physicality of your character, and develop your character's voice.
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Nonfiction
4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, & 5/11

Advanced Essay Writing: The Hermit Crab Essay

$
180
/
$
120
For Members
FREE!
With:
Negesti Kaudo
Class Level:
Advanced
Learn the meaning, construction and mechanics of hermit crab essays and produce your own.
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Poetry
4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, & 5/29

Writing a Nest: The Segmented Poem

$
240
/
$
160
For Members
FREE!
With:
Philip Terman
Class Level:
Advanced
Read model nest poems to inspire, experiment, and create your own "nest" draft
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Writing Process
4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, & 5/30

Furthering Your Writing Habit Through Feedback - April 2023

$
240
/
$
160
For Members
FREE!
With:
Katie Daley
Class Level:
Intermediate
Examine your drafts and push your writing habit further by incorporating effective feedback and revision.
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Multigenre
4/15

Poo, Prose, and Flows: Connecting Cleveland’s Sewer Infrastructure to Your Creative Writing

$
0
/
$
0
For Members
FREE!
With:
Multiple Instructors
Class Level:
All Levels
Generate new writing inspired by a tour of the NEORSD Westerly Plant at this unique workshop!
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