“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.”
– Ernest Hemingway
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- Daily Write June Round RobinJane Underwood had a unique vision when she developed the Round Robin class. By combining several elements—partnering, repetition, practice, feedback, and dedication—she created not just a writing course, but an actual community, one that has continued and grown for over a decade....more
Instructor: Allison Landa, Kathy Garlick
June 04 - June 253 WeeksAll Day
Online - Screenwriting Boot Camp“The best way to learn anything is to DO it,” says instructor Kate Montgomery. “In this fun, informative boot camp, you’ll get into the process right away. With an interactive mix of short lectures, individual and team writing exercises, and course materials you can keep to reference later, you’ll learn how to write a screenplay that can sell...more
Instructor: Kate Montgomery
June 10 - June 172 Saturdays, (PDT)10:00am - 1:00pm
Online - Summer MeetupOccurring on a seasonal basis, Writing Salon meetups are designed to provide an intentional and facilitated space to help you keep a finger on your own creative pulse. At the same time, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with a community of other like-minded writers...more
Instructor: Shelby Hinte
July 021 Sunday, (PDT)2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online - Daily Write Round RobinJane Underwood had a unique vision when she developed the Round Robin class. By combining several elements—partnering, repetition, practice, feedback, and dedication—she created not just a writing course, but an actual community, one that has continued and grown for over a decade...more
Instructor: Allison Landa, Kathy Garlick
July 09 - August 206 WeeksAll Day
Online - Creative Practice: Cultivating a Writing Routine That Works for You“Writing is a way to engage deeply and meaningfully with the world so that life does not just simply pass us by,” says Shelby Hinte. “Writing is a way to linger and dissect the moments that might otherwise evade us. But as busy adults, how do we find time to write...more
Instructor: Shelby Hinte
July 10 - August 075 Mondays, (PDT)6:30pm - 9:00pm
Online - Playing with Poetic Forms“Form in poetry is like a jungle gym which can give structure to the swinging impulses of your mind and strengthen and lengthen your poetic muscles,” says instructor Alison Luterman...more
Instructor: Alison Luterman
July 11 - August 085 Tuesdays, (PDT)6:30pm - 9:00pm
Online - Write from Real Life: Personal Essays and MemoirsIn this remote class you will plunge into the personal themes that make your real life stories uniquely yours. In the first half of this class, instructor Alison Luterman will give you writing exercises carefully designed to elicit the undertones and overtones that elevate events and anecdotes into the realm of art...more
Instructor: Alison Luterman
July 12 - September 069 Wednesdays, (PDT)6:30pm - 9:00pm
Online - Comedy Writing 101“Comedy is fragile,” says instructor Kate Montgomery. “One extra word can ruin a laugh. But the truth is, just about anyone can be funny, once they know how it’s done...more
Instructor: Kate Montgomery
July 15 - July 222 Saturdays, (PDT)10:00am - 1:00pm
Online - Creative Writing Workshop: The Process Is EverythingThis online creative writing workshop will enable class members to deepen reflection on their own work, receive focused feedback from classmates and instructor, and inspire development toward class members’ finest hopes for their writing projects...more
Instructor: Kathy Garlick
July 16 - August 276 WeeksAll Day
Online - How to Submit: Querying and Applying for Opportunities in the Writing World“The creative writing world is paved with pathways for writers to lead their projects into the light,” says Kilby Blades, “but navigating those roads isn’t easy. And, at every checkpoint are gatekeepers. In this class, you’ll learn who those gatekeepers are and how they work...more
Instructor: Kilby Blades
July 16 - July 232 Sundays, (PDT)2:00pm - 4:30pm
Online - Poetry Mentorship with Brian TierneyThis remote poetry “class” offers a unique opportunity for personal and intimate poetry instruction. Students will work with Brian Tierney one-on-one, via written correspondence over two months, during which students will compile and send three “packets”...more
Instructor: Brian Tierney
July 17 - September 189 WeeksAll Day
Online - There Is a There, There: The Importance of Place in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction and Poetry“Every story takes place somewhere,” says instructor Katharine Harer. “Images in poetry and stories often root us in distinct places. When we write about a place, and weave together our memories and observations, we create meaning beyond a road sign or a pin on a google map...more
Instructor: Katharine Harer
July 22 - August 053 Saturdays, (PDT)10:30am - 1:00pm
Online - Short Story 1-2-3: Writing Fiction That Packs a Punch“Ever since I began writing, I’ve been fascinated by the short story form,” Jennifer Lewis says. “You can read a short story from beginning to end in one sitting. I love the immediacy and resolve, the feeling of completion with an economy of words...more
Instructor: Jennifer Lewis
July 30 - August 275 Sundays, (PDT)10:30am - 1:00pm
Online - From Loss to Healing: Writing Your Own TransformationAbsence of any kind can often overwhelm us, rendering us silent. But as writers, we have tools at our disposal with which we can approach these empty spaces—and the empty page...more
Instructor: Kerry Muir
July 31 - August 285 Mondays, (PDT)6:30pm - 9:00pm
Online - How to Finish Your Novel (The Right Way)In this five-part series, we’ll discuss how to get to your first-draft finish line if you’re stuck, how to become a better self-editor using troubleshooting and problem-solving techniques, and how to know when your work is ready for other people to read...more
Instructor: Kilby Blades
August 03 - September 075 Thursdays, (PDT)6:30pm - 9:00pm
Online - Poetry Mentorship with Erin RodoniIn this 9-week mentorship experience, Erin Rodoni will engage with you as a unique poet. In addition to providing detailed critical feedback on your creative work, she will also take into account the arc and scope of your poems, examining the ways in which they are speaking to and building on each other...more
Instructor: Erin Rodoni
August 14 - October 169 WeeksAll Day
Online - Short and Sweet: Prose Poems, Flash Fiction and Mini-MemoirsIn this online class we’ll look at examples of short pieces from practitioners such as Lydia Davis and Russell Edson, and we’ll explore how to incorporate techniques like free association and juxtaposition into our work. Then we’ll write, share, and write some more...more
Instructor: Alison Luterman
August 15 - August 293 Tuesdays, (PDT)2:00pm - 4:30pm
Online - Making Unsympathetic Characters Compelling“Everybody loves heroic characters, those avatars of virtue who can do no wrong as they smile through perfect teeth and find solutions to every problem via indomitable spirit and/or iron will,” says instructor Jeff Chon. “But what is it that makes Sherlock Holmes, often seen as insufferably arrogant, compelling...more
Instructor: Jeff Chon
August 17 - August 313 Thursdays, (PDT)6:30pm - 9:00pm
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