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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

The Art of Paying Attention: A Writing Workshop Inspired by Mary Oliver

Lane Scott Jones

Tuesday

Jul 28

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Jul 28

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Nonfiction

Single Session

Virtual

Writing Creation Myths

Vanessa Martir

Saturday

Aug 1

-

Aug 1

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In-Person

Single Session

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

Writing Into Being: Finding Treasure in the Ruins

Joseph Hardy & Kenneth Robinson

Saturday

Aug 1

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Aug 1

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Fiction

Beyond the Plot

Whitney Bryant

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Aug 4

-

Aug 25

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In-Person

Fiction

Single Session

Writing Effective Dialogue

Meredith R. Lyons

Saturday

Aug 8

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Aug 8

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Fiction

In-Person

Show, Don’t Tell: A Scene Writing Bootcamp

Cara Lynn Albert

Saturday

Aug 8

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Aug 8

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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Virtual

You Are The Main Character: The Use of Second Person in Memoir and Personal Essay

Minda Honey

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Aug 11

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Sep 1

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Fiction

Nonfiction

In-Person

Single Session

August Draft Chat

Meredith R. Lyons

Tuesday

Aug 11

-

Aug 11

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Multi-Week

Fiction

Virtual

Speculative Fiction and Resistance

Silk Jazmyne

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Aug 13

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Sep 17

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In-Person

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Writing for Healing: The Essentials

Claire Coenen

Thursday

Aug 15

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Aug 15

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

On Narration

Kumari Devarajan

Saturdays, 2 weeks

Aug 15

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Aug 22

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Nonfiction

Single Session

Virtual

Nonfiction & Memoir Writing: Using Journalism Skills to Tell a Story

Malaka Gharib

Monday

Aug 17

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Aug 17

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Nonfiction

Single Session

Virtual

Building a Scene Through the Five Senses

Zuri White-Gibson

Saturday

Aug 22

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Aug 22

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Poetry

Single Session

Virtual

Writing Short Poetry Forms

LeJuane Bowens

Monday

Aug 24

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Aug 24

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Single Session

Virtual

Fiction

Nonfiction

Creative Writing 101

Michelle Donice

Saturday

Aug 29

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Aug 29

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In-Person

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults: Jumpstart Your Writing Practice

Lisa Bubert

Monday

Aug 31

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Aug 31

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In-Person

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Single Session

IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults: Recovering a Sense of Play in Your Writing

Frank Ewert

Tuesday

Sep 1

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Sep 1

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Playwriting

Multi-Week

In-Person

Writing the Ten-Minute Play

Sam Heyman

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Sep 2

-

Sep 23

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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Virtual

Writing about Place

Vanessa Martir

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Sep 2

-

Sep 23

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Fiction

In-Person

Nonfiction

Poetry

Single Session

IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults: The Art of Inspiration—Taking Your Ideas to the Page

Emily Whitson

Wednesday

Sep 2

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Sep 2

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Multi-Week

Poetry

Virtual

Writing Poetry for Beginners

Christian Detisch

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Sep 3

-

Sep 24

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In-Person

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

Single Session

IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults: Focus & Flow

Melissa Jean

Thursday

Sep 3

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Sep 3

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In-Person

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Single Session

IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults: Beyond the Draft—A Writer’s Guide to What’s Next

Emily Whitson

Friday

Sep 4

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Sep 4

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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

-

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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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

Fiction

Nonfiction

Single Session

October Draft Chat

Meredith R. Lyons

Tuesday

Oct 13

-

Oct 13

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