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 30 - December 14
3 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Fall Meetup

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 30 - December 14
3 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Dead Darlings Redux: Resurrecting the Lines You Killed

“I had a wonderful editor who would write in the margins of my manuscript, ‘I love this. Now, cut it,’” says Lori Ostlund, co-instructor of this two-day course, by way of offering a definition of Dead Darlings... more

Instructor: Anne Raeff, Lori Ostlund

November 30 - December 14
3 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Mining for Gold: Looking to the Everyday for Creative Inspiration

In this 5-week virtual class, we will use material from our everyday lives as starting points to generate our own creative prose, poetry, or hybrid works. We will look anew at the world and seek inspiration in unexpected places, mining the everyday for artistic leads... more

Instructor: Shelby Hinte

November 30 - December 14
3 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Raw Writing

In this 3-week version of The Writing Salon's Raw Writing series, David will lead you through prompts and exercises that indulge your senses, tickle your intellect, and mine your memory. You'll engage in writing exercises using your favorite pieces of literature, music, and other art forms... more

Instructor: David Jacobson

November 30 - December 14
3 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

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 30 - December 14
3 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

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 30 - December 14
3 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Summer Meetup

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: Shelby Hinte

November 30 - December 14
3 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

From Loss to Healing: Writing Your Own Transformation

Absence 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

November 30 - December 14
3 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

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

November 30 - December 14
3 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm