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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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Screenwriting
10/7

Screenwriting: Film Industry Info Session (FULL)

Learn the basics of the film industry and meet other aspiring screenwriters.
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Writing Process
10/9, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30

Developing a Writing Habit - October 2024 (FULL)

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 (FULL)

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 (FULL)

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

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 (FULL)

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 (FULL)

In this introductory workshop, we will study some basic floor plans of fiction
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Nonfiction
10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12 & 11/19

Wild Writing (FULL)

This is a workshop where we write, but it’s not a writing workshop. We’re not critiquing one another’s work or giving feedback. We’re simply generating new work
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Multigenre
11/2 & 11/3

The Story Clinic (FULL)

It is no mystery to the serious writer that the hard work of writing is in getting it right.
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Fiction
11/4

Crafting Secondary Characters: Beyond Friends, Foils & Foes (FULL)

This workshop will present different types of secondary characters—beyond merely friends, foes, and foils.
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Writing Process
11/6, 11/13, 11/20 & 11/27

Developing a Writing Habit - November 2024 (FULL)

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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Poetry
11/12

Beyond 5-7-5: The Essentials of English Language Haiku

This is a workshop for writers at every level of experience, or for those who are just interested in learning about the haiku form.
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Multigenre
11/20

Writer Interrupted: Making Room for Writing as Parent

Pen Parentis Leader Joline ScottRoller will present tips, strategies, and stories to help parents maintain their creative practice.
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Fiction
11/21

Dangerous Visions: Getting Political in Your Science Fiction

We'll look at ways to use science fiction to speak truth to power.
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