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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Virtual

Write Your Life

Vanessa Martir

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Apr 16

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May 7

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Multi-Week

Virtual

Nonfiction

Writing Nonfiction Narrative

Stewart Lewis

Wednesdays, 6 weeks

Apr 22

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May 27

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Fiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

Turns of Realism in Literary Fiction: Narrative Transitions and the Architecture of Realism

C.I. Aki

Thursdays, 6 weeks

Apr 23

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May 28

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Single Session

Virtual

Fiction

Nonfiction

Screenwriting

100 Ideas in One Hour: Turning Personal History into Story Structure

Mayra Cuevas

Monday

Apr 27

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Apr 27

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In-Person

Poetry

Single Session

Poetics of Spring

Melissa Jean

Saturday

May 2

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May 2

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Fiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

Layers: Adding Depth to Your Writing

Cameron Mitchell

Mondays, 4 weeks

May 4

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May 25

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Fiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

Crafting the Short Story

Dr. Ernie Reynolds

Wednesdays, 6 weeks

May 6

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Jun 10

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

Beginnings: Workshopping First Scenes

Andrew Steiner

Sunday

May 10

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May 10

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Introduction to Science Fiction & Fantasy

Silk Jazmyne

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

May 12

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Jun 2

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Fiction

In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

May Draft Chat

Meredith R. Lyons

Tuesday

May 12

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May 12

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Fiction

In-Person

Single Session

Writing the Holiday Romance

Benji Richards

Saturday

May 16

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May 16

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In-Person

Nonfiction

Multi-Week

Elevating the Personal Essay

Christie Grotheim

Tuesdays, 8 weeks

May 19

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Jul 7

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In-Person

Fiction

Nonfiction

Single Session

Book Mapping

Ami McConnell

Saturday

May 23

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May 23

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Single Session

Poetry

Virtual

Wall of Sound: Studying the Prose Poem

Ryan Varadi

Wednesday

May 27

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May 27

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Fiction

Virtual

Single Session

Making Pictures: On Photography and Fiction

Hilary Bell

Thursday

May 28

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May 28

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In-Person

Single Session

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

The Nose Knows: A Scent-Inspired Workshop

Cara Lynn Albert

Saturday

May 30

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Single Session

Virtual

Nonfiction

Writing and Pitching Op-Eds

Mathangi Subramanian

Saturday

May 30

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May 30

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In-Person

Fiction

Single Session

Micro Fiction: Writing Short Short Stories

Eric Alan Ponce

Monday

Jun 1

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Jun 1

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Fiction

Going Back to Go Forward: Creating Effective Backstory and Flashbacks

Whitney Bryant

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Jun 4

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Jun 25

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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Fiction

Poetry

Virtual

The Sacred Page: Writing as a Spiritual Practice

Michelle Donice

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Jun 4

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Jun 25

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In-Person

Fiction

Single Session

Live for them or Love to Hate Them: Creating Characters that Leap off the Page

Meredith R. Lyons

Saturday

Jun 6

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Jun 6

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Fiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

Queer Romance: Beyond the Tropes

Liz Arncliffe

Saturdays, 4 weeks

Jun 6

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Jun 27

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In-Person

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

Single Session

Writing Like a Naturalist

Melissa Jean

Saturday

Jun 6

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Jun 6

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Screenwriting

Single Session

In-Person

Writing and Producing Short Films

JR Robles

Monday

Jun 8

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Jun 8

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Multi-Week

Fiction

Virtual

Jumpstart Your Novel (Virtual)

Heather Hasselle

Mondays, 4 weeks

Jun 8

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Jun 29

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

Hemingway vs Fitzgerald: A Heated Rivalry

Andrew Steiner

Tuesday

Jun 9

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Jun 9

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Fiction

Build Me a Hummingbird of Words: How to Distill Your Life into a Flash with Visiting Writer Beth Ann Fennelly

Beth Ann Fennelly

Tuesday

Jun 9

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Jun 9

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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Virtual

Restorying: A Trauma-Informed Memoir Workshop

Christina Berke

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Jun 9

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Jul 7

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Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Single Session

Virtual

Writing Queer and Trans Geographies

CD Eskilson

Thursday

Jun 11

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Jun 11

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Single Session

Virtual

Nonfiction

We’re New Here: Writing Your Coming Out Later Story

Vanessa Martir

Saturday

Jun 13

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Jun 13

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

The Porch and The Bookshop Present: Plotting for the People, with Courtney Maum

Courtney Maum

Saturday

Jun 13

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Jun 13

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In-Person

Fiction

Nonfiction

Single Session

June Draft Chat

Meredith R. Lyons

Monday

Jun 15

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Jun 15

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Multi-Week

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Screenwriting

Totems and Idols: Finding Story in Everyday Objects

Wesley Kocurek

Tuesdays, 2 weeks

Jun 16

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Jun 23

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In-Person

Fiction

Single Session

Music Into Written Word

Erin Cecilia Thomas

Saturday

Jun 20

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Jun 20

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In-Person

Fiction

Nonfiction

Single Session

Editing as An Act of Love

Ami McConnell

Saturday

Jun 27

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Jun 27

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