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Write Your Life
Vanessa Martir
Thursdays, 4 weeks
Apr 16
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Writing Nonfiction Narrative
Stewart Lewis
Wednesdays, 6 weeks
Apr 22
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May 27
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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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100 Ideas in One Hour: Turning Personal History into Story Structure
Mayra Cuevas
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Poetics of Spring
Melissa Jean
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Layers: Adding Depth to Your Writing
Cameron Mitchell
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Crafting the Short Story
Dr. Ernie Reynolds
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Beginnings: Workshopping First Scenes
Andrew Steiner
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Introduction to Science Fiction & Fantasy
Silk Jazmyne
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May 12
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Meredith R. Lyons
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Writing the Holiday Romance
Benji Richards
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Elevating the Personal Essay
Christie Grotheim
Tuesdays, 8 weeks
May 19
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Book Mapping
Ami McConnell
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Wall of Sound: Studying the Prose Poem
Ryan Varadi
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May 27
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Making Pictures: On Photography and Fiction
Hilary Bell
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May 28
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The Nose Knows: A Scent-Inspired Workshop
Cara Lynn Albert
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Writing and Pitching Op-Eds
Mathangi Subramanian
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May 30
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Micro Fiction: Writing Short Short Stories
Eric Alan Ponce
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Going Back to Go Forward: Creating Effective Backstory and Flashbacks
Whitney Bryant
Thursdays, 4 weeks
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The Sacred Page: Writing as a Spiritual Practice
Michelle Donice
Thursdays, 4 weeks
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Live for them or Love to Hate Them: Creating Characters that Leap off the Page
Meredith R. Lyons
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Queer Romance: Beyond the Tropes
Liz Arncliffe
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Writing Like a Naturalist
Melissa Jean
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JR Robles
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Jumpstart Your Novel (Virtual)
Heather Hasselle
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Hemingway vs Fitzgerald: A Heated Rivalry
Andrew Steiner
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Build Me a Hummingbird of Words: How to Distill Your Life into a Flash with Visiting Writer Beth Ann Fennelly
Beth Ann Fennelly
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Jun 9
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Restorying: A Trauma-Informed Memoir Workshop
Christina Berke
Tuesdays, 4 weeks
Jun 9
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Writing Queer and Trans Geographies
CD Eskilson
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We’re New Here: Writing Your Coming Out Later Story
Vanessa Martir
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The Porch and The Bookshop Present: Plotting for the People, with Courtney Maum
Courtney Maum
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Meredith R. Lyons
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Totems and Idols: Finding Story in Everyday Objects
Wesley Kocurek
Tuesdays, 2 weeks
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Music Into Written Word
Erin Cecilia Thomas
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Editing as An Act of Love
Ami McConnell
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