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Multi-Week

Poetry

Virtual

Poetry-Curious: An Intro to Writing Verse

Anna B. Sutton

WEDNESDAYS, 4 WEEKS

Jun 15

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Jul 6

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Multi-Week

In-Person

Fiction

Foundations of Fiction

Chris Clancy

WEDNESDAYS, 8 WEEKS

Jun 15

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Aug 10

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Single Session

Virtual

Fiction

Nonfiction

Tell Me a Little Story

Natalie Lima

Saturday

Jul 2

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Jul 2

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In-Person

Single Session

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

Create and Calm: Writing as a Mindfulness Practice

Melissa Jean

Saturday

Jul 2

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Jul 2

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Writing Personal Essays that Resonate

Christie Grotheim

TUESDAYS, 8 WEEKS

Jul 5

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Aug 23

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Fiction

Nonfiction

Single Session

Virtual

Poetry

Liven Up Your Lines

Mathangi Subramanian

Saturday

Jul 9

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Jul 9

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Writing Childhood

Jane Marcellus

Saturday

Jul 9

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Jul 9

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In-Person

Poetry

Single Session

Writing About Visual Art

Didi Jackson

Sunday

Jul 10

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Jul 10

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Multi-Week

Virtual

Poetry

Poetry of Place, Poetry of Witness

Joy Priest

MONDAYS, 4 WEEKS

Jul 11

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Aug 1

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In-Person

Nonfiction

Fiction

Single Session

Draft Chat - July 11

Christie Grotheim

Monday

Jul 11

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Jul 11

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Multi-Week

Poetry

Virtual

Writing the Sacred

Meg Wade

TUESDAYS, 6 WEEKS

Jul 12

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Aug 16

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In-Person

Poetry

Single Session

Take a Break: An Exploration of the Poetic Line

Ananda Lima

Saturday

Jul 16

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Jul 16

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Novel Jumpstart

Lucas Schaefer

MONDAYS, 4 WEEKS

Jul 18

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Aug 8

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Single Session

Virtual

Fiction

Getting the Words Right: Revision Through Erasure

Trey Adams

SATURDAY

Jul 23

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Jul 23

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Poetry

Nonfiction

Widening Horizons: Exploring Science as a Catalyst for Creative Writing

Julie Sumner

Saturday

Jul 23

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Jul 23

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Poetry

Single Session

In-Person

Lyrics and LOLs: Humor as Texture, Humor as Structure in Poetry

Nick Bush

SATURDAY

Jul 23

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Jul 23

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Walk and Write Nashville

Eliana Ramage

Sunday

Jul 24

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Jul 24

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Single Session

Virtual

Fiction

Self-Editing Picture Books

Tonya Abari

SATURDAY

Aug 6

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Aug 6

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In-Person

Poetry

Single Session

Writing in Communion: The "After" Poem

Tyler Friend

Saturday

Aug 13

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Aug 13

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Virtual

Single Session

Fiction

Crafting a Proposal for Children's Literature

Tonya Abari

Saturday

Aug 13

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Aug 13

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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Virtual

Managing the Rabbit Hole: Incorporating Research into Personal Nonfiction

Julia Ridley Smith

MONDAYS, 3 WEEKS

Aug 15

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Aug 29

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

On Writing Sex and Taboo

Loie Rawding

Saturday

Aug 20

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Aug 20

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