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Multi-Week
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Virtual

Immigrants Write (Fall 2024)

Nina Adel
Mondays, 8 weeks
Sep 16
-
Nov 11
In-Person
Multi-Week
Nonfiction
Fiction
Poetry

Writing for Healing (In Person)

Claire Coenen
Mondays, 6 weeks
Oct 7
-
Nov 18
In-Person
Multi-Week
Nonfiction

Elevating the Personal Essay

Christie Grotheim
Wednesdays, 8 weeks
Oct 23
-
Dec 18
Multi-Week
Virtual
Nonfiction
Fiction
Poetry

Dreaming-Writing

Leah Nieboer
Wednesdays, 4 weeks
Oct 30
-
Nov 20
Multi-Week
In-Person
Poetry

Six Ways of Looking at a Poem

Ciona Rouse
Thursdays, 3 weeks
Nov 7
-
Nov 21
In-Person
Poetry
Single Session

The Poetics of Autumn

Melissa Jean
Saturday
Nov 9
-
Nov 9
In-Person
Multi-Week
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

Writing the South

Susannah Felts
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Nov 12
-
Dec 3
Nonfiction
Multi-Week
Virtual

Queering The Essay

Amy Estes
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Nov 12
-
Dec 10
Fiction
Virtual
Multi-Week

Dialogue in Fiction: Generative Techniques

Anne Ray
Thursdays, 2 weeks
Nov 14
-
Nov 21
Virtual
Single Session
Nonfiction

Going There: Memoir and Scene

Sheree L. Greer
Saturday
Nov 16
-
Nov 16
Multi-Week
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Virtual

Writing the Body in Late Capitalism

Kate Tighe-Pigott
Mondays, 4 weeks
Nov 18
-
Dec 9
Fiction
Nonfiction
Single Session
Virtual

Rough Draft Done! Now What?

Andrew Steiner
Wednesday
Dec 4
-
Dec 4
Fiction
In-Person
Single Session

Studies in Character

Katie McDougall
Thursday
Dec 5
-
Dec 5
Fiction
In-Person
Single Session

Orienteering Above, Below, and Within: Story Spaces and Telescopic Sight

Nancy Reisman
Saturday
Dec 7
-
Dec 7
In-Person
Poetry
Single Session

Healing Shame With Pride

Alexis Ozden
Thursday
Dec 12
-
Dec 12
Fiction
In-Person
Nonfiction
Single Session

December Draft Chat

Daniel Myers
Thursday
Dec 12
-
Dec 12
Single Session
Fiction
In-Person

Music Into Written Word

Erin Cecilia Thomas
Saturday
Dec 14
-
Dec 14
In-Person
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Single Session

Create & Calm: Writing as a Mindfulness Practice

Melissa Jean
Tuesday
Dec 17
-
Dec 17
Nonfiction
In-Person
Multi-Week

Nonfiction Narratives

Stewart Lewis
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Jan 7
-
Jan 28
Multi-Week
Virtual
Poetry
Nonfiction
Fiction

Writing in the Now: Mindful Creative Writing

Melissa Jean
Wednesdays, 4 weeks
Jan 8
-
Jan 29
Fiction
In-Person
Multi-Week

Techniques of Realism in Literary Fiction

C.I. Aki
Thursdays, 6 weeks
Jan 9
-
Feb 13
Multi-Week
Poetry
Virtual

Poetic Sequences

Pauletta Hansel
Thursdays, 4 weeks
Jan 9
-
Jan 30
In-Person
Nonfiction
Fiction
Poetry
Single Session

Goal Setting Through Journaling

Latonya Moore
Saturday
Jan 11
-
Jan 11
Multi-Week
Virtual
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

Writing Motherhood from the Margins

Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez
Saturdays, 4 weeks
Jan 11
-
Feb 1
In-Person
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Single Session

Jumpstart Your Writing

Lisa Bubert
Monday
Jan 13
-
Jan 13
In-Person
Single Session
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

The Peculiar Magic of Writing Longhand

Tamara Scott
Wednesday
Jan 15
-
Jan 15
In-Person
Single Session
Nonfiction

Bite by Bite: The Craft of Food Writing

Cara Lynn Albert
Wednesday
Jan 22
-
Jan 22
In-Person
Playwriting
Single Session

From One Minute to One-Act: An Exploration of the Spectrum of Short Plays

Sam Heyman
Saturday
Jan 25
-
Jan 25
Fiction
In-Person
Nonfiction
Single Session

January Draft Chat

Meredith R. Lyons
Monday
Jan 27
-
Jan 27
Fiction
Multi-Week
Virtual

Fiction Cohort: Drafting and Revising Over Six Months (ONLINE)

Loie Rawding
Mondays, 6 months (once a month) //
Jan 27
-
Jun 30
Multi-Week
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Playwriting

Immigrants Write (Spring 2025)

Nina Adel
Mondays
Jan 27
-
Mar 24
Fiction
Multi-Week
In-Person

Fiction Cohort: Drafting and Revising Over Six Months (IN PERSON)

Clemintine Guirado
Wednesdays, 6 months (once a month) //
Jan 29
-
Jun 25
Fiction
Multi-Week
Virtual

The Uncanny: Writing Horror that Truly Disturbs

Wesley Kocurek
Mondays, 4 weeks
Feb 3
-
Feb 24
In-Person
Multi-Week
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

Writing for Healing

Claire Coenen
Mondays, 5 weeks
Feb 3
-
Mar 3
Poetry
Single Session
Virtual

How to Write a Love Poem

Ryan Varadi
Tuesday
Feb 4
-
Feb 4
Fiction
Multi-Week
In-Person

Writing Romance: A Beginner's Guide to Creating Swoon-Worthy Stories

Sara Holifield
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Feb 4
-
Feb 25
Virtual
Single Session
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

Writing Queer and Trans Geographies

CD Eskilson
Wednesday
Feb 5
-
Feb 5
Multi-Week
Poetry
Virtual

Foundations of Poetry

Christian Detisch
Thursdays, 4 weeks
Feb 6
-
Feb 27
Fiction
In-Person
Multi-Week

The Novella

Leah Nieboer
Thursdays, 4 weeks
Feb 6
-
Feb 27
In-Person
Multi-Week
Nonfiction

The Art of Vulnerability in the Personal Essay

Fred Arroyo
Saturdays, 4 weeks
Feb 8
-
Mar 1
Single Session
Virtual
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

Let the Gays Fall in Love: A Love Letter for Valentines

Gabby Rivera
Tuesday
Feb 11
-
Feb 11
Fiction
In-Person
Single Session

Story Basics

Katie McDougall
Wednesday
Feb 12
-
Feb 12
In-Person
Single Session
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

Unearthing and Gathering the Gems: List-Based Writing Across Genres

Nina Adel
Saturday
Feb 15
-
Feb 15
Single Session
Virtual
Fiction
Screenwriting
Playwriting

Jacked In: How to Use Plot Devices from THE MATRIX in Science Fiction

Silk Jazmyne
Tuesday
Feb 18
-
Feb 18
Fiction
In-Person
Nonfiction
Single Session

February Draft Chat

Meredith R. Lyons
Wednesday
Feb 19
-
Feb 19
In-Person
Multi-Week
Nonfiction

Writing Personal Essays that Resonate

Christie Grotheim
Thursdays, 6 weeks
Feb 20
-
Mar 27
Virtual
Single Session
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

Decolonize Your Practice

Mathangi Subramanian
Saturday
Feb 22
-
Feb 22
In-Person
Poetry
Single Session

Writing the Haiku: Finding Connection and Growth in a Timeless Form

Shan Overton
Saturday
Feb 22
-
Feb 22
Fiction
Single Session
Virtual

What a Pity: Sympathy and Point of View in Chekhov, Berlin, and Kincaid

Andrew Steiner
Tuesday
Feb 25
-
Feb 25
In-Person
Single Session
Nonfiction
Fiction
Poetry

Cultivating a Journaling Practice

Latonya Moore
Saturday
Mar 1
-
Mar 1
In-Person
Multi-Week
Fiction

Beyond the Plot: Deepening Fiction through Character and Scene

Whitney Bryant
Mondays, 4 weeks
Mar 3
-
Mar 24
Fiction
Multi-Week
Virtual

Salute Your Shorts (Flash Fiction)

Heather Hasselle
Mondays, 4 weeks
Mar 3
-
Mar 24
Fiction
In-Person
Multi-Week

The Art of the Thrill

Lauren Nossett
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Mar 4
-
Mar 25
Nonfiction
Single Session
Virtual

Non-Fiction and Memoir Writing: Using Journalism Skills to Tell a Story

Malaka Gharib
Tuesday
Mar 4
-
Mar 4
In-Person
Single Session
Nonfiction

So You Want to Be a Travel Writer

Margaret Littman
Wednesday
Mar 5
-
Mar 5
Multi-Week
Fiction
Poetry
Virtual

Chosen: Applying the Hero's Journey in Film to Fiction and Poetry

Silk Jazmyne
Wednesdays, 4 weeks
Mar 5
-
Mar 26
Fiction
Multi-Week
Virtual

Main Character Magic

Gabby Rivera
Thursdays, 4 weeks
Mar 6
-
Mar 27
Fiction
In-Person
Nonfiction
Single Session

Writing the Natural Setting

Dr. Ernie Reynolds
Saturday
Mar 8
-
Mar 8
Single Session
Poetry
Virtual

Spoken Word for Social Change

Christopher D. Sims
Tuesday
Mar 11
-
Mar 11
Fiction
Single Session
Virtual

Voice-Driven Fiction

Molly McGhee
Tuesday
Mar 18
-
Mar 18
In-Person
Poetry
Single Session

Poetics of Spring

Melissa Jean
Wednesday
Mar 19
-
Mar 19
Single Session
In-Person
Professional Writing

Building a Roadmap for Your Business Book

Frank Ewert
Saturday
Mar 22
-
Mar 22
Fiction
In-Person
Nonfiction
Poetry
Songwriting

Accordion Books as Writer's Playground

Susannah Felts
Saturday
Mar 22
-
Mar 22
Nonfiction
Virtual
Single Session

How to Write and Draw a Graphic Memoir

Malaka Gharib
Tuesday
Mar 25
-
Mar 25
Fiction
In-Person
Nonfiction
Single Session

March Draft Chat

Daniel Myers
Monday
Mar 31
-
Mar 31
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