Write from that which holds all our stories: the body. We’ll delve into personal history, identity, and the truths our flesh carries. You’ll read and study master writers exploring this topic and generate some writing of our own.
generative, craft, close reading
1
Session
May 30 - May 30, 2026
1:10-4:10 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Your strong emotions carry potent creative force. In this generative poetry workshop, you’ll explore language as invocation and spellwork, crafting charged work that channels rage, grief, longing, and more into powerful form.
generative, personal growth
1
Session
May 30 - May 30, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Poetry
Respond to the poems that move you with poems of your own. We’ll read and analyze a dozen contemporary examples of the form. And you’ll gain tools for transforming homage, argument, and influence into original work.
craft, close reading
1
Session
June 6 - June 6, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Poetry
A list is always more than just a list. We’ll explore what a list says about the list-maker, explore lists throughout history, and write our own. You’ll leave with new approaches to list-making as a tool for journaling and fueling creativity.
generative, personal growth
2
Sessions
June 6 - June 13, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
Explore the ways visual art can inspire new writing and infuse energy into existing projects. We'll take a field trip to the Frye Art Museum for inspiration and create and write from our own images, letting what we see guide our words.
1
Session
June 6 - June 6, 2026
10:00-2:00 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Introductory
This asynchronous course features online workbooks, including ten essential templates in Word and Excel to kickstart your writing life, and resources professional writers use to get published.
November 20 - November 20, 2029
Online Asynchronous
Fiction
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1
Session 
Online
Fiction
Introductory
