Generative Writing Archives - The Writing Salon

Free Your Creativity: Using Constraints to Generate New Writing

In this generative class, we’ll explore how constraints may inspire both poetry and prose. We’ll look at examples by writers who use these techniques, then engage with inventive writing exercises, freeing our own imaginations... more

Instructor: Kimberly Lee

November 02 - November 16

3 Saturdays, (Pacific Time)

10:30am - 1:00pm

Write Now!: Salon Saturdays

For 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

November 02 - November 16

3 Saturdays, (Pacific Time)

10:30am - 1:00pm

Write Now!: Salon Saturdays

For 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: Shelby Hinte

November 02 - November 16

3 Saturdays, (Pacific Time)

10:30am - 1:00pm

Write Now!: Salon Saturdays

For 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 02 - November 16

3 Saturdays, (Pacific Time)

10:30am - 1:00pm

Fall Meetup in San Francisco

Occurring 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: Ben Jackson

November 02 - November 16

3 Saturdays, (Pacific Time)

10:30am - 1:00pm

Daily Write Holiday Round Robin

Jane 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 02 - November 16

3 Saturdays, (Pacific Time)

10:30am - 1:00pm

Daily Write Round Robin

Jane 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 02 - November 16

3 Saturdays, (Pacific Time)

10:30am - 1:00pm

Write Now!: Salon Saturdays

For 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

September 14

1 Saturday, (Pacific Time)

10:30am - 12:00pm

San Francisco, CA

Summer Zoom Meetup

Occurring on a seasonal basis, Writing Salon Zoom 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

July 13

1 Saturday, (Pacific Time)

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Let’s Get Real: Writing with Authenticity, Passion and Vulnerability

Instructor Elaine Beale says, “The best writers create stories that resonate long after a reader has finished the final page. To do this, you have to be willing to go the places that may feel uncomfortable or complicated, to be both brave and curious... more

August 14 - September 11

5 Wednesdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm