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Upcoming Classes & Workshops

Nonfiction
2/23

How to Add Humor to Your Existing Work Even if You Don't Think You Are Funny

$
26.25
/
$
18.75
For Members
FREE!
With:
Lara Lillibridge
Class Level:
All Levels
How exactly do we get our readers laughing, or at least smiling?
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Multigenre
6:30-8:30 PM

Imageries of Joy

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Natalie Dalea
Class Level:
​Emerging
Writing about joy is crucial to keep your writing heart alive.
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Business of Writing
2/26

100 Rejections a Year: A Guide to the Literary Journal Submission Process

$
45
/
$
35
For Members
FREE!
With:
Sonia Feldman
Class Level:
All Levels
This craft talk approaches the submission process through the lens of rejection—how to manage its emotional toll and set achievable goals.
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Business of Writing
2/28

Query Letter Walkthrough: Debut Novelist Shares the Letter that Got Her an Agent

$
45
/
$
35
For Members
FREE!
With:
Sonia Feldman
Class Level:
All Levels
Querying your finished manuscript is the first professional milestone on the path to publication.
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Fiction
3/7

Flirting with Romantasy

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Mir Benitz
Class Level:
All Levels
If you’re a writer who’s drawn to romantasy but hasn’t gotten up the courage to make the first move, join us!
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3/10

Genre and Worldbuilding in Fiction

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Dave Essinger
Class Level:
All Levels
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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Business of Writing
3/12

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

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Liz Breazeale
Class Level:
All Levels
The hardest part of being a writer is keeping track of all your riches, amirite?!
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Fiction
3/25

Making the Grade: Writing Novels for Young Readers

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Doug Cornett
Class Level:
All Levels
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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Writing Process
4/1

Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - April 2026

$
35
/
$
25
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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Business of Writing
4/21

Ready, Set, Submit! Getting Your Work Published

$
35
/
$
25
For Members
FREE!
With:
Meg Toth
Class Level:
All Levels
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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