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Literary Cleveland classes and workshops let you explore other voices and discover your own. We have workshops and craft talks for writers and readers of every genre, experience level, and background. View our upcoming classes below; filter by category, level, or class type; and sign up for our newsletter to be the first to learn about new offerings.

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Reader Series
1/6, 2/3, 3/3 & 4/7

Read Like a Writer 2026 - Session One

The best way to improve as a writer is to write. The second best way is to read and analyze classic literature.
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Writing Process
1/6

Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - January 2026

We’ll discuss strategies for getting you into your seat, how to combine playfulness with discipline, and discuss the three components necessary for a writing ca
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Fiction
1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4 & 2/11

Creating New Fiction - January 2026

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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Writing Process
1/7, 1/14, 1/21 & 1/28

Developing a Writing Habit - January 2026

Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.
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Fiction
1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5 & 2/12

Intro to Fiction - January 2026

Each week we will focus on a different element of fiction such as voice, dialogue, plot, character, and setting, through brief lectures and short stories.
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Reader Series
1/13, 1/27 & 2/10

Reading Contemporary Poetry - January 2026

We hope to encourage reading the work of contemporary poets and foster discussion about ways to approach reading a book of poems by one author.
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Fiction
1/14 - 6/17

2026 Genre Novel Intensive

Get serious about your genre novel in this six-month intensive.
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Multigenre
1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11 & 2/18

Your Story Matters: The Building Blocks of the Personal Essay

It is often assumed that only those who have gone through sensational, dramatic experiences have something worth writing personal essays about. I disagree.
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Fiction
1/17 - 6/20

2026 Literary Novel Intensive

Get serious about your literary novel in this six-month intensive
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Poetry
1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18 & 2/25

Snakes & Spirals: Using Repetition in Poetry

In this generative workshop, we will study and write poems that play with repetition.
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Poetry
1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23 & 3/2

Intro to Poetry - January 2026

Generate new poems in this six-week class designed to kick your writing into gear
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Nonfiction
1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 & 3/4

Intro to Nonfiction - January 2026

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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Writing Groups
1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12 & 3/19

Click Submit: Submitters Workshop & Accountability Group - Spring 2026

Get serious, connected, and perhaps even published with the guidance, structure, and help of this workshop and accountability group.
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Fiction
2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 & 3/10

Intermediate Speculative Fiction

In this class, we will focus on developing our own short fiction by critically reading the six Nebula finalists in the short story category.
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Writing Process
2/4, 2/11, 2/18 & 2/25

Developing a Writing Habit - February 2026

Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle
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Fiction
2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16

Romance Writing Workshop

Romance readers crave passion, connection, and the thrill of falling in love.
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Poetry
2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 & 3/24

First You Plant the Seed: From Notebook to Poem - Spring 2026

The poet William Stafford has famously said, “lower your standards and keep writing…" Anybody can write.
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Nonfiction
2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12 & 3/19

Creating New Nonfiction - February 2026

There are so many ways to tell your story, and it’s all welcome in this six-week class.
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Fiction
2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7 & 4/14

Fiction Revision - Spring 2026

From the big-picture, structural overhauls to the line-level details, revision is the key to a stronger manuscript.
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Multigenre
6:30-8:30 PM

Imageries of Joy

Writing about joy is crucial to keep your writing heart alive.
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Writing Process
3/4, 3/11, 3/18 & 3/25

Developing a Writing Habit - March 2026

Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.
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Poetry
3/5, 3/12, 3/19 & 3/26

Queer Poetics and Trans/forms - Spring 2026

In this multi-class workshop, we will explore the world of queer poetics and trans forms, practice, write, play, share, and workshop our own poems.
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3/10

Genre and Worldbuilding in Fiction

We will discuss emerging and established iconography of various genres, and ways writers can work within and beyond these existing languages to establish worlds
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Fiction
3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15

Creating New Fiction - March 2026

Are you writing a novel? Short stories? Flash fiction? It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop designed to help you create new work.
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Poetry
3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9 & 4/16

Elements of Poetry: Exploring Themes & Tools of Poetry Writing - March 2026

This six-session workshop invites poets—emerging and experienced alike—to deepen their craft through close reading, discussion, and guided writing exercises.
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Business of Writing
3/12

Pick Me!: Applying for Grants, Fellowships, and Residencies

The hardest part of being a writer is keeping track of all your riches, amirite?!
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Memoir
3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14 & 4/21

Writing Memoir: Emerging From the Muddle in the Middle

The goal is to help nurture a memoir manuscipt in the middle stages to something closer to a finished work.
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Poetry
3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7

Poetry Revision - March 2026

Randall Jarrell once said that being a poet is standing in a field waiting to get struck by lightning
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Fiction
3/25

Making the Grade: Writing Novels for Young Readers

Entering the world of literature as a kid is a wondrous experience, but writing books for kids can be just as rewarding
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Fiction
3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 & 4/30

Intro to Fiction - March 2026

Each week we will focus on a different element of fiction such as voice, dialogue, plot, character, and setting, through brief lectures and short stories.
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Writing Process
4/1

Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - April 2026

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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Poetry
4/6 - 9/28

2026 Poetry Intensive

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

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 - Spring 2026

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

“Kill your darlings” is the anthem of the bored, exhausted writer.
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Business of Writing
4/21

Ready, Set, Submit! Getting Your Work Published

This course is designed to help writers navigate the process of getting their short-form work (short stories, creative nonfiction, and poetry) published.
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Nonfiction
4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20 & 5/27

Intro to Nonfiction - April 2026

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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