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Class Catalog
Heroine Course Catalog

Creative Portals: Tarot and Oracle Cards for Writers

with Elise McHugh

What if your next idea came from a card pull? In this generative class, use tarot and oracle decks to spark new writing, surprise your imagination, and quiet your inner critic.

generative, creative practice, personal growth

2 Sessions
December 6 - December 13, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT In Person Fiction

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Brilliant Openings: How to Grab an Editor or Agent on Page One

with Steve Almond

Your story’s solid, but is your opening pulling its weight? In this one-day intensive, sharpen your first paragraphs for maximum impact and give agents, editors, and readers a reason to keep going.

generative, craft, close reading

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

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Breath and Time: The Art of Pacing in Contemporary Poetry

with Yuki Tanaka

What happens in the white space of a poem? Learn how poets use breath, pause, silence, and syntax to shape tone and emotional impact. 

craft, close reading

4 Sessions
January 12 - February 9, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Advanced

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Creative Nonfiction Workshop

with Kate Carmody

A supportive, writer-centered workshop for revising essays and memoir geared toward telling true stories in a way that feel most meaningful to you. Uses Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process.

craft, cohort, workshop

8 Sessions
January 12 - March 16, 2026
5:00-7:30 pm PT Online Fiction Advanced

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Reading and Writing Joan Didion

with Maggie Mertens

Read Didion like a writer. Analyze her sentences, structure, and peerless, iconic voice, then take her techniques for a spin with some generative writing. Leave with a sharper eye for dissecting writing craft.

generative, craft, close reading

6 Sessions
January 14 - February 18, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person Fiction

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Scrivener Fundamentals

with Janine Kovac

Scrivener can feel like a maze—but it’s also one of the best tools for organizing your drafts, notes, and ideas in one place. Learn the basics and build your project inside the program in this hands-on class. 

craft, creative practice

2 Sessions
January 14 - January 21, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction

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Fiction II

with Alma Garcia

This intermediate class dives into what makes fiction hit hard—structure, pacing, subtext, and more. Through readings, prompts, and workshopping, you’ll sharpen your craft and walk away with a polished story and clearer creative direction.

craft, close reading, workshop

8 Sessions
January 15 - March 5, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person Fiction Intermediate

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Green Was the Silence: A Generative Rainbow

with Sierra Nelson

A playful, multi-genre journey through the world of color. Explore a new hue each week with sensory prompts, gentle feedback, and a daily color log. Leave with vivid new drafts and renewed creative momentum. 

generative, cohort

10 Sessions
January 15 - April 2, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Novel Accountability

with Elise Hooper

Has your novel project gone quiet? Not quite sure where to go next? Breathe life back into your novel process with weekly prompts, structure, and a supportive cohort to help you move forward. 

generative

6 Sessions
January 15 - February 26, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Fiction Advanced

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Writing Alongside Alice Notley

with Deborah Woodard

Explore Alice Notley’s radical, experimental poetics. Read three landmark books and generate new work inspired by her visionary voice, hybrid forms, and mythic, interior worlds.

generative, close reading, workshop

6 Sessions
January 17 - February 21, 2026
1:10-3:10 pm PT In Person Fiction

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Fiction Intensive

with Emma Stockman

Learn to write fiction readers can’t put down. This intensive helps you hone your instinct for narrative tension, following what drives your story, and reshape your work through deep craft study, prompts, and supportive workshops. 

craft, close reading, workshop

16 Sessions
January 20 - May 19, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Fiction Intermediate

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Engaging Your Ancestors Intensive

with Camellia Freeman

Take a 16-week journey into lineage and creative practice. Write from memory, myth, and the body; experiment with form; and develop a meaningful draft—whether you know your history well or hardly at all.

generative, creative practice

16 Sessions
January 20 - May 26, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Fiction

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With Kin We Share Our Breath: Writing with the More-Than-Human Universe

with Shankar Narayan

Write beyond the human. This class explores global myth, ecology, and relational ways of knowing—guiding you to create poems and prose that reimagine kinship with land, animals, and the living world.

generative, close reading

8 Sessions
January 21 - March 18, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction

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Reading for Writers

with Carolyn Abram

Sharp reading makes sharp writing. This class teaches you to decode how writers build tension, character, momentum and more—and bring those tools into your own work. 

generative, close reading

6 Sessions
January 22 - March 5, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person Fiction Advanced

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Shadow Play: The Craft of Horror

with Jasmine Griffin

Unlock the dark power of Gothic, Cosmic, Folk, and Psychological Horror. Turn up the tension and atmosphere as you generate new work and discover what horror reveals about our own obsessions.

generative, craft, close reading

6 Sessions
January 24 - February 28, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Reconnecting With Your Inner Artist

with Sarah Erickson

Reconnect with your wild, playful creative self that existed before the rules. We’ll use prompts, drawing, writing, and daily low-pressure practice to get back to making art from a place of curiosity rather than perfection. 

generative, cohort, creative practice

8 Sessions
January 24 - March 21, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT In Person Fiction

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Fiction II

with Anca Szilágyi

Take your fiction further. In this intermediate class, you’ll write, revise, and read deeply—studying voice, POV, and structure while crafting your own story. You’ll also workshop with peers and leave with sharper skills and fresh pages.

craft, close reading, workshop

8 Sessions
January 26 - March 23, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction Intermediate

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Publishing Fundamentals II: Book Proposals, Query Letters, and Pitches

with Elise McHugh

You’ve written the book—now pitch it with power. This class helps you craft a compelling query, pitch, and proposal while staying true to your voice, giving you the tools to confidently navigate the traditional publishing landscape. 

cohort, publishing

6 Sessions
January 26 - March 9, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Autofiction Intensive

with Wancy Cho

Explore the possibilities of autofiction—where emotional truth meets imaginative freedom. Across 16 weeks, read widely, write boldly, and workshop new pages as you transform lived experience into narrative art. 

craft, close reading, workshop

16 Sessions
January 26 - May 18, 2026
5:00-7:30 pm PT Online Fiction Intermediate

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Roadmap to a First Draft: Find Your Novel’s Plot

with Grace Bialecki

This craft crash course is designed for novelists working on their first draft: We’ll review key elements of plot structure and tackle generative exercises to help you structure your story and finish your first draft.

generative, craft, close reading

1 Session
January 26 - February 9, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Intermediate

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Speculative Fiction Workshop Intensive

with Ruth Joffre

Planets, portals, haunted houses, future worlds—whatever you’re building, this workshop intensive provides accountability, craft insight, and a committed cohort to help you bring your project to life.

close reading, cohort, workshop

16 Sessions
January 27 - May 26, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Advanced

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Write a Killer Commercial Mystery

with Wendy Kendall

Create mysteries that hook readers til the last page. Master plotting, suspects, red herrings, and reveals—and get the insider tools to pitch and publish in the commercial market.

generative, craft, workshop

8 Sessions
January 28 - March 18, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Fiction Intermediate

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The Writer in Public: Crafting Your Artistic Identity

with Elizabeth Villaman

Turn visibility as a writer into a creative act. Craft bios, statements, and a presence that reflects your authentic artistic truth—and leave the hustle grindset to everyone else.

creative practice, professional development, publishing

6 Sessions
January 31 - March 14, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction Advanced

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Short Humor Saturday

with Mayur Chauhan

Learn what makes writing funny. Experiment with setups, reversals, timing, and voice—then draft a short humor piece of your own. No comedy experience required; delusion encouraged. 

generative

1 Session
January 31 - January 31, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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