Launch Your Writing Project

Do you think you’re ready to hone in on a writing project such as a novel, chapbook, collection of poems, or dramatic work? Launch Your Writing Project will help you develop a long-form project in an environment that offers support, accountability and feedback... more
January 14 - March 24
6 Sundays, (Pacific Time)

2:00pm - 4:30pm

Short and Sweet: Prose Poems, Flash Fiction and Mini-Memoirs

In 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
February 07 - February 21
3 Wednesdays, (Pacific Time)

2:00pm - 4:30pm

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
February 19 - March 18
5 Mondays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Creative Writing Workshop: The Process Is Everything

This 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
January 21 - March 03
6 Weeks

All Day

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
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
October 28 - November 11
2 Saturdays, (Pacific Time)

10:00am - 1:00pm

Launch Your Writing Project

Do you think you’re ready to hone in on a writing project such as a novel, chapbook, collection of poems, or dramatic work? Launch Your Writing Project will help you develop a long-form project in an environment that offers support, accountability and feedback... more
September 10 - November 19
6 Sundays, (Pacific Time)

2:00pm - 4:30pm

Short and Sweet: Prose Poems, Flash Fiction and Mini-Memoirs

In 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
October 04 - October 18
3 Wednesdays, (Pacific Time)

2:00pm - 4:30pm

Story Mapping

Got an idea for a novel, a movie or a TV series? “That’s great!” says instructor Kate Montgomery. “Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and organize it into a layered, well-structured story that’s engaging from start to finish... more
November 29 - December 06
2 Wednesdays, (Pacific Time)

2:00pm - 4:30pm

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
September 11 - October 09
5 Mondays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm