“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.”
– Ernest Hemingway
Whether you’re a beginner, pro, or somewhere in between, we have the class for you.
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- Turn Your Fragments into Finished WorksIf you’ve been writing for a while, especially if you’ve participated in Round Robin classes, you’ve likely amassed bits of stories, essays, and poems, promising pieces that you haven’t developed further or don’t quite know how to expand. In this 6-week class, we’ll build from those starts, fragments, and sketches to create more fully realized works of art...more
Instructor: Kathy Garlick
November 06 - December 186 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)6:30pm - 9:00pm
Online - Writing as Discovery: From Feelings to Words“How do we write about moments that defy easy explanation, like waking from a vivid dream that quickly fades or unexpectedly meeting a long-lost friend on a crowded street?” asks instructor Lauren Krauze. “In this class, we’ll dive into memories and experiences that may elude us, treating them as rich sources for creative exploration...more
Instructor: Lauren Krauze
November 06 - November 203 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)6:30pm - 9:00pm
San Francisco, CA - Write Now!: Salon SaturdaysFor 25 years, The Writing Salon has used the power of writing prompts to coax out writers’ work in its raw form—work that would later become novels, personal essays, poems. Write Now! will showcase a Writing Salon teacher’s favorite paths to the source of inspiration...more
Instructor: David Jacobson
November 081 Saturday, (Pacific Time)10:30am - 12:00pm
San Francisco, CA - Daily Write Holiday 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: Kathy Garlick
November 30 - December 213 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
December 03 - December 173 Wednesdays, (Pacific Time)2:00pm - 4:30pm
Online - Writing Plot: Finding Your Story’s Driving ForceIn this 3-week intensive, we’ll move beyond surface thrills to uncover what truly drives engaging narratives in both fiction and nonfiction. Through craft lessons, writing prompts, and group discussions, we’ll discover how to create plots that resonate with readers and keep them invested in a story...more
Instructor: Shelby Hinte
December 03 - December 173 Wednesdays, (Pacific Time)6:30pm - 9:00pm
San Francisco, CA - 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
December 06 - December 132 Saturdays, (Pacific Time)10:00am - 1:00pm
Online - Step-by-Step to Getting Published: Landing an AgentDo you dream of seeing your work in print but don’t know where to start or how to break into today’s competitive market? Do you want a step-by-step roadmap for how to do just that? This 3-hour class will provide a nuts-and-bolts guide from finished manuscript to landing an agent...more
Instructor: Lisa Moore Ramée
December 061 Saturday, (Pacific Time)2:00pm - 5:00pm
Online - Write Now!: Salon SaturdaysFor 25 years, The Writing Salon has used the power of writing prompts to coax out writers’ work in its raw form—work that would later become novels, personal essays, poems. Write Now! will showcase a Writing Salon teacher’s favorite paths to the source of inspiration...more
Instructor: Kathy Garlick
December 131 Saturday, (Pacific Time)10:30am - 12:00pm
San Francisco, CA - Your Singular Life“Writing memoir is like being a miner, shining a light into the nooks and crannies of our lives,” says instructor Katharine Harer. “We think we know what we’ll find, but we’re often surprised by the depth and complexity we uncover...more
Instructor: Katharine Harer
December 141 Sunday, (Pacific Time)10:00am - 1:00pm
Online - Daily Write Winter 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: Kathy Garlick
January 04 - March 018 WeeksAll Day
Online - Write Now!: Salon SaturdaysFor 25 years, The Writing Salon has used the power of writing prompts to coax out writers’ work in its raw form—work that would later become novels, personal essays, poems. Write Now! will showcase a Writing Salon teacher’s favorite paths to the source of inspiration...more
Instructor: Ben Jackson
January 101 Saturday, (Pacific Time)10:30am - 12:00pm
Berkeley, CA - San Francisco 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: David Jacobson
January 101 Saturday, (Pacific Time)2:00pm - 3:30pm
San Francisco, CA - FLASH: Big Stories, Tight Language“Concise, intense, and urgent, flash fiction sits at the crossroads of storytelling and poetry,” says instructor Jennifer Lewis. “Flash pieces are designed to elicit a strong emotional response in a single sitting, often capturing a moment, an epiphany, or a turning point...more
Instructor: Jennifer Lewis
January 111 Sunday, (Pacific Time)10:00am - 1:00pm
Online - Writing the Big ThemesLove. Loss. Transformation. These themes are so integral to the human experience that writers have returned to them again and again for centuries. In this online workshop we’ll explore a different theme each week...more
Instructor: Erin Rodoni
January 11 - February 085 Sundays, (Pacific Time)10:30am - 1:00pm
San Francisco, CA - Poetry Workshop: Rekindling WonderThis 5-week workshop will offer a congenial space where you can listen to and learn from a range of helpful voices and try out new approaches to writing and revision. Over the length of the class you’ll receive oral feedback from your classmates and Katharine on at least 2-3 of your poems...more
Instructor: Katharine Harer
January 13 - February 105 Tuesdays, (Pacific Time)6:30pm - 9:00pm
San Francisco, CA - 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
January 13 - March 109 Tuesdays, (Pacific Time)6:30pm - 9:00pm
Online - Discover Fiction: Telling Stories, Inventing WorldsIn this 5-week class, we’ll learn how to build engaging fictional worlds, whether we’re aiming for the fantasy of JRR Tolkien or the “reality” of Jhumpa Lahiri...more
Instructor: Ann Guy
January 14 - February 115 Wednesdays, (Pacific Time)6:30pm - 9:00pm
Berkeley, CA - Creative Writing 101“Have you wanted to test the waters of creative writing but don’t know where to begin, or how?” asks instructor Kathy Garlick. “Have you waded into those waters before, but it’s been a while?” In this 5-week class, you will be guided surely and safely into the writing experience...more
Instructor: Kathy Garlick
January 15 - February 125 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)6:30pm - 9:00pm
San Francisco, CA - Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Mentorship with Junse KimIn this remote mentorship, through reflections on your own fiction or creative nonfiction pieces, craft-focused readings of published works, and Junse’s feedback on your work in progress, you will develop your craft application skills and hone your critical analysis...more
Instructor: Junse Kim
January 19 - March 239 WeeksAll Day
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
January 19 - March 239 WeeksAll Day
Online - Screenwriting and Storytelling Mentorship with Kate Montgomery“You can read all the how-to books and ask your friends and family for feedback. But if you’re serious about getting produced or published, you will ultimately need professional guidance,” says instructor Kate Montgomery...more
Instructor: Kate Montgomery
January 19 - March 239 WeeksAll Day
Online - Journaling: Turn Your Life into Art“I still have that navy blue hardback journal that my mom gave me for Christmas when I was ten,” says instructor Ben Jackson. “After writing my first few entries, I was hooked...more
Instructor: Ben Jackson
January 20 - February 033 Tuesdays, (Pacific Time)6:30pm - 9:00pm
Berkeley, CA - Fiction Craft: Find Your Story’s SongYou have a story to tell—maybe you’ve drafted it, revised it once or twice, and still something feels off. The language doesn’t quite sing, and you’re not sure which techniques will bring it fully to life. “Good prose fiction doesn’t write itself,” says instructor Andy Touhy. “And it can’t move your readers to feel unless it’s crafted well...more
Instructor: Andy Touhy
January 22 - February 195 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)6:30pm - 9:00pm
Online - From Memories to Memoirs: The Moments That Make Your StoryIn this 3-hour class, through writing prompts carefully chosen by David, you’ll pinpoint the memories that drive you to the page, ones that thrill, haunt, and comfort you. You’ll write, reflect, and write some more...more
Instructor: David Jacobson
January 241 Saturday, (Pacific Time)10:00am - 1:00pm
Berkeley, CA - 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 lecture, discussion, screenings, and group and individual writing exercises, you’ll learn and apply the basics of professional screenwriting...more
Instructor: Kate Montgomery
January 24 - February 073 Saturdays, (Pacific Time)10:30am - 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
January 25 - March 086 WeeksAll Day
Online - Discover Creative NonfictionYour life is full of stories worth telling—moments that shimmer with meaning, people who’ve left their mark, experiences that won’t let you go. In Discover Creative Nonfiction, you’ll learn how to turn those stories into engaging narratives that come alive on the page...more
Instructor: Lauren Krauze
January 26 - February 235 Mondays, (Pacific Time)6:30pm - 9:00pm
San Francisco, CA - Submit, Repeat, Publish: Landing Your Work in Literary Journals and Small PressesFor beginning through more experienced writers, this class aims to demystify the sometimes confusing process of getting published while offering real-world insights and inspiration for success...more
Instructor: Jennifer Lewis
February 011 Sunday, (Pacific Time)10:00am - 1:00pm
Online - Write Now!: Salon SaturdaysFor 25 years, The Writing Salon has used the power of writing prompts to coax out writers’ work in its raw form—work that would later become novels, personal essays, poems. Write Now! will showcase a Writing Salon teacher’s favorite paths to the source of inspiration...more
Instructor: Cate Lycurgus
February 071 Saturday, (Pacific Time)10:30am - 12:00pm
San Francisco, CA - Tiny Kingdoms: Writing the VERY Short StoryHow short can a story be? Consider Ernest Hemingway’s six-word classic: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” A tale told quickly can offer untold riches, which swell inside a reader long after the telling...more
Instructor: Andy Touhy
February 071 Saturday, (Pacific Time)2:00pm - 5:00pm
Berkeley, CA - Intro to Creative Writing: Let Your Words Out!“The imagination knows all stories before they are told,” wrote the poet William Carlos Williams. “What that says to me,” says instructor Katharine Harer, “is that all of us, whether we already think of ourselves as writers or we’re just starting to explore the craft, are primed for creative writing...more
Instructor: Katharine Harer
February 17 - March 175 Tuesdays, (Pacific Time)6:30pm - 9:00pm
Online - Crafting Authentic Women CharactersAt long last, the damsel in distress has been retired, along with the evil stepmother, nagging wife, and blonde bimbo. Stories that feature authentic, multi-dimensional women characters are finally in demand. But writing these characters is not as easy as one might think...more
Instructor: Kate Montgomery
February 18 - March 043 Wednesdays, (Pacific Time)2:00pm - 4:30pm
Online - Writing in Community“When we write together and share what inspires us,” says instructor Amy G. Latham, “we see our work in new ways, discovering questions we hadn’t thought to ask and creative voices we didn’t know we had...more
Instructor: Amy G. Latham
February 18 - March 043 Wednesdays, (Pacific Time)7:00pm - 9:30pm
Berkeley, CA - Intro to Creative Nonfiction: Let Your Story Unfold“Have you always wanted to write but are stumped by the way to tell your own story?” asks instructor Jennifer Lewis. “In this remote class, by exploring different types of creative nonfiction, you will find the unique way to bring your story to life”...more
Instructor: Jennifer Lewis
February 22 - March 225 Sundays, (Pacific Time)10:30am - 1:00pm
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
February 23 - March 235 Mondays, (Pacific Time)6:30pm - 9:00pm
Online - Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Shape Your True Story“Have you started drafting a nonfiction story and now crave fresh insight?” asks instructor Ann Guy. “In this supportive workshop, thoughtful feedback will help you clarify your intentions, refine your drafts, and bring your true story to life...more
Instructor: Ann Guy
February 26 - April 026 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)6:30pm - 9:00pm
Berkeley, CA - Writing Through the Canvas: Sparking Creativity with Visual ArtIn this half-day class, we’ll play with three different approaches to writing—narrative, lyric, and dramatic—to connect with visual art in fresh and interesting ways...more
Instructor: Katharine Harer
March 011 Sunday, (Pacific Time)2:00pm - 5:00pm
San Francisco, CA - Fiction Craft: Laying the FoundationIn this class, you’ll develop concrete skills and narrative techniques through fun writing exercises designed to help you master your craft. At the end of five weeks, you’ll have a better grip on how to use these techniques (for developing character, setting, and plot) as tools for building your story...more
Instructor: Junse Kim
March 03 - March 315 Tuesdays, (Pacific Time)6:30pm - 9:00pm
San Francisco, CA - 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
March 05 - March 193 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)2:00pm - 4:30pm
Online - Write Now!: Salon SaturdaysFor 25 years, The Writing Salon has used the power of writing prompts to coax out writers’ work in its raw form—work that would later become novels, personal essays, poems. Write Now! will showcase a Writing Salon teacher’s favorite paths to the source of inspiration...more
Instructor: Ann Guy
March 071 Saturday, (Pacific Time)10:30am - 12:00pm
Berkeley, CA - Daily Write March 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: Kathy Garlick
March 08 - March 293 WeeksAll Day
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