Welcome One and All!
Below is a list of recently offered and/or upcoming classes in San Francisco and Berkeley. Click on the class title for complete info. re: locations, full course descriptions, and teacher bios. If a class is full, it will say so. To be put on a waiting list, send your request to jane@writingsalons.com. Include a phone number. If a class has already started but isn’t full, you can enroll until just prior to the second class.
To register, please use the ADD TO CART button (in the course description) and proceed to checkout. (Sorry, but it is not possible to “sit in” on the first class before making a decision. We have limited space — 13 students max — and must know in advance how many people are enrolled. Pre-payment is required. Our refund policy is under “General Information” in the sidebar.
We have no hard and fast “rules” re: which classes to take or which order to take them in. The best thing to do is read the descriptions and choose the class that makes most sense to you based on your particular writing goals and aspirations. If you can’t decide, narrow it down to three or four classes, then give us a call.
Whatever your level of experience, our classes can help you progress, produce and, most of all, enjoy yourself in the process!
Best,
Jane Underwood/415.609.2468
Founder/Owner/Director (since 1999)
P.S. Don’t Forget These Two Nifty Options:
1. LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP
2. GIFT CERTIFICATES
SAN FRANCISCO & BERKELEY
NOTE: The list below is currently being updated to show classes starting in July and August.
The update will be done by June 1st.
SATURDAYS
San Francisco:
I Want to Write BUT: A Kick in the “But” Class…for YOU? – Jane Underwood
July 13: 10 am to 4 pm ($95 members/$110 others)
Intro to Poetry: Finding Your Comfort Ground – Ben Jackson
July 20: 10 am to 4 pm ($95 members/$110 others)
TBA – TBA
July 27: 10 am to 4 pm ($95 members/$110 others)
TBA - TBA
Aug. 3: 10 am to 4 pm ($95 members/$110 others)
TBA - TBA
Aug. 10: 10 am to 4 pm ($95 members/$110 others)
TBA – TBA
Aug. 17-Sept. 21 (5 weeks, skip Aug. 31): 2-4:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
Memoir Writing: Mine and Refine Your Memories – Kathleen McClung
Aug. 24-Sept. 28 (5 weeks, skip Aug. 31st ) 10:30 am-1 pm $215 members/$245 others
Berkeley:
Creative Writing: Delving Deeper – Elaine Beale
June 1-29 (5 weeks): 10:30 am-1 pm $215 members/$245 others
Writing Funny For Blogs, YouTube or…What’s That Other Thing? – PRINT! (And Getting Paid For It, Too!)- Stan Sinberg
June 1-29 (5 weeks): 2-4:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
TBA – TBA
July 13: 10 am to 4 pm ($95 members/$110 others)
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July 20: 10 am to 4 pm ($95 members/$110 others)
TBA - TBA
July 27: 10 am to 4 pm ($95 members/$110 others)
TBA – TBA
Aug. 3: 10 am to 4 pm ($95 members/$110 others)
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Aug. 10: 10 am to 4 pm ($95 members/$110 others)
TBA – TBA
Aug. 17-Sept. 21 (5 weeks, skip Aug. 31): 10:30 am-1 pm $215 members/$245 others
Fabulous Fiction: Mysteries, Thrillers, Romance, Sci Fi, Fantasy & More – Nick Mamatas
Aug. 17-Sept. 21 (5 weeks, skip Aug. 31) 2-4:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
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SUNDAYS
San Francisco:
Daily Write Round Robin: Community, Creativity, Commitment – Jane Underwood
July 21 (mandatory attendance) and Sept. 22 10:30 am-1 pm (plus every day online between meetings) $195 members/$225 others
Persistent Poets Workshop – Julie Bruck
TBA (6 monthly meetings) 2:30-5 pm $365 members/$395 others
TBA – Shirin Bridges
July 14-Aug. 11 (5 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
TBA – TBA
Aug. 18-Sept. 22 (5 weeks, skip Sept. 1st) 7-9:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
Berkeley:
Starting Your Novel: Begin at the Beginning – Samuel Sattin
June 2-30 (5 weeks) 2-4:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
Intro to Fiction: You Can’t Build a House without a Foundation – Junse Kim
July 14-Aug. 11 (5 weeks) 2-4:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
TBA – TBA
July 14-Sept. 15 (9 weeks, skip Sept. 1st) 7-9:30 pm $365 members/$395 others
TBA – TBA
Aug. 18-Sept. 22 (5 weeks, skip Sept. 1st) 2-4:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
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MONDAYS
San Francisco:
Starting Your Novel: Get a Foothold on Your Project – Karen Bjorneby
June 3-July 1 (5 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
“Combo” Class: Intro to Fiction with Junse Kim, followed by Starting Your Novel with Karen Bjorneby)
July 15-Sept. 23 (skip Sept. 2; 10 weeks for same price as a 9-week class) 7-9:30 pm $365 members/$395 others
Intro to Fiction: You Can’t Build a House without a Foundation – Junse Kim
July 15-Aug. 12 (5 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
Starting Your Novel: Get a Foothold on Your Project – Karen Bjorneby
Aug. 19-Sept. 23 (5 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
Berkeley:
TBA - Alison Luterman
TBA (5 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
TBA – Jenny Pritchett
TBA (5 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
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TUESDAYS
San Francisco:
Intro to Creative Writing: Having Fun with the Fundamentals – Jenny Pritchett
July 16-Sept. 17 (9 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $365 members/$395 others
Berkeley:
Write from Real Life: Personal Essays & Memoirs – Alison Luterman
July 16-Sept. 17 (9 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $365 members/$395 others
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WEDNESDAYS
San Francisco:
Playwriting 101: A Crash Course in Writing for the Theater & Beyond – Patricia Cotter
May 29-June 26 (5 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
Intro to Personal Essays: Telling Your Real Life Stories – Jenny Pritchett
July 17-Sept. 18 (9 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $365 members/$395 others
Berkeley:
“Combo” Class: Raw Writing & Intro to Creative Writing – Andy Touhy and Elaine Beale
TBA (10 weeks, same price as a 9-week class) 7-9:30 pm $365 members/$395 others
Raw Writing: Generating New Material – Andy Touhy
TBA (5 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
Intro to Creative Writing: Having Fun with the Fundamentals – Elaine Beale
TBA (5 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
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THURSDAYS
San Francisco:
Fiction Workshop: Honing the Art of Storytelling – Andy Touhy
July 18-Aug. 15 (5 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
Fearless Poetry Workshop - Julie Bruck
Aug. 22-Sept. 19 (5 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
Berkeley:
Intro to Creative Writing: Having Fun with the Fundamentals – Elaine Beale
May 30-June 27 (5 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $215 members/$245 others
Fiction Workshop – Cary Groner
July 18-Sept. 19 (9 weeks) 7-9:30 pm $365 members/$395 others
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FRIDAYS
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