Class Catalog

A fast-paced class that will help writers manage chronology and structure!

Instructor: Nicole Hardy. We’ll read examples from a range of memoirs as we figure out what needs to be in scene versus summary, how to create vivid scenes that don’t bog down, and how to weave in essential backstory.  

Instructor: Shankar Narayan. Explore the ethereal world of the qawwali, an ecstatic form of Sufi devotional music that evokes oneness with the divine. Over four hours, we’ll study qawwalis past and present, then do some inspired writing our own.

Instructor: Alma García. Are you ready to go the distance with your writing? Read and analyze stories, focus on a specific writing project, and deepen your relationship to your unique voice in this advanced level class. Leave with a complete, revised story or novel chapter.

Instructor: Sanjukta Shams. Using The Artist’s Way as guide and mentor, learn to reignite your creativity and reconnect with your artist self in this hands-on cohort.

Instructor: Cass Donish. Grief is love with nowhere to go. Learn to write with it, toward it, and through it—without looking away.

Instructor: Beth Slattery. Develop your creative nonfiction toolkit, in this advanced craft workshop. Expect to generate, workshop, and revise up to 20 pages of work.  

Instructor: Andrew Bell. Learn the essentials of screenwriting in this hands-on workshop. Leave with a short script draft ready for your next step.

Instructor: Jeanine Walker. This generative workshop builds on craft foundations, examining the rhetoric of contemporary published poets. Students will participate in a supportive workshop where they are creatively encouraged to grow. 

Instructor: Anca Szilágyi. Stuck? Get feedback and a fresh perspective on your work in progress in this 10-week online workshop for prose writers of all genres. Leave with thoughtful feedback and a roadmap to push your writing forward.

Instructor: Nicole Treska & Nora Lange. Learn to shape your lived experience into fiction or nonfiction stories, with readings, craft lessons, and workshopping to bring your family stories to life.

Instructor: Wendy Kendall. Hook your readers, build suspense, and craft a mystery series they can’t put down in this hands-on writing workshop.

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.

Instructor: Rachel Sobel. The best stories aren’t just told—they imply, suggest, and intrigue. Learn how to create deeper layers of meaning in this six-week intensive.

Instructor: Shankar Narayan. Explore spirit beings from various cultural traditions, draw connections between cultures, and use these mythologies to fuel your own writing this two-session generative intensive.  

Instructor: Emma Stockman. You are the hero of your own story, even when it feels like you’re standing still. Use ‘the journey’ as a journaling framework to find meaning and transformation in your own experiences.

Instructor: Sarah Campbell. A list can be more than just a list. Discover how inventory, advice, and dream lists can unlock new creative possibilities in this playful, generative workshop.

Instructor: Kimberly Dark. Find fresh and exciting ways to connect small moments to broader topics, questions, and themes—including family, culture, nature, and society—in this generative, meaning-making class! 

Instructor: Noah Zanella. The best stories break the rules. In this course, we’ll explore how disruption, unpredictability, and unconventional structure can make fiction even more powerful.

Instructor: Daemond Arrindell. History is more than just one story. Use form and disruption to uncover hidden angles and reshape personal and collective narratives.

Instructor: Kaelie Giffel. Ready to publish? This class will guide you through revision, submission strategies, and pitching—so your personal essays find their perfect home.

Instructor: Carolyne Wright. From sonnets to sestinas, discover how poetic forms can spark imagination and elevate your writing. Plus, experiment with inventing some poetic form variations of your own!

Instructor: Holly Day. What makes a poem powerful? In this poetry fundamentals class, experiment with language, rhythm, and form to craft poetry that sings—both on the page and out loud. 

Instructor: Lola Rogers. Explore translation as a form of adaptation: experimenting with voice, style, and context to reimagine stories for new audiences.