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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

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

Loie Rawding

Mondays, 6 months (once a month) //

Jan 27

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Jun 30

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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

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Jun 25

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Nonfiction Narratives

Stewart Lewis

Mondays, 4 weeks

Apr 7

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May 5

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Nonfiction

Single Session

Virtual

Writing and Pitching Op-Eds

Mathangi Subramanian

Wednesday

Apr 30

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Apr 30

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

We're Doomed: Using the Droids in STAR WARS to Craft Good Sidekicks

Ryan Varadi

Sunday

May 4

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May 4

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In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

Comedic and Satirical Writing for Everyday Life

Cortney Warner

Monday

May 5

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May 5

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Writing About Family: Keeping the Faith vs. Telling the Truth

Whitney Bryant

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

May 6

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May 27

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Children's Literature

Multi-Week

Virtual

Finding Your Star: How to Write a Picture Book for Children

Heidi Fiedler

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

May 6

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May 27

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Speculative Fiction & Resistance

Silk Jazmyne

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

May 6

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May 27

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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Virtual

Close to the Bone: An Online Memoir Workshop

Pauletta Hansel

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

May 6

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May 27

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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Virtual

Foundations of Creative Nonfiction

AM Ringwalt

Wednesdays, 8 weeks

May 7

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Jun 25

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Screenwriting

Finding Your Voice: Intro to Creative Writing

JR Robles

Saturday

May 10

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May 10

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Nonfiction

In-Person

Single Session

Developing Your Non-Fiction Book Proposal

Ami McConnell & Shannon Miller

Saturday

May 10

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May 10

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In-Person

Fiction

Single Session

Tips and Tricks for Writing From Multiple Points of View

Lauren Thoman

Monday

May 12

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May 12

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Fiction

In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Poetry

Writing Through Depression and Anxiety

Meredith R. Lyons

Wednesday

May 14

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May 14

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Fiction

In-Person

Single Session

Publishing 101 for Fiction Writers: How to Query Agents, Pitch Your Novel, and Build Your Audience

Claire Gibson

Saturday

May 17

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May 17

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Nonfiction

Single Session

Virtual

Fearless Revisions: Deep Cuts & Big Changes (Nonfiction)

Minda Honey

Saturday

May 17

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May 17

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Fiction

In-Person

Single Session

Flash in the Pan: Writing Tiny Stories that Pack a Punch

Cara Lynn Albert

Saturday

May 31

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May 31

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

Character and Plot: How to Master the Three Act Structure

Mayra Cuevas

Sunday

Jun 1

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Jun 1

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Fiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

Beyond the First Draft: Revising Your Novel With Purpose

Lauren Nossett

Mondays, 4 weeks

Jun 2

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Jun 23

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Foundations of Fiction

William Henry Lewis

Mondays, 4 weeks

Jun 2

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Jun 23

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In-Person

Nonfiction

Crafting the Personal Essay

Dr. Ernie Reynolds

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Jun 3

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Jun 24

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In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

Truth or Dare: Writing Bold Nonfiction

Cara Lynn Albert

Wednesday

Jun 4

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Jun 4

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Poetry

Fiction

Using Grief as a Mirror

Alexis Özden

Thursday

Jun 5

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Jun 5

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Building Your Journaling Practice

Latonya Moore

Saturdays, 4 weeks

Jun 7

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Jun 28

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Single Session

Virtual

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

The Alternative Guide to Publishing: Paths Beyond the Big 5

Lisa Bubert

Monday

Jun 9

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Jun 9

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Virtual

Screenwriting

Dread In Bloom: Dissecting Folk Horror Tropes in Ari Aster’s MIDSOMMAR

Jennifer Rumberger

Tuesday

Jun 10

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Jun 10

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Multi-Week

Youth

For Teens: Write, Reuse, Reimagine

Joe Kane

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Jun 12

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Jul 3

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Virtual

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

The Librarian's Guide to Finding Comps

Lisa Bubert

Monday

Jun 16

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Jun 16

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Virtual

Single Session

Poetry

The Magic of the Prose Poem

Nathaniel Rosenthalis

Tuesday

Jun 17

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Jun 17

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Poetry

Virtual

Single Session

Monster Mash: The Poetry of Monsterhood

CD Eskilson

Thursday

Jun 26

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Jun 26

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