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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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Multi-Week

In-Person

Nonfiction

Crafting the Personal Essay (Spring)

Dr. Ernie Reynolds

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Jun 3

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Jun 24

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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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In-Person

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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In-Person

Multi-Week

Poetry

Three Simple Lines: Writing A Haiku Circle in Uncertain Times

Shan Overton

Mondays, 3 weeks

Jul 7

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Jul 21

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Nonfiction

Single Session

Virtual

How to Write and Draw a Graphic Memoir

Malaka Gharib

Wednesday

Jul 9

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Jul 9

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Jumpstart Your Novel

Heather Hasselle

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Jul 10

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Jul 31

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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Poetry

Virtual

Cross-Pollinating Nonfiction with Poetry

Amie Whittemore

Fridays, 4 weeks

Jul 11

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Aug 1

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Fiction

In-Person

Single Session

Building a Magic System in Fantasy or Speculative Fiction

Meredith R. Lyons

Saturday

Jul 12

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Jul 12

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In-Person

Poetry

Fiction

Nonfiction

Single Session

Sparking Creativity for Neurodivergent Writers

Nathan Spoon

Saturday

Jul 12

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Jul 12

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Single Session

Virtual

Poetry

Fiction

Nonfiction

The Beauty of Everyday: Writing the Mundane

Tyquan Morton

Tuesday

Jul 15

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Jul 15

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Multi-Week

In-Person

Fiction

A Beginner's Guide to Becoming an Indie Author

Sara Holifield

Wednesdays, 2 weeks

Jul 16

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Jul 23

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In-Person

Fiction

Single Session

Experimental Fiction

Nathan Knapp

Saturday

Jul 19

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Jul 19

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Educators’ Symposium: Creative Writing for Teachers of Writing

Katie McDougall & Virginia Henry

Monday and Tuesday

Jul 21

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Jul 22

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Single Session

Fiction

Virtual

Harness Your Genre: Fantasy and the Extreme

Wesley Kocurek

Tuesday

Jul 22

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Jul 22

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Genre Bootcamp: Cross-Training with Genre Exploration

Tierney Oberhammer & Marguerite Sheffer

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Jul 23

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Aug 13

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Fiction

Poetry

Paying Attention: Mindfulness as Creative Practice

Jarred Johnson

Thursday

Jul 24

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Jul 24

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults (Day 1: Jumpstarting a Writing Practice with Lisa Bubert)

Lisa Bubert

Monday

Jul 28

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Jul 28

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults (Day 2: Brainstorm Together with Meredith R. Lyons)

Meredith R. Lyons

Tuesday

Jul 29

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Jul 29

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults (Day 3: The Art of Inspiration with Lauren Nossett)

Lauren Nossett

Wednesday

Jul 30

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Jul 30

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults (Day 4: Recovering a Sense of Play in Your Writing with Frank Ewert)

Frank Ewert

Thursday

Jul 31

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Jul 31

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

IGNITE! A Writing Camp for Adults (Day 5: Beyond the Draft: A Writer’s Guide to What’s Next with Lauren Thoman)

Lauren Thoman

Friday

Aug 1

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Aug 1

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Multi-Week

Virtual

Nonfiction

Poetry

Fiction

Travel Writing

AM Ringwalt

Mondays, 4 weeks

Aug 4

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Aug 25

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Fiction

Poetry

Nonfiction

Multi-Week

In-Person

Florida, Man: Writing the Beautiful, Bizarre, and Brutal

Cara Lynn Albert

Mondays, 4 weeks

Aug 4

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Aug 25

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Fiction

Nonfiction

Multi-Week

In-Person

Wheels, Waves, and Mosaics: Creating Nonlinear Structures in Memoir and Fiction

Whitney Bryant

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Aug 5

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Aug 26

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Starting Your YA Novel

Gabby Rivera

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Aug 5

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Aug 26

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Telling Your Life Story (Before It's Too Late) - For Older Writers

Amy Lyles Wilson

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Aug 6

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Aug 27

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Crafting the Personal Essay (Summer)

Dr. Ernie Reynolds

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Aug 6

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Aug 27

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Multi-Week

Virtual

Nonfiction

Four Weeks, Four Essays

Vanessa Martir

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Aug 7

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Aug 28

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Fiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

The Art of Yearning in the Short Story

Fred Arroyo

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Aug 7

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Aug 28

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In-Person

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Single Session

Honestly Ever After: Writing Fairytales to Explore the Truths of Our Lives

Claire Coenen

Saturday

Aug 9

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Aug 9

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Poetry

Fiction

Getting to the Essence: An Afternoon Exploring Flash Non-Fiction at Blue Springs Creek

Christie Grotheim

Sunday

Aug 10

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Aug 10

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Screenwriting

In-Person

Multi-Week

Writing the Short Screenplay

Tiffany Abreu

Thursdays, 6 weeks

Aug 14

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Sep 18

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Poetry

Nonfiction

The Art of the Sentence

Freya Sachs

Saturday

Aug 16

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Aug 16

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Fiction

Nonfiction

Single Session

Virtual

Map Your Book

Ariel Curry & Liz Morrow

Saturday

Aug 16

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Aug 16

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Multi-Week

Poetry

Virtual

Writing Poetry for Beginners

Christian Detisch

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Sep 3

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Sep 24

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Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Multi-Week

In-Person

Finding Your Voice: Intro to Creative Writing

JR Robles

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Sep 4

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Sep 25

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

The Hero’s Journey: A Story Structure Workshop

Silk Jazmyne

Mondays, 4 weeks

Sep 8

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Sep 29

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Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Single Session

Virtual

Narrative Time: On Shrinking a Century and Exploding a Minute

Jeanie Riess

Monday

Sep 8

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Sep 8

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Fiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

"Why is there Kissing in My Fantasy Story?" - Writing Balanced Romantasy Novels

Benji Richards

Mondays, 4 weeks

Sep 8

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Sep 29

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Playwriting

In-Person

Multi-Week

Writing the Ten-Minute Play

Sam Heyman

Wednesdays, 3 weeks

Sep 10

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Sep 24

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Poetry

Fiction

Write Beside the Horses: Harnessing Creative Sensitivity and Power

Claire Coenen

Saturday

Sep 13

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Sep 13

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In-Person

Single Session

Youth

Comics/Graphic Novels

Create Your Own Comic with Malaka Gharib! (Grades 1-3)

Malaka Gharib

Saturday

Sep 13

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Sep 13

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Comics/Graphic Novels

In-Person

Single Session

Youth

Create Your Own Comic with Malaka Gharib! (Grades 4-8)

Malaka Gharib

Saturday

Sep 13

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Sep 13

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Virtual

Single Session

Nonfiction

Put the Needle on the Record: On Writing & Music

Vanessa Martir

Monday

Sep 15

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Sep 15

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Virtual

Fiction

Single Session

Dialogue and Silence: The Struggle to Say It

Andrew Steiner

Tuesday

Sep 16

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Sep 16

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