A Park Runs Through It: Nature Writing in SF

San Francisco 2042 Balboa St., San Francisco, CA

When you hear the phrase “nature writing,” what first comes to mind? Maybe Henry David Thoreau hoeing beans beside Walden Pond, or John Muir climbing a swaying pine tree during a windstorm in Yosemite

Marketing to the Film & Television Industry

San Francisco 2042 Balboa St., San Francisco, CA

“It takes knowledge, creativity and persistence to break into the entertainment industry,” says indie writer-director-producer Kate Montgomery. “And it can take decades to figure out the things I’m sharing in this 6-hour workshop

Creative Writing Boot Camp

San Francisco 2042 Balboa St., San Francisco, CA

Bring your laptop or a pen and plenty of paper—this creative writing boot camp will shock you out of stasis and into practice. Over two days, in two six-hour sessions, Jenny Pritchett will help you tease out the creative impulse that has lain dormant

So You Think You’d Like to Write: Let’s Get Started!

San Francisco 2042 Balboa St., San Francisco, CA

“Do you have the urge to write, but no clues about how to start? Or maybe you’ve been working on a piece of writing, but suddenly you’re stuck? Well, this one-day workshop is all about getting started

Unlock Your Story: Character, Plot, and Meaning

San Francisco 2042 Balboa St., San Francisco, CA

“You know that feeling when a story you’re writing finally clicks into place,” says instructor Karen Bjorneby. “For many of us, that moment arrives once we discover how character, plot, and meaning interlock

Fearless Poetry Workshop

San Francisco 2042 Balboa St., San Francisco, CA

This workshop is intended for people who want to jumpstart their poetry practice and to keep the engine oiled. You'll do plenty of writing and reading, and have lively discussions about both the craft and the process of poetry

Jess Wells Celebrates Her New Audio Book

San Francisco 2042 Balboa St., San Francisco, CA

Please join us in celebrating Writing Salon teacher Jess Wells' launch of her new collection of stories -- an audio book narrated by the author -- The Disappearing Andersons of Loon Lake.

Reading for Writers: Improving Craft Through Close Reading

San Francisco 2042 Balboa St., San Francisco, CA

“Reading the works we love, we’ve all had the experience of picking up the writer’s voice in our heads—its cadences and rhythms, its diction and texture,” instructor Kathy Garlick says. “We walk around in the world with this reverberant ‘other voice’ filling our minds

Acting Juvenile: Writing for Ages 8 to 44

San Francisco 2042 Balboa St., San Francisco, CA

“Juvenile” is the fastest growing fiction genre thanks to Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars, and of course, good old Harry Potter. “Certainly,” says instructor Shirin Bridges, “at one writers’ conference after another, the agents have been asking for middle grade chapter books and young adult novels

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