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Heroine Course Catalog

Finding—and Starting—Your Next Story

with Alex Madison

Need a reset? This two-session class uses journaling, prompts, and bold first lines to help you start writing again. Leave with new beginnings, creative momentum, and a practice you can return to anytime.

generative, creative practice

2 Sessions
October 8, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Fiction

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Unlocking Memory: A Guided Path to Life’s Stories

with Kimberly Lee

Explore your personal history through vivid, reflective storytelling in this gentle memoir class. You'll revisit defining moments and write toward meaning, memory, and connection.

generative, cohort

4 Sessions
October 22, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Nonfiction Introductory

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Yearlong in Speculative Fiction: Craft Fundamentals

with Nisi Shawl

Love sci-fi, fantasy, or horror fiction? In this nine-month workshop, learn the core craft of speculative writing—worldbuilding, stakes, structure—and grow your work in a creative, community-driven cohort.

craft, cohort, workshop

30 Sessions
June 3, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction Intermediate

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Fiction I

with Alma Garcia

Got a story you’ve been dying to tell—but not sure where to start? This warm, beginner-friendly class covers the building blocks of fiction: character, plot, conflict, dialogue, and more. Leave with a story beginning and the confidence to keep going.

craft, close reading, workshop

6 Sessions
October 2 - November 6, 2025
7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person Fiction Introductory

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Life Is Not a Dream: Explorations in Surrealism

with Noah Zanella

In this generative course, explore surrealism through stories, poems, and films that revel in the uncanny. Write from dream logic, defamiliarization, and the deep strangeness of being alive.

generative, craft

6 Sessions
October 2 - November 6, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Yearlong In Screenwriting: Feature Film

with Andrew Bell

Haunted by a movie idea or a half-finished screenplay? In this yearlong screenwriting course, draft, revise, and workshop a full feature—gaining the craft, stamina, and structure to actually finish your script.

craft, cohort, workshop

30 Sessions
October 2, 2025 - June 11, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction Advanced

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One-Day Memoir Intensive

with Theo Nestor

Whether you’re writing a memoir or starting to explore your past, this one-day class offers tools to get going. You’ll generate new work, explore key craft elements, and walk away with a full draft and a practical toolkit for moving forward.

generative, close reading

1 Session
October 4 - October 4, 2025
10:00-4:00 pm PT In Person Nonfiction Intermediate

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News-Style Satire

with Jeff Bender

Turn your hot takes into punchy headlines and sharp articles in this 4-week satire class. Learn the craft behind contemporary satire and write pieces that make people laugh—and wince—in equal measure.

generative, craft, workshop

6 Sessions
October 6 - November 10, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Spells & Incantations: Building Poetry Ritual

with Tanya Young

Explore poetry as spellwork in this two-week class. Write incantatory poems, design personal rituals, and build a sacred, sustainable writing practice rooted in magic and self-trust.

generative, creative practice

2 Sessions
October 6 - October 13, 2025
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Poetry Introductory

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Establishing a Writing Practice

with Rachel Sobel

Struggling to write? Learn to plan and finish projects, cultivate a regular writing habit, and improve your writing in a way that works for you! Leave with a sustainable weekly writing practice and tools to get unstuck.

cohort, creative practice, personal growth

8 Sessions
October 7 - December 9, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person The Writing Life

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Spare and Unsparing: Reading and Writing Annie Ernaux

with Kaelie Giffel

Explore the bold, autobiographical work of Annie Ernaux. Then, write your own—turning the raw material of daily life into luminous prose through restraint, repetition, and radical attention.

generative, close reading

6 Sessions
October 7 - November 11, 2025
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Nonfiction Introductory

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The Four-Minute Poem

with Jeanine Walker

In this 6-week class, build a daily poetry practice through four-minute writing bursts. Generate dozens of drafts, explore revision, and keep connected to your creative voice—no matter how busy life gets.

generative, craft

6 Sessions
October 7 - November 11, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Poetry

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Yearlong in Fiction: Craft Fundamentals

with Peter Mountford

This yearlong course offers a deep, steady dive into the craft of fiction. Build your skills, explore core elements like plot and voice, and get feedback on your work—all with the support of a consistent writing cohort.

generative, craft, close reading

30 Sessions
October 8, 2025 - June 10, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Intermediate

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Advanced Memoir Intensive

with Cara Stoddard

Write and revise your memoir in this rigorous, 20-week creative nonfiction intensive. Explore longform structure, deepen your voice, and shape personal history into art that endures.

generative, craft, close reading, workshop

20 Sessions
October 9, 2025 - April 16, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Nonfiction Advanced

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Let’s Write a Ghost Story

with Holly Day

Got a haunting in your head? This class guides you from eerie feeling to finished ghost story. Study horror craft, write boldly, and build a tale that lingers. Great for horror fans, genre dippers, or anyone drawn to what won’t stay buried.

generative, craft

4 Sessions
October 9 - October 30, 2025
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction Introductory

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Yearlong in Speculative Fiction II: Advanced Craft

with Evan Ramzipoor

Sharpen your craft and stretch your stories into wilder forms in this 9-month cohort for intermediate and advanced spec fic writers. Experiment with structure, voice, and tone—and write deeper into the strange, the spellbound, and the not-quite-possible.

craft, close reading, workshop

30 Sessions
October 9, 2025 - June 4, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction Advanced

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Yearlong in Poetry II: Advanced Workshop

with Anastacia Renee

This advanced poetry cohort is your invitation to experiment, risk, and grow. Read widely, write boldly, and workshop regularly alongside a vibrant community of writers who’ll challenge, stretch, and celebrate your voice.

generative, cohort, workshop

30 Sessions
October 9, 2025 - June 18, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Poetry Advanced

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Experience into Essay

with Samantha Ladwig

We all carry moments that matter. In this three-hour, beginner-friendly class, you’ll explore the emotional truth behind a memory—and learn to shape it into a personal essay that resonates with readers.

generative

1 Session
October 11 - October 11, 2025
10:00-1:00 pm PT In Person Nonfiction Introductory

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Write Your Story: Writing to Heal

with Ingrid Ricks

Tap into the healing power of personal narrative and write the emotionally-charged story you need to tell. You’ll shape memory into scene, find structure in lived experience, and explore how craft can transform pain into powerful story.

generative, personal growth

5 Sessions
October 11 - November 15, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Nonfiction Intermediate

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How to Make Plot Your Friend

with Steve Almond

Plot doesn’t have to be the enemy. In this 3-hour class, learn how to keep your story moving—building tension, structure, and emotional payoff without killing your voice or your will to write.

generative, craft, close reading

1 Session
October 13 - October 13, 2025
5:00-8:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Creative Nonfiction I

with Beth Slattery

Everyone has a story to tell. In this welcoming intro to creative nonfiction, you’ll explore memory, voice, and structure—leaving with new pages, fresh tools, and the confidence to keep going.

generative, craft, close reading

6 Sessions
October 14 - November 18, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Nonfiction Introductory

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The Craft of Character

with Elizabeth Villaman

What makes a character unforgettable? In this 8-week course, you’ll explore fears, desires, and contradictions to create emotionally rich characters who breathe, ache, and grow.

generative

8 Sessions
October 14 - December 16, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Intermediate

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Stories That Make Us: A Yearlong Exploration in Myth & Meaning

with Noah Zanella

Myths shape our stories—and our selves. In this immersive course, you’ll read widely, write boldly, and explore myth as both tradition and creative springboard. Expect cross-genre work, deep discussion, and a return to the stories that move you most.

generative, craft, close reading

30 Sessions
October 14, 2025 - June 16, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Reading Across Cultures: Fracture and Multiplicity in Diasporic Literature

with Rachel Attias

What shapes us when home is far away—or split across languages, borders, and generations? In this eight-week reading and writing class, we'll explore diasporic literature and write into memory, migration, and identity in this class on belonging, loss, and self-making.

generative, close reading, personal growth

8 Sessions
October 15 - December 10, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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