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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Virtual

Writing about Place

Vanessa Martir

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Sep 2

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Sep 23

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Multi-Week

Poetry

Virtual

Writing Poetry for Beginners

Nathaniel Rosenthalis

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Sep 3

-

Sep 24

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

September Draft Chat

Meredith R. Lyons

Tuesday

Sep 8

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Sep 8

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Multi-Week

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Songwriting

Release to Receive: On the Creative Process

Michelle Donice

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Sep 10

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Oct 1

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Children's Literature

Single Session

Virtual

Writing Immersive Worlds and Authentic Cultural Representation in Children’s Literature

Payal Doshi

Saturday

Sep 12

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Sep 12

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Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Virtual

Single Session

Writing the Body

Mathangi Subramanian

Saturday

Sep 12

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Sep 12

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Multi-Week

Fiction

Virtual

Writers as Readers: A Series of Unfortunate Events

Jeneé Skinner

2nd Saturday of the month, 4 months

Sep 12

-

Dec 12

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Poetry

Virtual

Multi-Week

Finding the Poem in Family Stories

Pauletta Hansel

Mondays, 4 weeks

Sep 14

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Oct 5

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Fiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

Brevity: the 1000-Word Story

Thomas J. Griffin & M.A. Dosser

Mondays, 4 weeks

Sep 14

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Oct 5

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Writing Through Anxiety and Depression

Meredith R. Lyons

Saturday

Sep 19

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Sep 19

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In-Person

Single Session

Poetry

Nonfiction

Writing as a Devotional Act

Nathan Spoon

Saturday

Sep 26

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Sep 26

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In-Person

Single Session

Poetry

Writing in Meter: How to Feel and Hear Words

Eric Alan Ponce

Saturday

Sep 26

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Sep 26

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Multi-Week

In-Person

Screenwriting

Screenwriting Workshop

JR Robles

Wednesdays, 8 weeks

Sep 30

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Nov 18

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Fiction

In-Person

Close Readings of the Truths of Realism in Literary Fiction

C.I. Aki

Thursdays, 6 weeks

Oct 1

-

Nov 5

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Story Basics

Katie McDougall

Thursday

Oct 1

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Oct 1

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In-Person

Single Session

Poetry

Poetics of Autumn

Melissa Jean

Saturday

Oct 3

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Oct 3

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Juxtaposition: Something Next to Something Changes Both

Adria Bernardi

Saturday

Oct 3

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Oct 3

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Fiction

Intermediate Short Story Workshop

Erin Cecilia Thomas

Mondays, 6 weeks

Oct 5

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Nov 9

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In-Person

Multi-Week

The Monsters We Make: Reading & Writing the Monstrous

Cara Lynn Albert

Mondays, 4 weeks

Oct 5

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Oct 26

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Playwriting

Multi-Week

Virtual

Adapting for the Stage

Kristen Field

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Oct 6

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Oct 27

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Brave on the Page: Writing the Memoir Only You Can Tell

Marianne Richmond

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Oct 6

-

Oct 27

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In-Person

Single Session

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

Write Beside the Horses: Harnessing Creative Sensitivity and Power

Claire Coenen

Saturday

Oct 10

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Oct 10

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In-Person

Single Session

Book Banning & Censorship

Censorship 101

Randi Smith

Saturday

Oct 10

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Oct 10

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Single Session

Virtual

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Unblocked: Make Writing Your Guilty Pleasure Instead of a Dreaded Chore

Kumari Devarajan

Saturday

Oct 10

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Oct 10

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In-Person

Fiction

Nonfiction

Single Session

October Draft Chat

Meredith R. Lyons

Tuesday

Oct 13

-

Oct 13

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Sense of Place (in partnership with Southern Festival of Books)

Susannah Felts

Friday

Oct 16

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Oct 16

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In-Person

Single Session

Poetry

Southern Festival of Books Workshops

Not a Love Poem But Something Close (in partnership with Southern Festival of Books)

Asa Drake

Friday

Oct 16

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Oct 16

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Southern Festival of Books Workshops

Blistex or Dior: Using Story Shape to Write Character (in partnership with Southern Festival of Books)

Kayla Rae Whitaker

Friday

Oct 16

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Oct 16

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Southern Festival of Books Workshops

Writing Three Types of Memory (in partnership with Southern Festival of Books)

Sun Yung Shin

Friday

Oct 16

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Oct 16

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Southern Festival of Books Workshops

Getting Unstuck (in partnership with Southern Festival of Books)

Ramona Ausubel

Friday

Oct 16

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Oct 16

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Southern Festival of Books Workshops

Revising Yourself and Others (in partnership with Southern Festival of Books)

Emily Nemens

Friday

Oct 16

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Oct 16

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Virtual

Single Session

Fiction

Writers as Readers: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Lacey N. Dunham

Saturday

Oct 24

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Oct 24

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

Nonfiction

Understanding Show Don't Tell

Jacquelin Cangro

Tuesday

Oct 27

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Oct 27

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Fiction

Jumpstart Your Novel

Lauren Nossett

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Oct 27

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Nov 17

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Finding your YA Voice: Chapter 1

Stewart Lewis

Saturdays, 4 weeks

Oct 31

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Nov 21

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Single Session

Virtual

Professional Writing

MFA Prep: Writing the Statement of Purpose

Hilary Bell

Tuesday

Nov 3

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Nov 3

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Multi-Week

Virtual

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Not-So-Morning Pages: A Writing Group for Night Owls

Ryan Varadi

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Nov 3

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Nov 24

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Fiction

Seeds of Curiosity

Whitney Bryant

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Nov 3

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Nov 24

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Crafting the Personal Essay

Dr. Ernie Reynolds

Tuesdays, 6 weeks

Nov 3

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Dec 8

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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Virtual

Write Your Life

Vanessa Martir

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Nov 4

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Nov 25

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Fiction

Poetry

A Seat at the Table: Writing Food, Memory, and Connection

Cara Lynn Albert

Saturday

Nov 7

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Nov 7

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Virtual

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Sparks! A Generative Writing Workshop

Jodi Paloni

Saturday

Nov 7

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Nov 7

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Multi-Week

Fiction

Virtual

Advanced Fiction Workshop

Lacey N. Dunham

Mondays, 6 weeks

Nov 9

-

Dec 14

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Virtual

Single Session

Fiction

Characters We Love to Hate, and Hate to Love: Beyond Antiheroes

Dave Essinger

Saturday

Nov 14

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Nov 14

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Single Session

Virtual

Fiction

Fiction Basics: Dialogue

Ginger Eager

Saturday

Nov 14

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Nov 14

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Multi-Week

Virtual

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Six-Week Publishing Workshop

Savannah Brooks

Mondays, 6 weeks

Nov 16

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Dec 21

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Nonfiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Writing for Modern Love

Stewart Lewis

Saturdays, 4 weeks

Nov 28

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Dec 19

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Multi-Week

Virtual

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

We've Been Over This Before: A Multi-Genre Generative Workshop

Ty Raso

Tuesdays, 2 weeks

Dec 1

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Dec 8

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Multi-Week

Virtual

Nonfiction

Writing Experimental Essays

Vanessa Martir

Thursdays, 3 weeks

Dec 3

-

Dec 17

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Fiction

Crafting the Short Story

Dr. Ernie Reynolds

Thursdays, 3 weeks

Dec 3

-

Dec 17

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Single Session

Virtual

Fiction

Worldbuilding: Five Keys to Immersive Setting

Jacquelin Cangro

Saturday

Dec 12

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Dec 12

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Inherited Stories: Writing About Family

Jarred JJ Johnson

Saturday

Dec 12

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Dec 12

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Be Your Best Editor: Revision for Prose Writers

Susan Finch

Saturday

Dec 12

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Dec 12

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Single Session

Virtual

Nonfiction

My Version of Events: Introduction to Memoir

Sheree L. Greer

Wednesday

Dec 16

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Dec 16

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Single Session

Virtual

Nonfiction

Dear: Epistolary Form for Writers' Block

Zuri White-Gibson

Saturday

Dec 19

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Dec 19

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Using Tabletop Role-Playing Games to Build Character

Benji Richards

Saturday

Dec 19

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Dec 19

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