Class Types

Craft Talk

These are primarily discussion-based classes that focus on one or more essential elements of craft or of a particular genre/type of writing. Sometimes these are panel discussions on a specific topic (e.g., the nuts and bolts of publishing or writing genre fiction).

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Upcoming Classes & Workshops

Multigenre
4/5

The Art of Multiperspectivity

We’ll specifically analyze what multiple perspectives do for a story (and why we can’t achieve the same effect with only one perspective).
Fiction
4/7

To Live: Giving Voice to the Nonhuman Narrator

In this generative workshop, participants will study various examples of flash that give voice to the often-silent characters in our lives.
Poetry
4/9

Poetry Mad Libs: Borrowing Form to Reinvigorate Writing

In this workshop, we’ll look closely at mentor poems to study the specifics of their structure and then use them as a mad-libs-style frame for our own work.
Business of Writing
4/14 & 4/21

Negotiation for Writers: How to Ask For & Get What You Deserve

This workshop covers strategic tips and best practices to help you ask for and get what you deserve.
Writing Process
4/30

Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - April 2025

This two-hour lecture will provide the foundational concepts that we’ll work with in the four-week Developing a Writing Habit Class.
Reading Series
5/6, 6/3, 7/1 & 8/5

Read Like a Writer: Short Fiction - Session Two - May 2025

Join us for this reader series class where we will take a deep dive into the craft of one short story each month.
Nonfiction
5/14

Capturing Family Stories

This workshop is generative, so we will write beginnings of pieces about family with brief constructive feedback during the workshop.
Poetry
6/7

Haiku Hike

Haiku writers will pause at varied micro climates to practice mindfulness meditation, sensory awareness and compose haiku.
Nonfiction
6/10

Transforming Family History

In Transforming Family History, you'll learn about ten issues to consider when you want to gather together this family lore to craft an engaging book.
Multigenre
6/12

The Thrill of the Game: Literary Sportswriting

Whether you love team sports, action sports, or individual physical pursuits, you'll deep dive into memory to bring sports to life.
Business of Writing
6/18

Selling Your Nonfiction Book Before Writing It: How to Craft a Winning Proposal

Get the inside view on what an editor looks for, how to sell yourself and your idea, and how to sell a book without writing one (yet!)
Fiction
7/12, 7/19 & 7/26

Reading & Writing BIPOC Flash Fiction

This session aims to answer: Who are we writing for? What have we been taught that we can dismantle and make our own?
Business of Writing
7/22, 7/29 & 8/5

Intro to Copywriting

This introductory course will equip you with the essential skills to craft compelling, engaging, and persuasive content across various platforms.
Writing Process
7/30

Intro to Developing a Writing Habit - July 2025

This two-hour lecture will provide the foundational concepts that we’ll work with in the four-week Developing a Writing Habit Class.
Fiction
8/4

Getting Started with Historical Fiction - August 2025

Bring the past to life with a master class on the craft of historical fiction
Poetry
8/7

Wild Transmissions: Queer Poetics and Craft

This class will explore queerness as poetics, helping you, as writers of poems, to engage in the ancient, teeming, wide-eyed conversation that is poetry.
Business of Writing
8/7

I’m Ready to Submit My Writing to Magazines and Journals—But How? (August 2025)

In this workshop, you’ll learn where to find publications that are looking for work, proper manuscript format, and submission etiquette.
Fiction
8/21

Improv for Writers: Using Spontaneous Story

In this workshop, participants will learn how to harness the principles of improvisation to unlock their creativity.