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Multi-Week
Virtual
Fiction

The Promise: Novel and Story Beginnings

Sheree L. Greer
Wednesdays, 4 weeks
Nov 1
-
Nov 29
Multi-Week
Virtual
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

The Artist's Way for the 9-5er

Christina Berke
Thursdays, 4 weeks
Nov 2
-
Nov 30
Fiction
Nonfiction
Multi-Week
In-Person

Time Machine: Crafting Time in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction

Clemintine Guirado
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Nov 7
-
Dec 5
Multi-Week
Virtual
Nonfiction

Writing The Personal Essay: Transitory Stages of Life

Jenessa Abrams
Mondays, 4 weeks
Nov 13
-
Dec 4
In-Person
Single Session
Fiction
Poetry
Nonfiction

Create & Calm: Writing as a Mindfulness Practice

Melissa Jean
Wednesday
Nov 29
-
Nov 29
Fiction
In-Person
Nonfiction
Single Session

November Draft Chat

Julian R. Vaca
Thursday
Nov 30
-
Nov 30
Single Session
Virtual
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

The Choreography of Editing

Lyndsay Knecht
Saturday
Dec 2
-
Dec 2
Fiction
Nonfiction
In-Person
Single Session
Professional Writing

Why You Need to Step Away From Your Writing To, Well, Write

Jennifer Chesak
Wednesday
Dec 6
-
Dec 6
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Virtual
Single Session

Writing Toward the Winter Solstice

Lee Conell
Saturday
Dec 9
-
Dec 9
In-Person
Single Session
Poetry
Nonfiction
Fiction

Unknown Territory: Navigating Trauma in Your Writing Practice

Joseph Hardy & Kenneth Robinson
Saturday
Dec 9
-
Dec 9
In-Person
Fiction
Nonfiction
Single Session

December Draft Chat

Christie Grotheim
Tuesday
Dec 12
-
Dec 12
In-Person
Fiction
Multi-Week

Novel Jumpstart (In Person)

Whitney Bryant
Wednesdays, 4 weeks
Jan 10
-
Jan 31
Multi-Week
Virtual
Fiction
Nonfiction

Satire Writing

Amy Estes
Thursdays, 4 weeks
Jan 11
-
Feb 1
Nonfiction
Multi-Week
Virtual

Foundations of Creative Nonfiction

Christina Berke
Wednesdays, 8 weeks
Jan 17
-
Mar 6
Fiction
In-Person
Nonfiction
Single Session

January Draft Chat

Loie Rawding
Thursday
Jan 18
-
Jan 18
Single Session
Fiction
In-Person

Everyday Enchantment: Navigating Fabulism in Fiction

Cara Lynn Albert
Saturday
Jan 20
-
Jan 20
Fiction
In-Person
Multi-Week

Foundations of Realism in Literary Fiction

C.I. Aki
Mondays, 6 weeks
Jan 22
-
Feb 26
Multi-Week
Virtual
Nonfiction
Poetry
Fiction

Writing for Healing (Virtual)

Claire Coenen
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Jan 23
-
Feb 13
Nonfiction
Multi-Week
Virtual

How To Write a Heartbreak

Minda Honey
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Jan 23
-
Feb 13
Virtual
Multi-Week
Fiction
Poetry
Nonfiction

1, 2, 3: Writing Through Triptychs

William Henry Lewis
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Jan 23
-
Feb 13
Fiction
In-Person
Single Session

Using the Enneagram to Fast-Track Character Development

Sara Holifield
Saturday
Jan 27
-
Jan 27
In-Person
Fiction
Nonfiction
Single Session

Writing in a Flash

Brittany Ackerman
Saturday
Jan 27
-
Jan 27
Professional Writing
Virtual
Single Session

Pitching 101

Christina Berke
Saturday
Jan 27
-
Jan 27
In-Person
Fiction
Nonfiction
Single Session
Youth

Draft Chat for Teens

Julian R. Vaca
Saturday
Jan 27
-
Jan 27
Single Session
Virtual
Screenwriting
Playwriting
Fiction

When Harry Met Sally: Building Character through Dialogue in Romantic Comedy

Jennifer Rumberger
Thursday
Feb 1
-
Feb 1
Fiction
Multi-Week
In-Person

Finding Your YA Voice: Chapter One

Stewart Lewis
Thursdays, 4 weeks
Feb 1
-
Feb 22
Fiction
In-Person
Nonfiction
Poetry
Single Session

Making the Cake: Cultivating Literary Writing Through Food Memories

Crystal Wilkinson
Friday
Feb 2
-
Feb 2
Multi-Week
Virtual
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

Writing & Parenthood: Acts of Creation at Home and on the Page

Elizabeth Brogden
Fridays, 4 weeks
Feb 2
-
Feb 23
Nonfiction
Multi-Week
In-Person

The Art of Vulnerability in the Personal Essay

Fred Arroyo
Saturdays, 4 weeks
Feb 3
-
Feb 24
In-Person
Poetry
Single Session

The Prose Poem

Dessa
Saturday
Feb 3
-
Feb 3
Multi-Week
Virtual
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

Immigrants Write

Nina Adel
Mondays, 8 weeks
Feb 5
-
Apr 1
In-Person
Nonfiction
Single Session

The Hermit Crab Essay

Jennifer Chesak
Tuesday
Feb 6
-
Feb 6
Fiction
Single Session
Virtual

Dropping Acid in the Graveyard: Story Structure in Michael Cunningham’s “White Angel”

Andrew Steiner
Wednesday
Feb 7
-
Feb 7
In-Person
Single Session
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

The Spirit of Intimacy: Writing Relationships with Ancient West African Teachings

Tyquan Morton
Wednesday
Feb 7
-
Feb 7
Multi-Week
Nonfiction
Virtual

You are the Protagonist

Sheree L. Greer
Thursdays, 4 weeks
Feb 8
-
Feb 29
Multi-Week
Virtual
Nonfiction
Poetry
Fiction

Writing Beautiful Letters

AM Ringwalt
Thursdays, 4 weeks
Feb 8
-
Feb 29
In-Person
Professional Writing
Single Session
Fiction
Nonfiction

Using Submittable

Joseph Hardy
Saturday
Feb 10
-
Feb 10
Youth
In-Person
Fiction
Single Session

Create Unforgettable Characters (Grades 6-8)

J.F. Ewert
Saturday
Feb 10
-
Feb 10
Virtual
Single Session
Playwriting
Screenwriting
Fiction

The Story Structure of Romantic Drama in "Portrait of A Lady On Fire"

Jennifer Rumberger
Monday
Feb 12
-
Feb 12
Fiction
In-Person
Multi-Week
Nonfiction

The Bible as Literature

Claire Gibson
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Feb 13
-
Mar 5
Single Session
Virtual
Professional Writing
Nonfiction

The Business of Creative Writing: Creating a Writing Practice

Lisa Bubert
Saturday
Feb 17
-
Feb 17
In-Person
Youth
Single Session
Fiction
Nonfiction

Words & Music: A Collaboration with the Nashville Philharmonic (TEENS)

Leslie Hinson
Saturday
Feb 17
-
Feb 17
Multi-Week
Virtual
Nonfiction
Fiction
Poetry

The Art of Autofiction

Heather Hasselle
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Feb 20
-
Mar 12
Fiction
In-Person
Nonfiction
Single Session

February Draft Chat

Julian R. Vaca
Wednesday
Feb 21
-
Feb 21
In-Person
Single Session
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

Words & Music: A Collaboration with the Nashville Philharmonic (Adults)

Leslie Hinson
Saturday
Feb 24
-
Feb 24
In-Person
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Single Session

Experimenting with Hybrid Forms

Julie Marie Wade
Thursday
Feb 29
-
Feb 29
In-Person
Single Session
Screenwriting
Playwriting

Acting for Writers / Writing for Actors

JR Robles
Saturday
Mar 2
-
Mar 2
In-Person
Nonfiction
Single Session

Cultivating a Journaling Practice

Latonya Moore
Saturday
Mar 2
-
Mar 2
In-Person
Multi-Week
Professional Writing

Write, Earn, Live: Making Content Writing Your Career

Lori Beerman
Mondays, 4 weeks
Mar 4
-
Mar 25
Multi-Week
Virtual
Nonfiction

Kitchen Chronicles

Vanessa Martir
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Mar 5
-
Mar 26
Fiction
In-Person
Multi-Week

The Incarnational Art of Flannery O'Connor

Victor Judge
Wednesdays, 4 weeks
Mar 6
-
Mar 27
Multi-Week
Poetry
Virtual

Advanced Poetry Workshop

Amie Whittemore
Wednesdays, 4 weeks
Mar 6
-
Mar 27
In-Person
Nonfiction
Fiction
Poetry
Multi-Week

Writing for Healing (In Person)

Claire Coenen
Thursdays, 4 weeks
Mar 7
-
Mar 28
Fiction
Multi-Week
Virtual

Novel Jumpstart (Virtual)

Lucas Schaefer
Thursdays, 4 weeks
Mar 7
-
Mar 28
In-Person
Professional Writing
Single Session

The Business of Ghostwriting (Part 1 of the Ghostwriting Series)

Leslie Hinson
Saturday
Mar 9
-
Mar 9
Virtual
Single Session
Fiction

Writing the Weird

Lee Conell
Saturday
Mar 9
-
Mar 9
In-Person
Professional Writing
Single Session

The Art of Ghostwriting (Part 2 of the Ghostwriting Series)

Leslie Hinson
Saturday
Mar 16
-
Mar 16
Fiction
Single Session
Virtual

Man With a Cake: Utility of Foil Characters

William Henry Lewis
Saturday
Mar 16
-
Mar 16
In-Person
Fiction
Multi-Week

Fiction Workshop for Complete Drafts

Loie Rawding
Tuesdays, 6 weeks
Mar 19
-
Apr 23
Professional Writing
Virtual
Single Session

Think Like A Copywriter: How to Fit Big Ideas into Small Places

Leslie Donnenwirth
Tuesday
Mar 19
-
Mar 19
In-Person
Youth
Single Session
Fiction

Microfiction Challenge (Grades 6-8)

Jamie A.M.
Saturday
Mar 23
-
Mar 23
Fiction
In-Person
Single Session

From Fighting to Forking: Writing Effective Action Scenes

Meredith R. Lyons
Saturday
Mar 23
-
Mar 23
Fiction
In-Person
Nonfiction
Single Session

March Draft Chat

Daniel Myers
Tuesday
Mar 26
-
Mar 26
Multi-Week
Virtual
Poetry

Sonic Logic: Rhythm, Repetition & Music in Poetry

Lauren Turner
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Mar 26
-
Apr 16
Professional Writing
Single Session
Virtual

The Business of Creative Writing: Submitting Stories and Essays

Lisa Bubert
Saturday
Mar 30
-
Mar 30
In-Person
Fiction
Single Session

The Sneaky Art of Mystery Writing

Lauren Thoman
Saturday
Mar 30
-
Mar 30
In-Person
Multi-Week
Fiction
Nonfiction

Family Folklore: Everybody's Got One

Juliana Morgan Alvarez
Mondays, 3 weeks
Apr 1
-
Apr 15
Multi-Week
Virtual
Nonfiction

Write Your Life

Vanessa Martir
Mondays, 6 weeks
Apr 1
-
May 6
In-Person
Multi-Week
Screenwriting

Writing the Short Screenplay

Tiffany Abreu
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Apr 2
-
Apr 23
Multi-Week
In-Person
Nonfiction

Exploring Unconventional Essays

Christie Grotheim
Wednesdays, 8 weeks
Apr 3
-
May 22
In-Person
Multi-Week
Fiction

On Revision: Rewriting Your Novel

Lauren Nossett
Thursdays, 6 weeks
Apr 4
-
May 9
Fiction
In-Person
Multi-Week

Chunk: Breaking Down the Short Story

Clemintine Guirado
Thursdays, 8 weeks
Apr 4
-
May 23
In-Person
Single Session
Poetry

Poetical Things: A Course of Practice (In Person)

Ross Gay
Saturday
Apr 6
-
Apr 6
Single Session
Virtual
Poetry

Poetical Things: A Course of Practice (Virtual)

Ross Gay
Saturday
Apr 6
-
Apr 6
Virtual
Single Session
Professional Writing

The Business of Creative Writing: Pitching and Networking

Lisa Bubert
Saturday
Apr 13
-
Apr 13
In-Person
Poetry
Single Session

Writing About Motherhood: A Poetry Workshop

Erin Hoover
Saturday
Apr 13
-
Apr 13
In-Person
Poetry
Single Session

Radical Expressions: Developing a Foundation for Spoken Word

Alexis Ozden
Saturday
Apr 13
-
Apr 13
Virtual
Single Session
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

Writing the City

Maurice Ruffin
Wednesday
Apr 17
-
Apr 17
In-Person
Poetry
Single Session

This is Your Brain on Poetry: Neuroscience and the Craft of Poetry

Julie Sumner
Saturday
Apr 20
-
Apr 20
Single Session
Virtual
Poetry

Poetry Workshop: Writing from Your Authentic Self

Lisa Dordal
Saturday
Apr 20
-
Apr 20
Fiction
In-Person
Single Session

Eco-Fiction: Crafting Nature-Inspired Narratives

Cara Lynn Albert
Saturday
Apr 20
-
Apr 20
In-Person
Poetry
Single Session

Let's Write on Earth Day: Celebrating the Earth with Poetry

Didi Jackson
Monday
Apr 22
-
Apr 22
In-Person
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Single Session

Bring the Family! Generations Writing Together

Nina Adel
Saturday
Apr 27
-
Apr 27
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Virtual
Single Session

Crafting Through the Visual: Using the Visual Arts to Deepen Your Writing

William Henry Lewis
Saturday
Apr 27
-
Apr 27
Youth
Single Session
In-Person
Poetry

Poetry Over Privilege (Grades 9-12)

C.I. Aki
Saturday
Apr 27
-
Apr 27
In-Person
Fiction
Nonfiction
Single Session

April Draft Chat

Brittany Ackerman
Monday
Apr 29
-
Apr 29
In-Person
Single Session
Fiction

The History of Every Country: Sense of Place

Silas House
Wednesday
May 1
-
May 1
In-Person
Poetry
Single Session

Found Poetry

Lauren Turner
Saturday
May 4
-
May 4
In-Person
Single Session
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

Create and Calm: Writing as a Mindfulness Practice

Melissa Jean
Saturday
May 4
-
May 4
In-Person
Multi-Week
Fiction

Character-Odyssey: Exploring the Art of Character-Driven Fiction

Cara Lynn Albert
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
May 7
-
May 28
Single Session
Virtual
Professional Writing

The Business of Creative Writing: Book Querying

Lisa Bubert
Saturday
May 11
-
May 11
Fiction
In-Person
Single Session

The Said and the Unsaid: Writing Your Characters Through Dialogue

Lauren Nossett
Saturday
May 18
-
May 18
In-Person
Single Session
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry

Writing Like a Naturalist

Melissa Jean
Saturday
May 18
-
May 18
Virtual
Professional Writing
Single Session

MFA Prep: Crafting the Plan

Hilary Bell
Saturday
May 18
-
May 18
Fiction
In-Person
Nonfiction
Single Session

May Draft Chat

C.I. Aki
Thursday
May 30
-
May 30
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