Class Level

All Levels

​Unless otherwise noted, most of Literary Cleveland’s classes are designed to be helpful to writers at all levels of experience.

Other Class Types

Upcoming Classes & Workshops

Poetry
8/1

Haiku Hike - Summer 2026

Clear your mind, take a short nature hike and live the haiku moment, Summer edition!
Business of Writing
8/4

Turning that No Into a Yes

Ever wonder why some submissions just can’t get published? Want tips and advice on how to potentially turn a rejection into an acceptance?
Poetry
8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/7 & 9/14

Creating New Poetry - August 2026

It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop designed to help you create new poetry or make progress on your project.
Poetry
8/18

Channel Your Inner Magic

In this generative poetry workshop, we will learn about writing with safety, specificity, and authenticity.
Business of Writing
8/20

Pathways to Publishing

In this 90-minute virtual class, participants will see three different roads towards publishing memoirs.
Reading Series
9/1, 10/6, 11/3 & 12/1

Read like a Writer 2026: Classic Short Fiction - Session Three

The best way to improve as a writer is to write. The second best way is to read and analyze contemporary literature.
Fiction
9/2

The Art of Comedic Fiction

It’s not easy to make readers laugh, but I find that when you do, they might be more willing to follow you down whatever path you take them on.
Fiction
9/13, 9/27, 10/11 10/25 & 11/8

Novel Kickstart: Write (or Rewrite) Your First 50 Pages

This is a class for people who want to write a novel but need a kick in the pants to get started, or are stuck starting over and over and want support.
Nonfiction
9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12 & 10/19

Creating New Memoir & Creative Nonfiction - September 2026

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.
Fiction
9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 & 10/21

Creating New Fiction - September 2026

Are you writing a novel? Short stories? Flash fiction? It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop.
Poetry
9/19

Poetry as Speculative Fiction

To live with authenticity in these times is to live with and within the questions of how to unmake and remake (our) selves as we witness unspeakable catastrophe
Memoir
9/23

Losing, Finding, Keeping: Resilience in Memoir - September 2026

In this generative class, we will explore how to write about the secrets, traumas and losses that are so often part of our stories.
Business of Writing
9/24

The Business Hat: Submitting Your Work and Managing Your Creative Inventory

Finishing a short story or essay is a win, but getting it published requires a completely different mindset.
Poetry
9/26

Fierce Writing: Finding Yourself Through Poetry

When you see the word fierce, do you imagine a wild animal with its fangs bared, maybe blood dripping from them? Fierce Writing is not violent, but it is wild.
Fiction
10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3 & 11/10

Creating New Fiction - October 2026

Are you writing a novel? Short stories? Flash fiction? It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop.
Nonfiction
10/15 & 10/29

Writing Our Heritage

We tell tales or hand down stories about our ancestors and our heritage to provide us with comfort, knowledge, and perspective.
Fiction
10/17, 10/24, 11/7 & 11/14

Craftopia 2: Taking Inspiration from Books on Writing

In this class, we'll read one craft book before each session. During class time, we'll discuss the book and work on exercises inspired by the content.
Multigenre
10/24

I’m Ready to Submit My Writing to Magazines and Journals—But How?

You've got a few pieces you're proud of, but how do you get started in the world of submissions?
Poetry
10/26

Break or Make? - An Introduction to the Poetic Line

Many of us think the core component of a poem is the image but one of the poet's most powerful tools is the line itself.
Poetry
11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1 & 12/8

Writing the Collage Poem: Composing Longer Poems

How do longer poems get written? Often connections between what we write emerge over a period of time. One way is to consider the longer poem is a "collage".
Poetry
11/5

Stepping Outside the I: Using Persona to Unlock Voice

In this craft talk and generative workshop, we will consider the possibilities of writing in persona.
Fiction
11/9

Writing Believable Dialogue

Do you feel like your characters are struggling to speak? In this class we will discuss writing dialogue that doesn’t sound clunky or robotic.
Business of Writing
11/10

Introduction to Audiobook Creation & Distribution

Learn about narration, distribution, and marketing strategies to bring your stories to listeners everywhere.
Fiction
11/12

Character-Led Storytelling: Creating the Unexpected Moments Readers Love

Few things are more frustrating than realizing your character has read your outline and said, “Absolutely not.”
Poetry
11/14

R&P: Rhythm AND Poetry

R&P: Rhythm AND Poetry opens the door to experiencing rap music as a Literary Art form by emphasizing the P in Rap.