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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Virtual

Jumpstart Your Memoir

Vanessa Martir

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Jan 8

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Jan 29

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Drafting Your Novel

Frank Ewert

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Jan 8

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Jan 29

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Multi-Week

Poetry

Nonfiction

Virtual

Dear Diary: Finding Poetry in Your Pages

Nathaniel Rosenthalis

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Jan 13

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Feb 3

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Fiction

Virtual

Single Session

Fairy Tales as Foundation for Short Fiction: Building Tension and Conflict

Jamie Figueroa

Wednesday

Jan 14

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Jan 14

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Fiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

Techniques of Realism in Literary Fiction

C.I. Aki

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Jan 15

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Feb 5

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Speculative Autobiography: Writing the Life Not (Yet) Lived

Lori Beerman

Wednesdays, 2 weeks

Jan 21

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Jan 28

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Virtual

Multi-Week

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Self-Publishing for Absolute Beginners

Sara Holifield

Wednesdays, 2 weeks

Jan 21

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Jan 28

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Multi-Week

Virtual

Playwriting

The Weird, Wild, and Wonderful: Exploring Speculative Short Plays

Sam Heyman

Mondays, 3 weeks

Jan 26

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Feb 9

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Multi-Week

Virtual

Poetry

Six-Month Poetry Cohort

Amie Whittemore

Mondays (Monthly)

Jan 26

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Jun 29

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In-Person

Fiction

Nonfiction

Single Session

January Draft Chat

Meredith R. Lyons

Tuesday

Jan 27

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Jan 27

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Six-Month Fiction Cohort

Clemintine Guirado

Tuesdays (Monthly)

Jan 27

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Jun 30

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In-Person

Single Session

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

Create & Calm: Writing as a Mindfulness Practice

Melissa Jean

Saturday

Jan 31

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Jan 31

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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Virtual

Six-Month Nonfiction Cohort

Christina Berke

Tuesdays (Monthly)

Feb 3

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Jun 30

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Fiction

Character Development and Outlining for Romance

Sara Holifield

Wednesdays, 2 weeks

Feb 4

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Feb 11

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

Finding Your Ending

Blair Hurley

Wednesday

Feb 4

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Feb 4

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Poetry

Multi-Week

Virtual

The Persona Poem

Pauletta Hansel

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Feb 5

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Feb 26

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

How to Write Romantic Tension

Jarred Johnson

Friday

Feb 6

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Feb 6

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Poetry

Fiction

Writing for Self Assurance

Latonya Moore

Saturday

Feb 7

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Feb 7

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Comedic and Satirical Writing for Everyday Life

Cortney Warner

Tuesday

Feb 10

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Feb 10

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Fiction

Learning from the Best (American Short Stories Anthologies)

Whitney Bryant

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Feb 12

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Mar 5

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Poetry

Virtual

Single Session

The Art of the Sonnet

Christian Detisch

Tuesday

Feb 17

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Feb 17

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Fiction

Poetry

Tarot for Creative Writers

Melissa Jean

Friday

Feb 20

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Feb 20

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

The Art of Vulnerability in the Personal Essay

Fred Arroyo

Saturdays, 4 weeks

Feb 21

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Mar 14

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Fiction

In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

February Draft Chat

Meredith R. Lyons

Wednesday

Feb 25

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Feb 25

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Comics/Graphic Novels

Single Session

Virtual

Write and Draw a Graphic Memoir

Malaka Gharib

Wednesday

Feb 25

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Feb 25

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Fiction

In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

March Draft Chat

Meredith R. Lyons

Monday

Mar 2

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Mar 2

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Children's Literature

Multi-Week

Virtual

Finding Your Star: How to Write a Picture Book

Heidi Fiedler

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Mar 3

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Mar 24

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

The Basics of Editing

Molly McGhee

Tuesday

Mar 3

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Mar 3

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Fiction

Nonfiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Thinking with Hannah: Confronting Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism, while we can

Kate Tighe

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Mar 4

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Mar 25

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Jumpstart Your Novel

Heather Hasselle

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Mar 5

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Mar 26

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In-Person

Fiction

Multi-Week

Rejected. Now What?: Giving Your Story a Second Chance

Dr. Ernie Reynolds

Mondays, 4 weeks

Mar 9

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Mar 30

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Multi-Week

In-Person

Fiction

Nonfiction

Writing for Healing

Claire Coenen

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Mar 10

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Mar 31

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Multi-Week

Poetry

Virtual

Writing Poetry for Beginners

Christian Detisch

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Mar 10

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Mar 31

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In-Person

Fiction

Multi-Week

Building Imaginary Worlds: Crafting Sci-Fi and Fantasy Settings

Thomas J. Griffin & M.A. Dosser

Wednesdays, 3 weeks

Mar 11

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Mar 25

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In-Person

Single Session

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

Writing the Body

Michelle Donice

Saturday

Mar 14

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Mar 14

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In-Person

Single Session

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

The Language of Flowers

Melissa Jean

Saturday

Mar 21

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Mar 21

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

Flying the Kite: Dialogue and Action

Andrew Steiner

Sunday

Mar 22

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Mar 22

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In-Person

Single Session

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

The Nose Knows: A Scent-Inspired Workshop

Cara Lynn Albert

Saturday

Mar 28

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Mar 28

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

Chekhov: Structure and Surprise

Andrew Steiner

Sunday

Mar 29

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Mar 29

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