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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Elevating the Personal Essay

Christie Grotheim

Wednesdays, 8 weeks

Oct 23

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Dec 18

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Multi-Week

In-Person

Poetry

Six Ways of Looking at a Poem

Ciona Rouse

Thursdays, 3 weeks

Nov 7

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Nov 21

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Writing the South

Susannah Felts

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Nov 12

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Dec 3

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Fiction

Virtual

Multi-Week

Dialogue in Fiction: Generative Techniques

Anne Ray

Thursdays, 2 weeks

Nov 14

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Nov 21

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Multi-Week

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Virtual

Writing the Body in Late Capitalism

Kate Tighe-Pigott

Mondays, 4 weeks

Nov 18

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Dec 9

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Fiction

Nonfiction

Single Session

Virtual

Rough Draft Done! Now What?

Andrew Steiner

Wednesday

Dec 4

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Dec 4

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Fiction

In-Person

Single Session

Studies in Character

Katie McDougall

Thursday

Dec 5

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Dec 5

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Virtual

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Never Give Up: Surviving Submissions and Rejections

Sheree L. Greer

Wednesday

Dec 11

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Dec 11

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In-Person

Poetry

Single Session

Healing Shame With Pride

Alexis Ozden

Thursday

Dec 12

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Dec 12

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Fiction

In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

December Draft Chat

Daniel Myers

Thursday

Dec 12

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Dec 12

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Single Session

Fiction

In-Person

Music Into Written Word

Erin Cecilia Thomas

Saturday

Dec 14

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Dec 14

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In-Person

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Single Session

Create & Calm: Writing as a Mindfulness Practice

Melissa Jean

Tuesday

Dec 17

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Dec 17

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Nonfiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction Narratives

Stewart Lewis

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Jan 7

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Jan 28

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Multi-Week

Virtual

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

Writing in the Now: Mindful Creative Writing

Melissa Jean

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Jan 8

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Jan 29

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Fiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

Techniques of Realism in Literary Fiction

C.I. Aki

Thursdays, 6 weeks

Jan 9

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Feb 13

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Multi-Week

Poetry

Virtual

Poetic Sequences

Pauletta Hansel

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Jan 9

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Jan 30

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Putting Your Creativity First: An Evening with Visiting Writer Jami Attenberg of the #1000WORDS Project

Jami Attenberg

Friday

Jan 10

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Jan 10

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In-Person

Nonfiction

Fiction

Poetry

Single Session

Goal Setting Through Journaling

Latonya Moore

Saturday

Jan 11

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Jan 11

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Multi-Week

Virtual

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Writing Motherhood from the Margins

Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez

Saturdays, 4 weeks

Jan 11

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Feb 1

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In-Person

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Single Session

Jumpstart Your Writing

Lisa Bubert

Monday

Jan 13

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Jan 13

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

The Peculiar Magic of Writing Longhand

Tamara Scott

Wednesday

Jan 15

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Jan 15

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Bite by Bite: The Craft of Food Writing

Cara Lynn Albert

Wednesday

Jan 22

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Jan 22

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In-Person

Playwriting

Single Session

From One Minute to One-Act: An Exploration of the Spectrum of Short Plays

Sam Heyman

Saturday

Jan 25

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Jan 25

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Fiction

In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

January Draft Chat

Meredith R. Lyons

Monday

Jan 27

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Jan 27

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Fiction Cohort: Drafting and Revising Over Six Months (ONLINE)

Loie Rawding

Mondays, 6 months (once a month) //

Jan 27

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Jun 30

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Multi-Week

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Playwriting

Immigrants Write (Spring 2025)

Nina Adel

Mondays

Jan 27

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Mar 24

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Fiction

Multi-Week

In-Person

Fiction Cohort: Drafting and Revising Over Six Months (IN PERSON)

Clemintine Guirado

Wednesdays, 6 months (once a month) //

Jan 29

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Jun 25

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Fiction

Poetry

Embracing the Unknown: Writing as Experiment and Exploration

Sheree L. Greer

Saturday

Feb 1

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Feb 1

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

The Uncanny: Writing Horror that Truly Disturbs

Wesley Kocurek

Mondays, 4 weeks

Feb 3

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Feb 24

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Writing for Healing

Claire Coenen

Mondays, 5 weeks

Feb 3

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Mar 3

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Poetry

Single Session

Virtual

How to Write a Love Poem

Ryan Varadi

Tuesday

Feb 4

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Feb 4

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Fiction

Multi-Week

In-Person

Writing Romance: A Beginner's Guide to Creating Swoon-Worthy Stories

Sara Holifield

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Feb 4

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Feb 25

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Virtual

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Writing Queer and Trans Geographies

CD Eskilson

Wednesday

Feb 5

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Feb 5

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Multi-Week

Poetry

Virtual

Foundations of Poetry

Christian Detisch

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Feb 6

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Feb 27

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Fiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

The Novella

Leah Nieboer

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Feb 6

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Feb 27

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

The Art of Vulnerability in the Personal Essay

Fred Arroyo

Saturdays, 4 weeks

Feb 8

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Mar 1

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Single Session

Virtual

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Let the Gays Fall in Love: A Love Letter for Valentines

Gabby Rivera

Tuesday

Feb 11

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Feb 11

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Fiction

In-Person

Single Session

Story Basics

Katie McDougall

Wednesday

Feb 12

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Feb 12

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Unearthing and Gathering the Gems: List-Based Writing Across Genres

Nina Adel

Saturday

Feb 15

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Feb 15

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Single Session

Virtual

Fiction

Screenwriting

Playwriting

Jacked In: How to Use Plot Devices from THE MATRIX in Science Fiction

Silk Jazmyne

Tuesday

Feb 18

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Feb 18

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Fiction

In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

February Draft Chat

Meredith R. Lyons

Wednesday

Feb 19

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Feb 19

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Writing Personal Essays that Resonate

Christie Grotheim

Thursdays, 6 weeks

Feb 20

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Mar 27

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Virtual

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Decolonize Your Practice

Mathangi Subramanian

Saturday

Feb 22

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Feb 22

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In-Person

Poetry

Single Session

Writing the Haiku: Finding Connection and Growth in a Timeless Form

Shan Overton

Saturday

Feb 22

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Feb 22

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

What a Pity: Sympathy and Point of View in Chekhov, Berlin, and Kincaid

Andrew Steiner

Tuesday

Feb 25

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Feb 25

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Fiction

Poetry

Cultivating a Journaling Practice

Latonya Moore

Saturday

Mar 1

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Mar 1

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Fiction

Beyond the Plot: Deepening Fiction through Character and Scene

Whitney Bryant

Mondays, 4 weeks

Mar 3

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Mar 24

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Salute Your Shorts (Flash Fiction)

Heather Hasselle

Mondays, 4 weeks

Mar 3

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Mar 24

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Fiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

The Art of the Thrill

Lauren Nossett

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Mar 4

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Mar 25

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Nonfiction

Single Session

Virtual

Non-Fiction and Memoir Writing: Using Journalism Skills to Tell a Story

Malaka Gharib

Tuesday

Mar 4

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Mar 4

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

So You Want to Be a Travel Writer

Margaret Littman

Wednesday

Mar 5

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Mar 5

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Multi-Week

Fiction

Poetry

Virtual

Chosen: Applying the Hero's Journey in Film to Fiction and Poetry

Silk Jazmyne

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Mar 5

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Mar 26

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Main Character Magic

Gabby Rivera

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Mar 6

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Mar 27

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Fiction

In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

Writing the Natural Setting

Dr. Ernie Reynolds

Saturday

Mar 8

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Mar 8

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Single Session

Poetry

Virtual

Spoken Word for Social Change

Christopher D. Sims

Tuesday

Mar 11

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Mar 11

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

Voice-Driven Fiction

Molly McGhee

Tuesday

Mar 18

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Mar 18

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In-Person

Poetry

Single Session

Poetics of Spring

Melissa Jean

Wednesday

Mar 19

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Mar 19

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Single Session

In-Person

Professional Writing

Building a Roadmap for Your Business Book

Frank Ewert

Saturday

Mar 22

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Mar 22

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Fiction

In-Person

Nonfiction

Poetry

Songwriting

Accordion Books as Writer's Playground

Susannah Felts

Saturday

Mar 22

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Mar 22

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Nonfiction

Virtual

Single Session

How to Write and Draw a Graphic Memoir

Malaka Gharib

Tuesday

Mar 25

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Mar 25

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Fiction

In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

March Draft Chat

Daniel Myers

Monday

Mar 31

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Mar 31

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