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Loie Rawding
Tuesdays, 6 weeks
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Write Your Life
Vanessa Martir
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Exploring Unconventional Essays
Christie Grotheim
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On Revision: Rewriting Your Novel
Lauren Nossett
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Chunk: Breaking Down the Short Story
Clemintine Guirado
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Bring the Family! Generations Writing Together
Nina Adel
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Poetry Over Privilege (Grades 9-12)
C.I. Aki
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April Draft Chat
Brittany Ackerman
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The History of Every Country: Sense of Place
Silas House
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Found Poetry
Lauren Turner
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Crafting Through the Visual: Using the Visual Arts to Deepen Your Writing
William Henry Lewis
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Create and Calm: Writing as a Mindfulness Practice
Melissa Jean
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Family Folklore: Everybody's Got One
Juliana Morgan Alvarez
Mondays, 3 weeks
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May 20
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Character-Odyssey: Exploring the Art of Character-Driven Fiction
Cara Lynn Albert
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The Business of Creative Writing: Book Querying
Lisa Bubert
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The Said and the Unsaid: Writing Your Characters Through Dialogue
Lauren Nossett
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Writing Like a Naturalist
Melissa Jean
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MFA Prep: Crafting the Plan
Hilary Bell
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The Short Story
William Henry Lewis
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C.I. Aki
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Learning to Eavesdrop: On Writing Better Dialogue
Hilary Bell
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Writing in Five-Minute Sprints
Amy Estes
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Close to the Bone: An Online Memoir Workshop
Pauletta Hansel
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Jun 24
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Lucas Schaefer
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Whitney Bryant
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Josh Inocalla
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Social Media for Writers
Kim Baldwin
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Finding Your YA Voice: Chapter 1
Stewart Lewis
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Flash Fiction
Stephen Mortland
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IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults (Day 1: Jumpstarting a Writing Practice with Lisa Bubert)
Lisa Bubert
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IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults (Day 2: The Art of Observation with Lauren Nossett)
Lauren Nossett
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The Art of the Shock: Stories That Go Too Far
Andrew Steiner
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IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults (Day 3: Stronger Together with Meredith Lyons)
Meredith R. Lyons
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IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults (Day 4: Rinse Out the Shame with Minda Honey)
Minda Honey
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IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults (Day 5: Focus & Flow with Melissa Jean)
Melissa Jean
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Journaling Together
Latonya Moore
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Ordinary Grace: Writing Familial Love
Andrew Steiner
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Sketching Memories: Crafting Your Graphic Memoir
Malaka Gharib
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Tortured Poets Anonymous: Taylor Swift’s Songwriting and the Confessional Poem
Ellie Black
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Tarot and the Creative Practice
Amy Estes
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Creating a Meaningful Practice for Poets
AM Ringwalt
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Nathan Knapp
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Writing YOU on the Page
Vanessa Martir
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Josh Inocalla
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Humor in Fiction
Lucas Schaefer
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The Short(ish) Essay
Susannah Felts
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Applying to Residencies
Christina Berke
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Zine-Making 101
Elise Anderson
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The Ethics of Writing About Real People
Ellie Black
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Decentering the White Gaze
Vanessa Martir
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Breaking the Mold
Mathangi Subramanian
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The Art of Letter Writing
Yurina Yoshikawa
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Poetry As Witness
Ryan Varadi
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Don’t Wait for the Muse: How Great Writers Actively Wield the Unconscious
Wesley Kocurek
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Writing the Teen Self
Christina Berke
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Pitch Perfect: How to Get Published in the NASHVILLE SCENE
Hannah Herner and Kelsey Beyeler
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Look Again: Writing Poetry in Response to Art
Nathaniel Rosenthalis
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